WASHINGTON- The U.S. Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected a bid to block $8.8 billion in arms sales to Israel over the human rights crisis facing Palestinians in Gaza following Israel’s bombardment of the enclave and suspension of humanitarian aid deliveries….

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE – President Donald Trump gave billionaire adviser Elon Musk a fresh endorsement on Thursday amid criticism of Musk’s government reduction project and said he can stay “as long as he likes” but will eventually return to…

A deadly spring storm killed at least seven people and spawned tornadoes and drenching thunderstorms in a swath of the U.S. stretching from Texas to Ohio for a second day on Thursday, raising the risk of flooding. The powerful system…

New Civil Liberties Alliance, a conservative legal group, on Thursday filed what it said was the first lawsuit seeking to block Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports, saying the U.S. president overstepped his authority. The lawsuit, filed in federal court…

Nissan Motor said on Thursday it will halt new orders of two Mexican-built Infiniti SUVs for the U.S. market after new auto tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump took effect. Nissan also said as a result it will maintain two…

WASHINGTON -A Republican member of the U.S. Senate on Thursday called the chamber’s top Democrat Chuck Schumer – the highest-ranking Jewish U.S. elected official – “Fuhrer,” a reference to the title used by Adolf Hitler. Ohio Republican Bernie Moreno, who…

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from cutting more than $11 billion in public health grants allocated to U.S. states during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Mary S. McElroy in Rhode…

GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Volvo Cars’ new top executive said on Thursday the company would produce more cars in the United States while ramping up its regionalisation efforts, just as a 25% U.S. tariff on global autos takes effect. European companies…

MEXICO CITY – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that dialogue and cooperation remain ongoing with the United States, after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new tariffs that did not include Mexico. She added during a press conference…

WASHINGTON- The U.S. services sector slowed to a nine-month low in March, backing expectations that economic growth likely braked sharply in the first quarter amid uncertainty caused by import tariffs. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said on Thursday that…

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is talking to all major trading partners throughout the world about ways to bring down President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Thursday, adding that they will have to change their…

NEW YORK/LONDON -President Donald Trump’s new tariffs sent shockwaves through global financial markets on Thursday, with the dollar and U.S. stocks among the hardest hit on fears that a broadening trade war would push an already fragile world economy into…

The euro and the Japanese yen soared against the dollar on Thursday, as investors grappled with how U.S. President Donald Trump’s far-reaching tariffs will impact global trade and economic growth. Investors continue to flock to safe-haven units such as the…

WASHINGTON -Two senior lawmakers on the Senate Finance Committee introduced legislation on Thursday seeking to rein in U.S. President Donald Trump’s ability to impose tariffs and would require congressional approval for new levies within 60 days. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley…

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson on Thursday said that with the U.S. economy in solid shape, tariffs already pushing upward on goods inflation, and higher than usual uncertainty over the outlook, he is inclined to leave the policy rate…

WASHINGTON- The U.S. State Department’s top official overseeing the agency’s management, appointed by President Donald Trump’s administration, is stepping down after less than three months, according to an internal email seen by Reuters on Thursday and a department spokesperson. Tibor…

Several high-ranking White House National Security Council officials were fired on Thursday morning, according to three people familiar with the matter, in what appears to be the first significant purge of Donald Trump’s second presidency. It’s not clear exactly why…

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Fox News on Thursday the Trump administration is “months away” from making a decision about whether to make payments to farmers to offset any impact from tariffs. President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced…

Contemplating smoking your way out of the tariff gloom? Think again. Sweeping tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday are set to increase prices of cannabis products in the country, as many firms rely on Asia for manufacturing….

The United States is in talks to invest billions of dollars in mineral-rich Congo and wants to help end a conflict raging in the country’s east, President Donald Trump’s senior adviser for Africa said during a visit on Thursday. Democratic…

PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron called on Thursday for European companies to suspend planned investment in the United States after U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping global tariffs on American imports. “Investments to come or investments announced in recent…

WASHINGTON – Billionaire Elon Musk will remain a friend and adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, even after he leaves his role with the Department of Government Efficiency, Vance said in an interview with Fox…

DETROIT -Stellantis NV <STLAM.MI> said on Thursday it was temporarily laying off 900 workers at five U.S. facilities after President Donald Trump’s tariffs were announced, and temporarily pausing production at an assembly plant in Mexico and one in Canada. The…

VIENNA – The European Union’s countermeasures in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s universal tariffs should target Republican-led states and tech firms so as to force him to the negotiating table, Austria’s economy minister said on Thursday. “We have to…

WASHINGTON – A U.S. judge will hold a hearing on Thursday over whether the Trump administration violated his order temporarily blocking the deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members under a rarely-invoked 18th century law. Washington-based U.S. District Judge James Boasberg…

MOSCOW – Russia said on Thursday that threats of military strikes against its ally Iran were unacceptable and warned that attacking the Islamic Republic could lead to potentially catastrophic results if nuclear installations were bombed. U.S. President Donald Trump threatened…

BEIJING – China on Friday announced a slew of additional tariffs and restrictions against U.S. goods as a countermeasure to sweeping tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Finance Ministry said it would impose additional tariffs of 34% on…

GENEVA – Japan could lose $17 billion in car export potential in the U.S. following President Donald Trump’s decision to introduce 25% tariffs on the automotive sector, the International Trade Centre said on Friday. “Japan’s automotive sector comprises 20% of…

BRUSSELS – The sweeping new U.S. tariffs announced by President Donald Trump do not violate NATO treaties, the military alliance’s Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Friday after meeting NATO foreign ministers in Brussels. Rutte was responding to a reporter’s question…

U.S. tech heavyweights, banks and oil majors extended losses on Friday after Beijing retaliated with additional duties of 34% on U.S. goods, amplifying investor concerns over an escalating global trade war that has stoked fears of a recession. Beijing’s tariffs…