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WASHINGTON -The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Monday it will investigate a close call between a Delta Air Lines plane and a group of Air Force jets near Reagan Washington National Airport last week. The Delta Airbus A319…
WASHINGTON – Three Democratic senators on Monday urged U.S. President Donald Trump to “dramatically revise” the United States’ trade relationship with China along with 14 free trade agreements, providing a boost to his push to revamp U.S. trade policy. In…
WASHINGTON -A prominent conservative senator predicted on Sunday that Donald Trump’s tax-cuts and immigration agenda will not advance in the U.S. Senate unless the president and Republican leaders agree to slash federal spending to a level last seen before the…
WASHINGTON -Republican President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was not joking about seeking a third presidential term, which is barred by the U.S. Constitution, but that it was too early to think about doing so. Trump, who took office…
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that reciprocal tariffs he is set to announce this week will include all nations, not just a smaller group of 10 to 15 countries with the biggest trade imbalances….
TOKYO – Japan Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Monday that he would communicate closely with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on foreign exchange, pointing out that close dialogue is important for market stability. Kato made the comment to parliament…
The headquarters of the Republican Party of New Mexico was set on fire on Sunday and “ICE=KKK” spray painted on the building in what the party called “a deliberate act of arson.” Fire officials in Albuquerque, the largest city in…
TOKYO – U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday that Japan was indispensable in tackling Chinese aggression by helping Washington establish a “credible” deterrence in the region, including across the Taiwan Strait. “We share a warrior ethos that defines…
A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled that Elon Musk and members of the cost-focused Department of Government Efficiency that he spearheads can make further cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development while they appeal a lower court order…
HELSINKI – Finland’s President Alexander Stubb said on Sunday he had told U.S. President Donald Trump that a deadline needs to be set for establishing a Ukraine ceasefire in order to make it happen. “April 20 would be a good…
CHICAGO -The highest dose of an experimental drug developed by Eli Lilly significantly reduced levels of a genetically inherited risk factor for heart disease in a midstage trial, according to data presented at a major medical meeting on Sunday. The…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U.S. President Donald Trump held productive talks between their respective teams on a UK-U.S. economic prosperity deal, agreeing that these will continue this week, a Downing Street spokesperson said on Sunday.
A plane registered to U.S. Bancorp’s Vice Chair Terry Dolan crashed in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota on Saturday, the bank said in a statement on Sunday. The Minnesota-based lender said the medical examiner’s office has not been able to confirm whether…
Moscow and Washington have started talks on joint rare earth metals and other projects in Russia, Russia’s special envoy on international economic and investment cooperation told the Izvestia media outlet in remarks published on Monday. “Rare earth metals are an…
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wants to back out of a critical minerals deal, warning the Ukrainian leader would face big problems if he did. “He’s trying to back…
NEW DELHI -India is considering a proposal to scrap import tax on U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) to boost purchases and help cut the trade surplus with Washington, a key irritant for President Donald Trump, four government and industry sources…
TOKYO -Alaska’s governor will brief U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration next week on progress in securing Asian backing for a $44 billion natural gas export project, he told Reuters, part of Washington’s broader push on trade and tariffs. Trump wants…
OTTAWA -Canada plans additional retaliation for U.S. President Donald Trump’s auto tariffs and reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trading partners scheduled for early April. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday he had not yet determined what actions Canada might…
BERLIN – European carmakers are trying to work out how much their prices might have to rise in response to looming U.S. import tariffs, industry sources said, fearing any first-movers could risk a backlash from U.S. President Donald Trump. The…
A federal appeals court has paused a lower court order blocking President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military, but has signaled that it may quickly reconsider that decision if the military takes action against transgender members….
BERLIN – Germany’s Finance Minister Joerg Kukies warned on Friday that U.S. tariffs would hit both the German and the U.S. economies and that Berlin was working to prevent an escalating trade war. Kukies made the statement to Reuters after…
U.S. shipping and logistics company IMC Pro International has agreed to pay $400,000 to the U.S. government to settle allegations that it helped Chinese chemical companies ship fentanyl-making chemicals to the United States, according to U.S. authorities. The deal was…
BEIJING -China’s President Xi Jinping urged a gathering of multinational CEOs on Friday to protect global industry and supply chains, as Beijing seeks to assuage foreign firms’ concerns over the Chinese economy’s health amid threats of more U.S. tariffs. Beijing…
BEIJING -China will take resolute countermeasures if the United States harm the country’s interests with its upcoming reciprocal tariffs, a social media account affiliated with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said on Friday. If the U.S. wants to discuss cooperation with…
Tehran would strike U.S. bases in the region if Washington follows through on its warning of military consequences for Iran in the absence of a new nuclear deal, the speaker of the Iranian parliament said on Friday. U.S. President Donald…
Ukraine is working to ensure that a minerals deal with the U.S. reflects all its interests and is in a spirit of strategic partnership, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Friday. “Given the importance of the agreement, it…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. State Department said on Friday Israel was defending itself from rocket attacks that came from Lebanon and that it was incumbent upon the Lebanese government to disarm militant groups such as Hezbollah. The comment from a…
CARACAS – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro this week spoke to the United Nations’ Secretary General Antonio Guterres and High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk to urge UN support for the release of hundreds of Venezuelan migrants deported by the…
NEW YORK – Richard Chamberlain, the Emmy-nominated actor and 1960s heartthrob who rocketed to fame in the TV medical drama “Dr. Kildare” and starred in the mini-series “Shogun” and “The Thorn Birds” has died at the age of 90, publicist…
BERLIN – A German government spokesperson said on Friday that “nothing is off the table” with regards to punitive measures in response to the threat of U.S. tariffs. Asked whether countermeasures could target U.S. tech companies, the spokesperson said “at…