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President Donald Trump said Friday that “interesting days” lie ahead for the US and Iran as he seeks to either negotiate a new nuclear deal with Tehran, or pursue “the other option,” a likely allusion to military action. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that the “next thing you’ll be talking about is Iran,” vowing “there’ll be some interesting days ahead.” The comments came just hours after Trump said in an interview with Fox Business Network that he sent a letter to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urging nuclear talks. “We’re down to final strokes with Iran. That’s…
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday delaying tariffs on a broad range of goods imported from Canada and Mexico for one month as markets continue to quake from the president’s sweeping global tariff effort. Goods covered by the United States-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement that Trump negotiated in his first term will be exempted until April 2, the date he plans to enact his much-touted global reciprocal tariff plan, which he said “will be much more significant.” He described his action as a “modification, short-term,” which he said he was taking to mitigate the fallout for American car…
The European Central Bank on Thursday lowered interest rates for the fifth time in a row, bringing its key deposit rate down a quarter point to 2.5 percent. The ECB said in a statement that its rates had become “meaningfully less restrictive”, easing the pressure on households and businesses in the eurozone. The fight against inflation was proceeding well, the Frankfurt-based bank said. Cutting rates helps to boost the weak eurozone economy by lowering the costs of borrowing. The deposit rate, which credit institutions receive when they park money at the bank, is relevant for savers: If banks receive less…
The Trump administration has been conducting secret talks with Hamas on the possibility of releasing U.S. hostages being held in Gaza, a source briefed on the conversations told Reuters. U.S. special envoy for hostage affairs Adam Boehler has been holding the direct talks with Hamas in recent weeks in Doha, the source said, confirming a report by Axios. Until recently the United States had avoided direct discussions with the group. The U.S. State Department designated Hamas as a foreign terrorist organization in 1997. The Israeli embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Boehler’s office declined…
The United States has cut off intelligence-sharing with Kyiv in a move that could seriously hamper the Ukrainian military’s ability to target Russian forces, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing officials familiar with the matter.
President Donald Trump will consider restoring aid to Ukraine if peace talks are arranged and confidence-building measures are taken, White House national security adviser Mike Waltz said on Wednesday. “I think if we can nail down these negotiations and move towards these negotiations, and in fact, put some confidence-building measures on the table, then the president will take a hard look at lifting this pause,” Waltz said in an interview with Fox News.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that a lasting settlement to the war with Russia was “entirely achievable” if Europe and the United States worked together. “We all want a safe future for our people. Not a temporary ceasefire, but an end to the war once and for all. With our coordinated efforts and U.S. leadership, this is entirely achievable,” Zelensky wrote on social media following a call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reacted to US President Donald Trump’s decision Tuesday to implement tariffs on Canada, saying that it is “a very dumb thing to do.” “Canadians are reasonable and we are polite, but we will not back down from a fight,” Trudeau said at a news conference in Ottawa, emphasizing that “Canada will be implementing 25% tariffs against $155 billion worth of American goods, starting with tariffs on $30 billion worth of goods immediately, and tariffs on the remaining $125 billion of American products in 21 days.” Stressing that “there are no winners in a trade war,”…
President Donald Trump warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that continued US support for his country may not last “much longer” unless the Ukrainian president changes his tune on bringing a rapid end to Russia’s war. Trump reposted a news article that quoted Zelensky as saying the end of Russia’s war on Ukraine is “very, very far away,” which Trump bemoaned as “the worst statement that could have been made by Zelensky.” “America will not put up with it for much longer! It is what I was saying, this guy doesn’t want there to be Peace as long as he has…
President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the US will impose tariffs on imported agricultural products beginning April 2. “To the Great Farmers of the United States: Get ready to start making a lot of agricultural product to be sold INSIDE of the United States. Tariffs will go on external product on April 2nd. Have fun,” he said on Truth Social. The president did not specify which agricultural products would be affected or whether any exemptions would be made. It also remains unclear whether the measure is part of his previously announced plan to impose so-called “reciprocal” duties on nearly…