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US Treasury chief not worried about shops running out of items ‘at present’
Referring to Trump trade tariffs, particularly a 145 per cent levy on goods from China, Scott Bessent said: ‘I think we’ll see replacements’.
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US-China relations
Trump’s immigration crackdown chills speech of foreign students, scholars in US
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Donald Trump
On election day, Trump wants Canada to become ‘cherished’ 51st state
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China jobs
US tariffs could endanger 16 million export jobs in China: Goldman Sachs
Investment bank researchers say retail, wholesale goods likely to be hardest hit, particularly apparel, chemical products and communications gear.
28 Apr 2025 - 11:32AM
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Researchers at Goldman Sachs have estimated 16 million jobs in export-oriented fields, including apparel, could be at risk in China after US tariff hikes. Photo: AFP
Canada
Prosecutors charge suspect with murder after car attack at Vancouver festival
Suspect, identified as Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, of Vancouver, was charged with eight counts of second-degree murder.
28 Apr 2025 - 1:19PM
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US immigration
More than 100 immigrants detained at Colorado nightclub
President Trump’s administration has launched a widespread crackdown on immigration into the US.
28 Apr 2025 - 11:54AM
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US-China trade war
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Why Scott Kennedy thinks the US-China trade war is ‘far from the endgame’
The political scientist talks tariffs, a potential deal between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, and why the US dollar has lost some of its lustre.
28 Apr 2025 - 10:37AM
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Obituaries
RuPaul’s Drag Race star Jiggly Caliente dies from infection after leg amputation
Philippines-born Caliente immigrated to US 20 years ago. In 2018 she released a hip-hop album that includes track where she raps in Tagalog.
28 Apr 2025 - 3:52AM
Ukraine war
Russia launches drone attack on Ukraine; Trump officials push peace deal
Attacks came hours after Russia claimed to have regained control over remaining parts of the Kursk region that Ukraine had seized in August.
28 Apr 2025 - 6:53AM
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Trump floats new income tax cut in bid to ease bite of tariffs
US president suggested income tax be reduced – ‘maybe even completely eliminated’ – for people making less than US$200,000 a year.
28 Apr 2025 - 2:24AM
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Canada
Canada’s leaders make final pitches in campaign disrupted by Trump
Trump’s threats to annex Canada has led to a surge in nationalism and support for the incumbent Liberals in the final days of the campaign.
27 Apr 2025 - 9:38PM
Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal leader Mark Carney during a campaign rally in London, Ontario, on Friday. Photo: AFP
Canada
11 killed as car ploughs into Filipino street festival crowd in Vancouver
Driver was taken into custody. PM Carney said he was ‘devastated’ to hear about horrific events at Lapu Lapu Day festival.
28 Apr 2025 - 6:12AM
US-listed Chinese stocks
Wall Street’s data-crunching skeptics sit out the turnaround trade
Wall Street’s skeptics see reason to doubt that Wall Street’s history of quick resurrections will repeat.
27 Apr 2025 - 10:44AM
Ukraine war
Trump doubts Putin’s intentions to end war, says ‘too many people dying’
The US president questioned the Russian leader’s commitment to peace in Ukraine, saying he’s ‘just tapping me along’.
27 Apr 2025 - 10:30AM
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US-China trade war
Trump opened Pandora’s box on ‘Liberation Day’. Can it ever be closed again?
Near the end of his first 100 days, Trump’s tariffs have put the global economy in disarray – does it matter if he is having second thoughts?
27 Apr 2025 - 6:00AM
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Donald Trump
Trump says US ships should travel through Panama and Suez canals for free
The US president says he has asked US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to ‘immediately take care of’ the matter.
27 Apr 2025 - 6:46AM
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United States
ICE deports 2-year-old US citizen and mother of 1-year-old infant
The cases come amid a court battle over whether Trump’s immigration crackdown has gone too far at the expense of fundamental rights.
27 Apr 2025 - 2:42AM
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Climate change
Van appears to drive into Just Stop Oil protesters at group’s final UK rally
The driver asked ‘what about my right to get home?’, as the activists – known for throwing soup on van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ – blocked roads.
27 Apr 2025 - 1:25AM
A driver speaks to police officers after protesters from Just Stop Oil blocked the road in London on Saturday. Photo: PA Wire via dpa
Ukraine war
One on one in corner: Trump, Zelensky talk on sidelines of pope’s funeral
An aide to Ukraine’s president described the meeting as ‘constructive’, while Trump soon after, on social media, hinted at further sanctions against Russia.
26 Apr 2025 - 11:21PM
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Pope Francis
‘Simple’ funeral for Pope Francis becomes way to see Trump
The attendance of the US president at the Vatican has turned the farewell service into a stage for international diplomacy at a time of major geopolitical turmoil.
26 Apr 2025 - 10:34PM
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Virginia Giuffre, Prince Andrew’s accuser in Epstein scandal, dies at 41
Mother-of-three Giuffre, a key figure in Jeffrey Epstein’s downfall, took her own life at her farm in Australia ‘after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking’.
26 Apr 2025 - 10:59PM
United States
US launches secretive ‘Dark Eagle’ hypersonic missile
The test comes a day after the weapon received its official name, in reference to the national bird of America.
26 Apr 2025 - 4:08PM
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A conventional hypersonic missile was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in December 2024. Photo: US Department of Defence via TNS
US-China trade war
Trump hardens China tariffs stance, seeks ‘something substantial’
US president also calls another 90-day pause in levies directed at imports from most other countries ‘unlikely’.
26 Apr 2025 - 6:01AM
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Gun violence in the US
Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty as US prosecutors seek death penalty
Some Americans have cheered the suspect, saying he shone a spotlight on steep US healthcare costs and the power of health insurers.
26 Apr 2025 - 2:23AM
United States
US reversing termination of legal status for foreign students, lawyer says
The Trump administration has faced numerous court challenges after over 1,200 students suddenly lost legal status or had visas revoked.
26 Apr 2025 - 1:52AM
Open Questions series
Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump
10 Feb 2025 - 12:57PM
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US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss
10 Feb 2025 - 6:49AM
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China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024
23 Dec 2024 - 2:30PM
Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PM
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AM
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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump
10 Feb 2025 - 12:57PM
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US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss
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China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024
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Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
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