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Trump orders US nuclear subs repositioned over statements from ex-Russian leader Medvedev
WASHINGTON – In a warning to Russia, President Donald Trump said Friday he's ordering the repositioning of two U.S. nuclear submarines “based on the...
What consumers can expect from import taxes as the US sets new tariff rates
American businesses and consumers woke up Friday to find the contours of President Donald Trump's foreign trade agenda taking shape but without much more...
The Latest: Trump signs order for more tariffs on US partners to go into effect in 7 days
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday placing tariffs on many U.S. trade partners — the next step in his trade agenda that...
Trump administration weighs fate of $9M stockpile of contraceptives feared earmarked for destruction
BRUSSELS – President Donald Trump's administration says it is weighing what to do with family planning supplies stockpiled in Europe that campaigners and two...
US envoy visits distribution site in Gaza as humanitarian crisis worsens
DEIR EL-BALAH – U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff visited southern Gaza on Friday during international outrage over starvation, shortages and deadly...
Beloved children’s author Allan Ahlberg dies at 87
LONDON – British writer Allan Ahlberg, author of more than 150 children’s books including classics like “Eat Peach Pear Plum” and “The Jolly Postman,”...
Top EU court rules that soccer governing body FIFA’s decisions can be challenged outside Switzerland
BRUSSELS – The European Union’s top court ruled on Friday that the decisions of world soccer’s governing body FIFA can be challenged outside Switzerland,...
FBI director says a new office in New Zealand will counter China’s sway, provoking Beijing’s ire
WELLINGTON – FBI Director Kash Patel provoked diplomatic discomfort in New Zealand by suggesting the opening of a new office in the capital aims...
Trump’s new tariffs give some countries a break, while shares and US dollar sink
BANGKOK – U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariff rates of up to 41% on U.S. imports from dozens of countries drew expressions of relief...
Trump injects new dose of uncertainty in tariffs as he pushes start date back to Aug. 7
WASHINGTON – For weeks, President Donald Trump was promising the world economy would change on Friday with his new tariffs in place. It was...