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US President Donald Trump confirmed 25% tariffs on vehicles not manufactured in the US, set to take effect on 2 April. Auto shares fell across Asia following the news, with the impact expected to ripple through Europe. ADVERTISEMENT US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to impose 25% tariffs on auto imports. He also said that his planned reciprocal tariffs …

US President Donald Trump says he may cut tariffs on China to help seal a deal for short video app TikTok to be sold by its owner ByteDance. Trump also said he is willing to extend a 5 April deadline for a non-Chinese buyer of the platform to be found. In January, he delayed the implementation of a law passed …

Tiger Woods has made his relationship with Vanessa Trump social media official.   The golfer made his first public comments about his romantic relationship with Vanessa Trump, the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr., weeks after news of the romance became public.   “Love is in the air and life is better with you by my side! We look forward to our journey through …

US President, Donald Trump has revealed that Negotiators working to end the Russia-Ukraine war have already discussed “dividing up certain assets,” as he announced he planned to speak to Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, March 18. Trump’s comments come after he announced last week that Ukraine had accepted a US-proposed 30-day ceasefire, putting the ball in Russia’s court as to …

The Donald Trump administration is reportedly considering sweeping travel restrictions for citizens of 43 countries as part of a new ban, continuing an immigration crackdown that the US President initiated at the start of his second term in January.   The New York Times reported that an internal memo divides these countries into three separate categories. The first group (called …

U.S. President Donald Trump was visibly pissed after a  reporter accidentally shoved a microphone into his face during a recent press event.   The president was answering a question from a reporter at Joint Base Andrews when another female journalist inadvertently bumped him with a grey, fluffy microphone.   Reacting to the incident, Trump, 78, gave her a sharp disapproving glance. and …

United States President, Donald Trump, is set to impose more restrictions on Russia’s oil, gas and banking sectors. Trump’s plan is to restrict Russian access to US payment systems, according to four people familiar with the plans, CBS reports.   On Thursday, March 13, the Treasury Department let lapse a 60-day exemption put in place by the Joe Biden administration …

US president Donald Trump has kicked trading tensions up a notch by threatening tariffs on EU alcohol, even as ECB president Lagarde warns that an escalating trade war could have severe global consequences. ADVERTISEMENT European markets were optimistic on Friday morning, despite US President Donald Trump threatening to impose 200% tariffs on alcoholic products from the EU, in response to …

A judge has ordered several federal government agencies to reinstate the jobs of probationary employees fired en masse by the Trump administration last month. Judge William Alsup called the sacking of these employees part of a “sham” strategy that aimed to circumvent proper procedures for reducing the federal workforce. The order will apply to thousands of probationary workers who were …

The move comes in response to an EU tariff on US whiskey imports. ADVERTISEMENT US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 200% tariff on wine, champagne, and other alcoholic drinks imported from the EU. Trump noted that the threat would remain until the EU removed a 50% duty on US-made whiskey. “If this tariff is not removed immediately, …