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GOP senator Cruz warns tariff could lead to political bloodbath

Fifty four-year-old Cruz, who represents Texas, warned that these tariffs might trigger a global trade war and ultimately a recession.

2025-04-07T00:52:04.676057+00:00 IST

Financial deficits with China can be cured with tariffs: Trump

US President Donald Trump defended his administration's implementation of reciprocal tariffs on various countries, emphasising the financial deficits the US faces with nations like China and the European Union and argued that tariffs are the only solution to these trade imbalances.

2025-04-07T00:10:42.301352+00:00 IST

G7 express concern over China's military drills around Taiwan

The G7 Foreign Ministers, along with the High Representative of the European Union, expressed concern over China's recent "provocative actions," especially the large-scale military drills conducted around Taiwan.

2025-04-06T21:41:51.199854+00:00 IST

White House official says over 50 nations seeking new trade deals

Kevin Hassett, Director of the White House Economic Council, defended the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Sunday (local time) and said that while many countries are upset and retaliating, the tariffs have led to over 50 countries reaching out to the US to begin new trade negotiations.

2025-04-06T19:08:31.106792+00:00 IST

US to revoke visas for South Sudanese citizens

The United States Department of State has announced immediate measures to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and prevent the issuance of new visas, following South Sudan's failure to cooperate in the timely return of its citizens.

2025-04-05T23:06:31.410926+00:00 IST

Nationwide protests erupt against Trump's policies

Thousands of protesters on Saturday (local time) gathered across the United States to voice their opposition to President Donald Trump's policies, including tariffs, with demonstrations organised in all 50 states as well as in neighbouring Canada and Mexico.

2025-04-05T21:27:08.775410+00:00 IST

Netanyahu to meet Trump at White House for key talks on tariffs

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, as confirmed by two US officials and one Israeli official, according to a report by The New York Times.

2025-04-05T18:52:51.196843+00:00 IST

Vance reverses trade stance, now defends Trump’s tariffs

US Vice President JD Vance now promotes tariffs he once criticised, marking a reversal from his earlier public statements doubting the effectiveness of protectionist trade policies.

2025-04-05T03:40:46.549459+00:00 IST

Vietnam willing to cut tariffs to zero in deal with US: Trump

US President Donald Trump on Friday spoke with To Lam, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and said that during the conversation, Lam expressed Vietnam's willingness to reduce its tariffs to zero if an agreement could be reached with the United States.

2025-04-04T21:49:52.725005+00:00 IST

Donald Trump extends TikTok deadline by 75 days

US President Donald Trump on Friday said that his administration had been working on a deal to "save TikTok" and said that he would be signing an executive order to keep the app operational for an additional 75 days.

2025-04-04T20:55:59.281177+00:00 IST

Trump says Zelenskyy and Putin "ready to make a deal"

During his gaggle on Air Force 1 on Thursday (local time), Trump said that the head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund Kirill Dmitriev was in the US, but did not specify what talks he held.

2025-04-04T09:02:20.853091+00:00 IST

US National Security Agency Director, cyber security chief fired

Haugh was both the head of US Cyber Command and the director of the National Security Agency, since February 2024. Deputy NSA Director Wendy Noble was the agency's senior civilian leader.

2025-04-04T03:55:00.203115+00:00 IST

IMF chief warns US tariffs pose “significant risk"

Following US President Donald Trump's announcement of reciprocal tariffs, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva expressed concern over the impact on the global economy and said that the tariffs represent a "significant risk to the global outlook."

2025-04-03T23:20:42.533337+00:00 IST

UN official condemns Israeli military escalations in Syria

The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, condemned the repeated and intensifying military escalations by Israel in Syria, including airstrikes that have reportedly resulted in civilian casualties.

2025-04-03T22:24:37.699479+00:00 IST

US: Pentagon to probe Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal app

The Acting Inspector General (IG) of the US Department of Defence (Pentagon) will investigate Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth's use of Signal in a group chat with other national security officials to discuss military actions against the Houthis in Yemen last month, according to a letter from the IG's office on Thursday, CNN reported.

2025-04-03T21:20:12.200926+00:00 IST

Trump says US economy and markets will "boom" following tariffs

US President Donald Trump said, "The markets are going to boom. The stock is going to boom. The country is going to boom -- and the rest of the world wants to see if there is any way they can make a deal. They (Countries) have taken advantage of us for many, many years."

2025-04-03T20:42:37.224148+00:00 IST

US Commerce Secy Lutnick evades India tariff question post Trump

When ANI reached out to Lutnick regarding a query on the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, he avoided the question and walked away.

2025-04-03T03:45:08.216842+00:00 IST

Rajasthani Diaspora in US calls for language recognition

The Rajasthan Association of North America (RANA) marked the milestone with a cruise event over the Hudson River attended by more than 400 guests, while using the platform to voice concerns about what they describe as a "continued injustice".

2025-04-03T03:38:49.156412+00:00 IST

US Senate passes resolution to undo Trump's tariffs on Canada

A group of Republican senators joined Democrats on Wednesday to support a resolution aimed at reversing President Donald Trump's 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Canada, The Hill reported.

2025-04-03T00:47:49.720325+00:00 IST

Trump announces 10% tariff on all countries, effective April 5

Following his announcement of sweeping tariffs worldwide, US President Donald Trump said that a 10 per cent tariff will be imposed on all countries, effective April 5.

2025-04-02T23:06:24.887252+00:00 IST

Auto Workers for Trump founder Brian Pannebecker backs tariffs

Following US President Donald Trump's announcement of sweeping tariffs, Brian Pannebecker, the founder of Auto Workers for Trump, expressed strong support for the move and said that the tariffs are going to be "great" for the American workers.

2025-04-02T22:26:17.630583+00:00 IST