US President-elect Donald Trump gestures during a gathering. — AFP/File Sans US subsidy, Canada “ceases to exist as viable country”: Trump “Canada should become our Cherished 51st State,” he adds. Trump signed off on 25% tariffs on neighboring Mexico and Canada. PALM BEACH: President Donald Trump said Sunday that Americans may feel economic “pain” from his tariffs on key trading …
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Photos show Café Chaiwala Arshad Khan in Tooting, South London, in exquisite Pakistani cultural settings. — Reporter LONDON: Two brothers have opened the second branch of a Pakistani tea brand called “Café Chaiwala Arshad Khan” in Tooting, South London in the exquisite Pakistani cultural setting, including truck art and mini library of Urdu books. Since opening the first branch in …
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Flags of the US and China sit in a room where former US secretary of state Antony Blinken meets China’s Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong (not in the picture) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, April 26, 2024, in Beijing, China. — Reuters China says Trump’s move “seriously violates” int’l trade rules”. “Fentanyl is America’s problem,” says China’s foreign ministry. …
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Canada has launched a trade war against its closest ally, the United States, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announcing 25% retaliatory tariffs on $155 billion worth of American goods in response to President Donald Trump’s new import taxes. Trump signed an emergency order imposing 25% tariffs on most Canadian imports and 10% levies on Canadian energy, effective February 4 at …
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Arab foreign ministers on Saturday rejected the transfer of Palestinians from their land under any circumstances, presenting a unified stance against US President Donald Trump’s call for Egypt and Jordan to take in residents of the Gaza Strip. In a joint statement following a meeting in Cairo, the foreign ministers and officials from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United …
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This photograph taken on January 18, 2025 shows a general view of a Nephrite mine in the mountains of Goshta district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. — AFP A miner in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan poured water over a block of jade, exposing the green stone that is part of the Taliban authorities’ push to capitalise on the country’s rich mineral …
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President Donald Trump announced broad tariffs Saturday on major US trading partners Canada, Mexico and China, citing a “major threat” from illegal immigration and drugs — a move that sparked promises of retaliation. Canadian and Mexican exports to the United States will face a 25% tariff starting Tuesday, although energy resources from Canada will have a lower 10% levy. Goods …
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Supply ships that service the offshore oil rigs on Canada’s east coast load cargo in St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, February 1, 2025 after tariffs were imposed by the US on Canadian exports. — Reuters Canada, Mexico slapped with 25% duties; China gets 10% above current tariffs Trump wants action on staunching flow of fentanyl and migrants to the US Canadian …
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Emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. — AFP PHILADELPHIA: The death toll from the crash of a medical jet carrying a Mexican child home from a hospital in Philadelphia has risen to seven, officials said Saturday, with 19 others wounded. The crash — the second …
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Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Indiana, Pennsylvania, US, September 23, 2024. — Reuters NATIONAL HARBOR: US Democrats choose a new flagbearer Saturday who will be tasked with rebuilding a party still reeling from last year’s crushing presidential defeat, and figuring out how best to oppose Republican Donald Trump. Meeting in a large hotel near Washington, members of the …
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