China vowed on Tuesday to “fight to the end” if President Donald Trump follows through on a threatened 50% tariff hike, rejecting calls to drop its countermeasures and setting the stage for a high-stakes standoff between the world’s top two economies. If neither side backs down, total new U.S. levies on Chinese goods this year…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday ordered a panel of federal agencies to conduct another review of Nippon Steel Corp’s blocked $14.1 billion bid to take over United States Steel Corp. In a presidential memorandum released by the White House, Trump said the purpose of the review is to assist him “in determining whether further…
The Trump administration is having early discussions about a grand military parade in Washington this summer, something that is a long-held dream of President Donald Trump. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday that the administration had reached out to the city about holding a parade on June 14 that would stretch from Arlington, Virginia, where…
South Korea’s government has approved June 3 as the date for a snap presidential election, following the removal from office of Yoon Suk Yeol last week over his short-lived declaration of martial law. The cabinet agreed the date on Tuesday after discussions with the National Election Commission since it needed to approve a public holiday…
An appeals court on Monday cleared the way for billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to once again access people’s private data at three federal agencies, a win for the Trump administration as the underlying lawsuit plays out. In a split ruling, the three-judge panel blocked a lower court decision that halted DOGE access…
Japan will dispatch a Self-Defense Forces airplane carrying medicines and medical equipment to Myanmar, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Monday, as part of relief efforts to the Southeast Asian country following a massive earthquake last month. A C-130 transport aircraft with about 20 crew members and 2.5 tons of medical goods is set to depart…
