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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) greets Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski at the State Department on February 21, 2025, weeks before a US-Polish spat erupted over Elon Musk's Starlink company

After Poland spat, Musk vows Ukraine can keep Starlink

Students at Twain Middle School in Virginia must store their phones in magnetic pouches at the start of each day

Global movement

Phone bans sweep US schools despite skepticism

A US Navy officer walks past fighter jets parked on the flight deck of the USS Abraham aircraft carrier

Reasserting dominance

US takes rivalry with China to the high seas

LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil says the series has a bright future

Pushing for growth

New LIV CEO O'Neil predicts golf will 'open up again'

Shops at the Jiangbei international airport in southwestern China. Domestic consumption is yet to recover from the pandemic

Ongoing recovery attempts

China consumption slump deepens as February prices drop

The USNS Harvey Milk leaves the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, California, on November 6, 2021

US shipbuilders, a shadow of what they were, welcome Trump's support

Nigeria is looking to become a bigger player in the cocoa bean market

Ambitious production target

Nigeria seeks to cash in on soaring cocoa prices

US unemployment is low but experts warn highly-skilled federal workers returning to the labor market may have trouble finding new jobs

Amid mass layoffs

'Grieving': US federal workers thrown into uncertain job market

US President Donald Trump's steep tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports rattled markets

Trump's tariff rollback brings limited respite as new levies loom

US President Donald Trump said reciprocal tariffs could come soon for Canadian lumber and dairy products

Trump says dairy, lumber tariffs on Canada may come soon

Trump caused more disarray on trading floors after announcing Thursday he would delay tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods

Tough day on Wall Street

Global stocks mixed as Trump shifts on tariffs weighs on sentiment

US Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank does not need to rush to adjust interest rates

Waiting for the ripples

US Fed chair flags policy uncertainty, in no rush to adjust rates

The United States added 151,000 jobs in February 2025, less than analysts expected

Market instability

US hiring misses expectations in February as jobs market faces pressure

Cadillac have received final approval to become the 11th team in Formula One from the 2026 season

Cadillac win final approval for F1 place in 2026

Paris Gare du Nord is France's busiest train station

Rail disruptions

Thousands stranded as massive WWII bomb blocks Paris train station

At Gare du Nord, station staff tried their best to reassure bewildered passengers

Hundreds affected

Tears, ruined plans as WWII bomb halts Paris-London trains

US President Donald Trump has justified the tariffs on vital trade partners as a response to illegal immigration and the deadly drug fentanyl coming into his country

Trump tariffs: What's been done and what is to come?

Troubled Australian casino operator Star Entertainment says it is trying to sell its stake in a major resort to raise desperately needed cash

Star Entertainment

Australian casino firm strikes deal to avoid liquidity crunch

(From left)British Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Japanese Trade Minister Yoji Muto

Tit-for-tat tariffs

Japan, Britain stress free trade in Tokyo talks

Japan's ambassador to Sri Lanka Akio Isomata (left) with Sri Lanka finance ministry secretary Mahinda Siriwardana after signing the debt restructuring agreement

Cash-strapped nation

Sri Lanka signs $2.5b debt deal with Japan

China imported $29 billion of US farm produce in 2023

Amid storm of tariffs

China tariffs aimed at Trump fan base, but leave wiggle room

At a press conference on the sidelines of a key political meeting, China's top diplomat sought to frame Beijing as a bulwark of stability in an unstable world

Two largest economies

China to 'firmly counter' US trade pressure, foreign minister warns

Just weeks into his second term as US President, Donald Trump has slapped sweeping tariffs on the export-dependent nation, citing Beijing's failure to stem fentanyl flows as justification

Economic malaise

China's exports start year slow as US trade war intensifies

The US trade gap hit a new record in January 2025, government data showed, as imports surged

Record trade deficit

Trump backs off Mexico, Canada tariffs after market blowback

White House crypto czar David Sacks says the US government bitcoin reserve 'will not cost taxpayers a dime'

Trump signs executive order establishing 'Strategic Bitcoin Reserve'

Stock markets have been on a rollercoaster over US tariff plans

One month delay

US and European stocks gyrate on tariffs and growth

President Trump paused new tariffs on car imports from Mexico and Canada for one month, but the threat of levies on autos still looms

Clout of US carmakers

Trump car tariff pivot and Detroit's 'Big Three'

Elon Musk is the political force behind DOGE, where staffers aim to gut federal staffing and spending

Department of Government Efficiency

Trump says Musk should use 'scalpel' not 'hatchet' in govt cuts

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