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June 12, 2025 12:27 PM

Trump says willing to extend trade talks deadline, but says that won’t be necessary

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be willing to extend a July 8 deadline for completing trade talks with countries before higher U.S. tariffs take effect, but did not believe that would be necessary. Trump told reporters before a performance at the Kennedy Center that trade negotiations were continuing with some 15 countries, including South Korea, Japan and the European Union. "We're rocking in terms of deals," he said. "We're dealing with quite a few count...

June 12, 2025 10:10 AM

Trump met with cheers, boos at Kennedy Center as he attends ‘Les Miserables’

U.S. President Donald Trump was greeted with a high-volume mix of boos and cheers on Wednesday as he took his seat for his first production at the Kennedy Center, the performing arts facility he has subjected to a conservative takeover. The mixed reception for Trump and his wife Melania as they arrived in the presidential box before a performance of "Les Miserables" reflected the heightened emotions that have been unleashed by his overhaul of the cultural center. Trump has pushed out its forme...

May 31, 2025 5:34 PM

Trump administration orders enhanced vetting of all Harvard University-linked visa applicants

The U.S. State Department ordered all its consular missions overseas to begin additional vetting of visa applicants looking to travel to Harvard University for any purpose, according to an internal cable seen by Reuters on Friday, in a move that significantly expands President Donald Trump's crackdown against the academic institution. In a cable dated May 30 and sent to all U.S. diplomatic and consular posts, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio instructed the immediate start of "additiona...

May 30, 2025 8:16 PM

Global universities seek to lure US-bound students amid Trump crackdown

Universities around the world are seeking to offer refuge for students impacted by U.S. President Donald Trump's crackdown on academic institutions, targeting top talent and a slice of the billions of dollars in academic revenue in the United States. Osaka University, one of the top ranked in Japan, is offering tuition fee waivers, research grants and help with travel arrangements for students and researchers at U.S. institutions who want to transfer. Japan's Kyoto University and Tokyo Univers...

May 30, 2025 12:00 PM

Trump envoy says Russian concern over NATO enlargement is fair

U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, said Russia's concern over the eastward enlargement of NATO was fair and the United States did not want to see Ukraine in the U.S.-led military alliance. Asked by U.S. network ABC News about a Reuters report that Russia wanted a written pledge over NATO not enlarging eastwards to include Ukraine and other former Soviet republics, Kellogg said: "It's a fair concern." "We've said that to us, Ukraine coming into NATO is not on the tab...

May 20, 2025 9:11 AM

US terminates $60 million in Harvard grants over alleged antisemitism

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Monday that it was terminating $60 million in federal grants to Harvard University saying the Ivy League institution failed to address antisemitic harassment and ethnic discrimination on campus. U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has frozen or ended federal grants and contracts for the university worth nearly $3 billion in recent weeks. Since taking office in January, the Republican president has sought to use federal research ...

May 16, 2025 2:36 PM

Russians and Ukrainians in Turkey for what would be first talks in 3 year

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators were in Istanbul on Friday for what was billed as their first direct peace talks in more than three years, under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two. The encounter anticipated at the Dolmabahce Palace on the Bosphorus would be a sign of diplomatic progress between the warring sides, who had not met face-to-face since March 2022, the month following Russia's invasion. Expectations for...

May 15, 2025 9:23 AM

Trump secures $243.5 billion in economic deals during Qatar visit

US President Donald J. Trump signed a landmark agreement with Qatar on Wednesday to generate an economic exchange worth at least $1.2 trillion, highlighting his second stop in a high-profile Middle East tour. During the visit, Trump announced economic deals totaling more than $243.5 billion between the United States and Qatar, including a historic sale of Boeing aircraft and GE Aerospace engines to Qatar Airways. The centerpiece of these agreements is Qatar Airways' purchase of 160 Boeing jets ...

May 8, 2025 4:26 AM

If I can do anything to help, I will be there: Trump on India-Pakistan conflict

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed concern over the escalating situation between India and Pakistan and said that he would offer any possible help to de-escalate tensions along the India-Pakistan border. Referring to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, Trump said both India and Pakistan should work to resolve the crisis peacefully. "Oh, it's so terrible! My position is I get along with both. I know both very well, and I want to see them work it out. I want to see them stop, and ...

May 6, 2025 11:15 AM

Trump administration freezes future grants to Harvard

The U.S. Department of Education informed Harvard University on Monday that it was freezing billions of dollars in future research grants and other aid until the nation's oldest and wealthiest college concedes to a number of demands from the Trump administration, a senior department official said. The move represents the latest salvo from a Trump administration willing to use the power of the federal purse to force institutions, from law firms to universities, to make sweeping poli...