U.S. President Donald Trump

October 14, 2025 9:23 AM

US, China to roll out tit-for-tat port fees, threatening more turmoil at sea

The United States and China on Tuesday will begin charging additional port fees on ocean shipping firms that move everything from holiday toys to crude oil, making the high seas a key front in the trade war between the world's two largest economies. China said it had started to collect the special charges on U.S.-owned, operated, built, or flagged vessels but clarified that Chinese-built ships would be exempted from the levies. In details published on Tuesday by state broadcaster CCTV...

October 13, 2025 10:50 AM

Trump may approve Tomahawks for Ukraine if Russia continues war

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he may offer long-range Tomahawk missiles that could be used by Kyiv if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not end the war in Ukraine. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he flew to Israel that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy discussed Zelenskiy's request for weaponry, including Tomahawks. They spoke by phone on Saturday and Sunday. Tomahawk missiles have a range of 2,500 km (1,550 miles), long enough to strike deep inside R...

October 10, 2025 9:28 AM

US judge blocks Trump’s deployment of National Guard in Illinois

A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday temporarily blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's deployment of hundreds of National Guard soldiers in Illinois, five days after another U.S. judge blocked a similar deployment in Portland, Oregon. U.S. District Judge April Perry said that permitting Guard troops in the state would only "add fuel to the fire," after hearing more than two hours of arguments from lawyers for the U.S. government and the state of Illinois, which sued the Trum...

October 10, 2025 9:21 AM

Nobel Peace Prize winner to be announced, in a year overshadowed by Trump

The winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday, in a year overshadowed by a months-long campaign by U.S. President Donald Trump to win what is arguably the world's most prestigious award. Trump has been outspoken about his desire for a prize won by four of his predecessors - Barack Obama in 2009, Jimmy Carter in 2002, Woodrow Wilson in 1919 and Theodore Roosevelt in 1906. All but Carter won the award while in office, with Obama named laureate less than eight months after t...

October 9, 2025 9:32 AM

Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza ceasefire and return of hostages, yet many questions remain

Israel and Hamas said they had agreed to a long-awaited ceasefire and hostage deal, the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end a war in Gaza that has killed more than 67,000 people and reshaped the Middle East. Just a day after the second anniversary of Hamas militants' cross-border attack that triggered Israel's devastating assault on Gaza, indirect talks in Egypt yielded an agreement on the initial stage of Trump’s 20-point framework to bring peace to the Palestinian encla...

October 8, 2025 5:11 PM

Afghanistan’s neighbors signal opposition to US retaking Bagram base

Afghanistan's regional neighbors, including American allies, appeared to unite against U.S. President Donald Trump's stated aim of taking over the Bagram military base near Kabul, according to a statement released after they met in Moscow. The "Moscow Format" meeting on Afghanistan - the seventh such event hosted by Russia but attended for the first time by the Taliban administration's foreign minister - included U.S. partners India and Pakistan. The 10 nations also included Russia, Chin...

September 26, 2025 9:06 AM

Stocks slump as Trump slaps new tariffs, Fed cut bets recede

Shares in Asia slid on Friday, with pharmaceutical companies hit hard after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a fresh round of punishing tariffs and as traders pared bets of sharp U.S. rate cuts following stronger-than-expected economic data. Trump announced the U.S. would impose 100% duties on imported branded drugs, 25% tariffs on heavy-duty trucks and 50% tariffs on kitchen cabinets. Shares of pharmaceutical companies across Asia tumbled in the aftermath, with Japan's Topix pharmaceutica...

September 12, 2025 4:02 PM

Poland says Russian drone incursions could not have been a mistake, contradicting Trump

Poland flatly rejected on Friday a suggestion by U.S. President Donald Trump that drone incursions into its airspace could have been a mistake, describing them as "a deliberate Russian attack". Poland, backed by aircraft from its NATO allies, shot down drones that had violated its airspace on Wednesday, the first time a member of the Western military alliance is known to have fired during Russia's war in Ukraine. European leaders strongly condemned the drone incursions and demanded new sanctio...

August 26, 2025 8:38 PM

Putin’s nuclear offer to Trump: arms control, and perhaps China too?

U.S. President Donald Trump said that he had discussed nuclear arms control with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the summit in Alaska - and that China should be involved too - with the ultimate aim of "denuclearization". What has Putin offered Trump on nuclear weapons and what might he offer? PUTIN'S OFFER Just a day before his meeting with Trump, Putin suggested that Moscow and Washington could reach a deal on nuclear arms control. Russia, the United States and China are all undertaking...

August 22, 2025 3:59 PM

S.Korea dispatches delegation to China as Trump tariffs shift trade dynamics

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will send a special delegation to China from August 24-27, his spokesperson said on Friday, as Seoul and Beijing increasingly align in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs policy. The delegation will deliver a message from Lee emphasising the continued development of the countries' strategic partnership, said the spokesperson, Kang Yu-jung. China is South Korea's biggest trading partner, and diplomatic ties between the two have improved since a...