If Trump implements his new tariffs on Chinese products, US tariffs on Chinese goods would reach a combined 104 percent. The new taxes would be on top of the 20 percent tariffs announced as punishment for fentanyl trafficking and his separate 34 percent tariffs announced last week.
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US: Chinese woman detained over visa overstay allegedly takes own life at Arizona border patrol station
Chinese woman detained over expired visa allegedly committed suicide at the US Border Patrol station in Arizona.
Afghanistan: Taliban hands over Bagram Air Base to USA
The Taliban regime has handed over the strategically crucial Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan to the USA
US-Israel talks: Netanyahu, Trump set to discuss tariffs, hostages, and Iran at White House
According to a statement from Netanyahu’s office, the leaders are expected to discuss several critical issues, including the new tariffs recently imposed by Trump on Israel, ongoing negotiations over hostages held by Hamas, potential tensions between Israel and Türkiye in Syria, and joint efforts to counter Iran and its proxy network.
US Senate confirms Indian-origin lawyer Harmeet Dhillon to head Civil Rights Division
Trump has praised Dhillon for her consistent defence of civil liberties, highlighting her efforts against what she sees as censorship by Big Tech, and her legal actions involving religious freedom during the COVID-19 pandemic. He also praised her work in challenging corporations that implement “woke” policies, accusing them of discriminating against their employees.
US: Indian-origin Catholic priest fatally shot in Kansas
Father Carasala, born and raised in Hyderabad, India, was ordained as a priest in 1994 within the Diocese of Cuddapah in Telangana. He moved to Kansas in 2004 at the invitation of Archbishop James P. Keleher and became a U.S. citizen on May 20, 2011.
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva warns US tariffs pose a ‘significant risk’ to global outlook
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said the recently imposed US tariffs pose a significant risk to the global outlook.
Singapore could face economic vulnerability amid US-led global trade slowdown, analysts warn
Singapore – the only country in Southeast Asia with which the US has a trade surplus – faces the baseline 10 percent tariff, according to a report by the Channel News Asia.
Liberation Day: US imposes 37 percent tariff on imports from Bangladesh
US imposes 37 percent tariff on imports from Bangladesh as part of Trump administration new reciprocal tariff move
Trump shoots reciprocal tariffs from baseline 10 pc to higher; 26 pc on India imports
Triggering almost a global trade war, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced tariffs of at least 10 percent on almost all goods from other countries, plus even higher rates for many nations, including friends, but deemed to be “worst offenders”. Addressing an audience in the Rose Gardens of the White House, including rows of […]