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The Worst Person Possible Just Took Over USAID
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday he’s now in charge of the U.S. Agency for International Development, just hours after…
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Conservative Merz vows to 'lead Germany forward' amid huge backlash
Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, said on Monday he is ready to "lead Germany forward" as his…
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Trump’s Victory Lap on Mexico Tariffs Is a Giant Farce
Those products include groceries such as avocados, maple syrup, ground beef, cherry tomatoes, sugar, bananas, nuts, cooking oil, squash,…
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Trump’s Tariffs Go Too Far for Even This Senior Republican
Those products include groceries such as avocados, maple syrup, ground beef, cherry tomatoes, sugar, bananas, nuts, cooking oil, squash,…
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Volkswagen Sues India Over $1.4 Billion Tax Bill
Volkswagen has filed a lawsuit against Indian authorities over what the brand describes as an "impossibly enormous" tax demand, according…
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Ukrainian commander who invaded Russia said his troops had no idea that's where they were going until the last minute
Ukrainian forces launched a stunning invasion into Russia's Kursk region last August. A Ukrainian commander revealed new details of the…
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Front-runner in German election says his party will 'never' work with the far right
BERLIN (AP) — The front-runner in Germany's upcoming election said Monday that the far-right Alternative for Germany is his “most…
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Trump Taps Ex-Staffer Fired Over White Nationalist Event for Top Job
Those products include groceries such as avocados, maple syrup, ground beef, cherry tomatoes, sugar, bananas, nuts, cooking oil, squash,…
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Mexico reaches deal with Trump to avert tariffs for at least a month
MEXICO CITY — Mexico has managed to avoid U.S. tariffs — for now — after its president came to a last-minute agreement with President…
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Elon Musk Escalates Crusade to Shut Down Entire Federal Agency
Elon Musk and Donald Trump are trying to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development. In a live broadcast on his social media…
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Ontario cancels Starlink contract in latest Canadian tariffs protest
THE Canadian province of Ontario on Monday (Feb 3) announced it was cancelling a C$100 million (S$93.4 million) contract with Elon Musk’s…
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One Response to Trump’s Tariffs: Trade That Excludes the U.S.
In May, the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations, known as ASEAN, will meet the six Middle Eastern nations that make up the…
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Opec+ rolls over oil policy, ditches US government data
OPEC+ agreed to stick to its policy of gradually raising oil output from April on Monday (Feb 3) and removed the US government’s Energy…
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Patriotism surges in Canada as citizens band together to fight Trump
Donald Trump's announcement of a 25 percent tariff on Canadian imports into the U.S. over the weekend has sparked a feeling that Canadian…
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Conservative Merz vows to 'lead Germany forward' at party conference
Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, said on Monday he is ready to "lead Germany forward" as his…
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Weighing the Fallout From Trump’s Looming Trade War
What a weekend of headlines, from tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico to Elon Musk getting inside the Treasury Department’s payment…
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Once a Trump critic, Mark Zuckerberg pivots toward the president
Before Donald Trump kicked off his second term as president, Meta Platforms Chief Executive and founder Mark Zuckerberg took another big…
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Column: Trump is creating an imperial presidency — and he's doing it by decree
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has been back in the White House for only two weeks, but he’s already remaking the federal government. He’s…
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'Get on it AY-sep!' Foreign words have invaded Korea. The government is fighting back
SEOUL — Kim Hyeong-bae, a South Korean linguist, had a problem: how to translate the word “deepfake” into Korean. A senior researcher at…
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The Real Secret Behind Trump’s Insane Tariff Obsession
Trump’s embrace of the Republican cult of William McKinley—invented a generation ago by Karl Rove—is a vision not, as Rove’s was, of…
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US quietly arms key treaty ally near China
The U.S. government last month approved three major weapons sales to Japan, its East Asian security treaty ally that faces threats from…
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French PM set to force budget through parliament
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will Monday force through France's budget without a vote, a move set to prompt a no-confidence…
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German conservatives convene amid uproar over far-right cooperation
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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Trump’s Rage at Canada Gets Darker as GOPers Admit to Rising “Anxiety”
After President Donald Trump announced 25 percent tariffs on most goods from Canada and Mexico and 10 percent tariffs on China, he…