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Video: Saudi Arabia’s Return to Washington
new video loaded: Saudi Arabia’s Return to Washington David Sanger, a White House and national security correspondent, describes how the…
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Joseph Nye, Political Scientist Who Extolled ‘Soft Power,’ Dies at 88
Joseph S. Nye Jr., an influential figure in shaping American national security policy, who wrote seminal books on foreign affairs, held…
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5 Takeaways From the U.S.-U.K. Trade Agreement
The United States and Britain announced on Thursday that they had reached a deal that would reduce tariffs on some imports, such as steel,…
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China Cuts Interest Rates to Shore Up Economy Hit by Trade War
China’s central bank cut interest rates and made it easier on Wednesday for banks to increase lending and pump more money into the…
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U.S. and China to Hold First Trade Talks Since Trump’s Tariffs
Top officials from the Trump administration will meet with their Chinese counterparts in Switzerland this week, the first formal meeting…
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Oil Prices Are Falling. Here’s Where That Could Spell Trouble.
Oil producing countries are bracing for a bumpy ride this year, with a precipitous drop in prices to the lowest levels in four years seen…
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U.S. and Ukraine Sign Minerals Deal
The United States will share future revenues from Ukraine’s mineral reserves under a deal announced by the Trump administration on…
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Vietnam Used to Be a Safe Haven for Trade. Now It Might Not Be.
During President Trump’s first U.S.-China trade war in 2018, American companies flocked to Vietnam to sidestep escalating tariffs, and the…
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Howard Lutnick, Trump’s ‘Buoyant’ Trade Warrior, Flexes His Power Over Global Business
Since Howard Lutnick was tapped to serve as President Trump’s commerce secretary, executives from some of the world’s largest companies…
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Canada Election: It’ll Be Carney or Poilievre Against Trump’s Tariffs
Canada chooses a leader to take on Trump Canadians vote on Monday to determine which political party forms their next government. But…
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The Former C.I.A. Officer Capitalizing On Europe’s Military Spending Boom
During a 24-hour swing through Copenhagen last month, Eric Slesinger met with engineers making maritime drones, developers of war-planning…
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How Trump’s TikTok Negotiations Were Upended by China and Tariffs
Last Wednesday, the Trump administration believed it had a plan to save TikTok. ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese owner, along with some of its…
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Europe Is Ready to Make Its First Countermove to Trump Tariffs
President Trump’s announcement last week that he will impose a 20 percent tariff on goods coming from the European Union sent shock waves…
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E.U. Prepares Major Penalties Against Elon Musk’s X
European Union regulators are preparing major penalties against Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, for breaking a landmark law to…
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Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Are Coming, but at a Cost to U.S. Alliances
The incoming German chancellor, more convinced than ever that the defense and trade relationship with Washington is crumbling, has made…
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Want to Play a Game? Global Trade War Is the New Washington Pastime.
The world’s biggest powers were deep in a trade war. Economic losses from the tariffs that President Trump had imposed on most of the…
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Why China Is Wary of a Trump-Xi Summit
In Washington, President Trump has said he is willing to meet with Xi Jinping, China’s top leader. In Beijing, Chinese officials and…
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Trump Threatens Tariffs Against Countries That Buy Venezuelan Oil
President Trump said on Monday that he would crack down on countries that bought Venezuela’s oil by imposing tariffs on goods those…
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A Montana Senator Seeks to Be Trump’s Voice in Beijing
Since President Trump began his second term in January, no high-level officials from the United States have met with their counterparts in…
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Flights Resume at Heathrow After Substation Fire Shut Down Airport
Heathrow Airport in London was plunged into chaos after a fire at an electrical substation shut down operations at one of Europe’s busiest…
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Trump and China Clash Over Panama Canal in Test of Hong Kong’s Status
The deal had the imprint of a Hong Kong billionaire nicknamed “Superman” for his empire building. One of the tycoon’s companies, which for…
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Trump’s Tariffs Have Sown Uncertainty. That Might Be the Point.
Follow the latest news on the Trump administration. Since taking office, President Trump and his advisers have explained the president’s…
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Russia Is Wooing Western Energy Companies, but Will They Return?
Kremlin officials are dangling the prospect of lucrative investment deals for American energy companies, apparently seeking to convince…
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Austria, a Longtime Buyer of Russian Gas, Tries to Break the Habit
Just a few minutes’ walk from a metro station in the northeast corner of Vienna, you might think that you were in Texas: A drilling rig…