Why is India courting the Taliban now? | Taliban News
The meeting in Dubai between Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of the Taliban, on Wednesday this week has…
EU trade chief commits to WTO in Geneva following Macron doubts
Emmanuel Macron said the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is not working and that several countries are breaking away from it, but in Geneva European Trade…
Why Trump’s blow-hot, blow-cold on China worries India | Donald Trump News
New Delhi, India — When China announced the creation of new counties last week, it marked out borders that included swaths of land that India…
Biden blocks sale of US Steel to Japan’s Nippon Steel | Business and Economy News
Biden cites need to ‘level playing field’ in long anticipated blocking of $14.6bn sale likely to roil ties with Tokyo.United States President Joe Biden has…
Canadian ministers to talk tariffs with Trump aides in Florida | International Trade News
The Canadian ministers of finance and foreign affairs are set to hold talks in the US state of Florida with aides to Donald Trump, as…
‘Canal is Panamanian’: Panama’s president rejects Trump threats | Donald Trump News
Jose Raul Mulino rejects prospect of talks with Donald Trump, who threatened US could retake control of Panama Canal.The Panamanian president has rejected threats by…
As Trump’s tariff threat looms, what would a US-Canada ‘trade war’ mean? | Trade War News
Montreal, Canada – Donald Trump is less than a month away from being sworn in as the next president of the United States, and the…
Why is Trump threatening to take over the Panama Canal? | Donald Trump News
On Sunday, United States President-elect Donald Trump said that his new administration will try and regain control of the Panama Canal. His statements drew rebuke…
From Trump to Bitcoin, inflation and China: the big economic trends of 2024 | Business and Economy
The year 2024 saw the global economy stabilise following the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, even as growth in many countries lagged pre-2020 levels. Amid…
Trump threatens tariffs if EU doesn’t buy more oil and gas from US | International Trade News
EU spokesman says 27-nation bloc, which already buys most US oil and gas exports, open to talks with president-elect.Donald Trump has threatened to levy tariffs…
Is global trade transforming? | International Trade
Geopolitical tensions, climate change and technology are changing the way goods and services are moved across borders.The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the vulnerabilities of…
Canada finance minister resigns as PM Trudeau grapples with new Trump term | Politics News
Canada’s Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned in a blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is facing declining approval ratings and opposition from within…
Trump will throw US clean power into question | Donald Trump News
The recent re-election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States has dented clean energy prospects in the country. A climate sceptic,…
What could Trump’s return to the White House mean for Latin America? | Donald Trump News
In the wake of the United States presidential election, international leaders have been scrambling to prepare for Donald Trump’s return to the world stage, as…
EU and South America’s Mercosur bloc announce ‘win-win’ free trade deal | European Union News
The European Union and South America’s Mercosur trade bloc have struck an agreement on a long-anticipated free trade deal, European Commission President Ursula von der…
China hits back against US chip crackdown | Trade War News
China has banned exports to the United States of the critical minerals gallium, germanium and antimony, which have widespread military applications, escalating trade tensions the…
Can Donald Trump enact tariffs without Congress? And can anyone stop him? | Trade War News
US President-elect Donald Trump – who during the campaign called tariff “the most beautiful word in the dictionary” – wasted little time after his election…
US unleashes another crackdown on China’s chip industry | Trade War News
The United States has launched its third crackdown in three years on China’s semiconductor industry, curbing exports to 140 companies, including chip equipment maker Naura…
Biden in Angola: What’s behind the last-ditch Africa trip? | Joe Biden News
United States President Joe Biden is visiting Angola this week on his first-ever bilateral trip to Africa as president – weeks before he leaves the…
Mexico warns Trump-proposed tariffs to cost 400,000 US jobs | Donald Trump News
Mexico’s president and economy minister have given the clearest picture yet of how their government will respond to United States President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on…