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Canada Announces September 8 Tariffs on U.S. Steel, Electronics and Dairy
Ottawa is matching Washington's tariffs after USMCA talks collapsed, targeting U.S. steel, dairy, electronics and househ...
Why Vietnam Is Emerging as the West's Rare Earth Alternative to China
Vietnam holds 22 million tonnes of rare earth reserves and plans to scale from just over 4,000 tonnes processed today to...
Iran-US Framework Expires: No Ceasefire, No Hormuz Reopening, No Final Deal
The 60-day Iran-US framework has lapsed with no extension: ceasefire broken, Strait of Hormuz traffic near-halted, oil s...
German Firms Cut US Direct Investment by 65% as Trump Tariffs Bite
New IW data show German direct investment in the US fell to €4.3bn in the first half — a 65% year-on-year drop — undermi...
Iran Offers $30,000 Bounty for Killing or Capturing US Troops
Tehran's military says it will pay $30,000 for the death or capture of American troops — double for women — as disputes ...
Brazil Uses Reciprocity Law as Leverage, Not Immediate Tariff Retaliation
Brasília opened a reciprocity process against Washington to keep the law credible and force trade talks, while managing ...
Iran Says It Has Struck a Temporary Hormuz Shipping Deal With Oman as US Claims Sovereignty
Tehran says new temporary corridors will run partly through Iranian waters for two to four months, while Washington keep...
US places Brazil in group accused of helping China evade Trump tariffs
A White House report puts Brazil among more than 40 countries it says help reroute Chinese goods to dodge US tariffs, al...
Pew Survey Finds Europe Warming to India While US Views Cool
A 36-country Pew Research survey shows Europe's view of India improving, led by Germany and the UK, while US sentiment c...
Brazil Starts Reciprocity Process Against US Section 301 Tariffs
Brasília has notified Washington and requested consultations, while keeping support for sectors hit by US Section 301 ta...
US Rail Freight Extends Growth Streak in July as Intermodal Sets Record
Carloads rose for the seventh straight month and intermodal set a July record, according to AAR data, strengthening rail...
US Consent to WTO Talks Over Tariffs Marks a Diplomatic Victory for Brazil
The Trump administration agreed to discuss two surtaxes on Brazilian goods, a move Brasília hails as a win. China also p...
Canada Intensifies Talks with US to Avert Sweeping 50% Tariffs as August 19 Deadline Looms
Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc met with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer for the third time in three weeks as bo...
Iran Denies US Hormuz Compromise Report, Says Strait Closed Until Hostility Ends
Tehran calls reports of a deal with Washington on reopening the Strait of Hormuz false, and says the waterway will remai...
Russia-Iran Intelligence Sharing on U.S. Forces Signals a Wider Intelligence Contest
A Washington Post report says Moscow has been passing U.S. military positions to Tehran, widening Russia's role in the M...
Diplomatic Breakthrough in U.S.-Iran Standoff Offers Hope for Reopening Vital Oil Chokepoint
Mediation gains and a mutual pause in attacks have raised the prospect of a permanent halt to hostilities and a mechanis...
Iran Halts Retaliatory Strikes as US Pauses, Easing Strait of Hormuz Tensions
A fragile halt in US-Iran hostilities revives shipping through Hormuz, but Houthi attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities and...
US Strikes on Southern Iran Hollow Out Civilian Infrastructure and Threaten Regime Control
A new phase of US-Iran hostilities concentrates on the Strait of Hormuz region, systematically dismantling bridges, powe...
Iran Threatens U.S. Forces with 'One-Way Ticket to Hell' as Trump Weighs Deal or Escalation
A senior Iranian commander vows to kill one American soldier for every Iranian killed, while President Trump signals ope...
Iran Warns of Retaliation Against U.S. and Allies, Threatening Hormuz Oil Blockade
Tehran vows an 'eye for an eye' military response to any new American attacks, extending threats to countries that provi...
Russia Warns of ‘Direct Threat’ and Countermeasures if US Typhon Missiles Deployed to South Korea
Deputy Foreign Minister Rudenko says Moscow would treat deployment of American Typhon missile systems in South Korea as ...