Trump made the comments during a Cabinet meeting opened to press. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said during the meeting that as they settle deals with countries, it will bring more certainty on trade policy. Trump claimed victory over Europe in the US tariffs war but acknowledged a “cost” to his surging trade offensive against […]
He was accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Information and Broadcasting Minister Attaullah Tarar, and Special Assistant to PM Tariq Fatemi. During his visit, the prime minister will hold talks with President Lukashenko to review progress in areas of mutual interest. The two sides are […]
The United States was Vietnam’s biggest export market in the first three months of the year, but President Donald Trump hit it with a 46 percent duty as part of a global trade blitz announced last week. Trump paused the stiff new tariffs on Wednesday, and Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc suggested the […]
Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud discussed with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio the developments in Gaza, Sudan, Yemen as well as the Russian-Ukranian conflict, the Saudi foreign ministry reported without giving further details. The Saudi foreign minister was expected to discuss the status of Yemen’s Houthis during meetings with U.S. government officials, the source […]
The funding being paused includes mostly grants and contracts with the federal departments of health, education, agriculture and defense, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to block federal funding for schools over pro-Palestinian campus protests as well as other issues such as diversity, equity, […]
Following the sweeping 10 percent tariffs imposed over the weekend, rates on imports to the United States from exporters, including the European Union and Japan, rose further on Wednesday. China — Washington’s top economic rival but also a major trading partner — is the hardest hit, with tariffs imposed on its products since Trump returned […]
Trump’s punishing tariffs have shaken a global trading order that has persisted for decades, raised fears of recession and driven worldwide stocks sharply downward. The S&P closed below 5,000 for the first time in nearly a year on Tuesday and is nearing a bear market, defined as 20% below its most recent high. S&P 500 […]
The prime minister said this in a meeting with a US delegation, led by Eric Meyer, Senior Bureau Official and Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs at US Department of State, which paid a courtesy call on him. The delegation is visiting Pakistan to attend the two-day Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum […]
President Donald Trump said that the US would start direct talks with Iran over its nuclear programme on Saturday, warning that the Islamic Republic would be in “great danger” if the negotiations failed. Tehran confirmed the discussions set to take place in Oman but stressed they were “indirect” talks. “As the country that unilaterally withdrew […]
“They discussed U.S. reciprocal tariffs on Pakistan and how to make progress toward a fair and balanced trade relationship,” Tammy Bruce, the department’s spokesperson, said in a statement about the first conversation between the two leaders. The US administration imposed tariffs on imports from around the world that range from a 10% baseline tax on […]
