New State Department guidance instructs consular officers to screen applicants for involvement in what it describes as censorship of protected speech
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Costco, America’s favourite wholesale store, sues Trump administration
It becomes the latest company to sue a federal agency over the president’s signature economic policy, seeking a refund of tariffs
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Donald Trump says US asylum pause for 19 countries will last ‘long time’
US has paused asylum decisions for citizens of 19 countries and there is ‘no time limit’ on resumption says Donald Trump
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Saudi Arabia–US investments: Donald Trump and Crown Prince unveil $575bn deals, $270bn agreements and major AI projects
Saudi Arabia–US ties grow as Donald Trump and the Crown Prince unveil $575bn investments, $270bn agreements and major projects
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Trump signs bill to end 43-day US government shutdown, longest in history
The shutdown, the longest in US history, left millions without pay and ended without resolving a dispute over health insurance subsidies
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Trump: US needs foreign workers
President says the US “needs talent”, despite increasing H-1B visa costs
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President Trump threatens absent air traffic controllers with dire consequences
Over 1.2 million travellers faced flight delays or cancellations over the weekend; 2,250 flights were cancelled and 8,100 delayed on Monday
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Trump to bar China and other nations from Nvidia’s most advanced AI chips
President Trump says Nvidia’s top AI chips will be reserved for US firms, a move that could hit exports to allies and reshape global tech supply chains
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Binance boss CZ ‘grateful’ to Trump after receiving Presidential pardon
Zhao was “prosecuted by the Biden administration in their war on cryptocurrency”, says Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary
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Every dollar spent on tariffs is a dollar lost to science, says Bayer COO
“Every dollar we spend on tariffs is a dollar we can’t spend on research and development,” Sebastian Guth warns, as protectionist trade policies risk delaying future medical breakthroughs
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Analysis: Trump’s Middle East trip aims to seal Gaza truce, but doubts remain
The US president’s one-day tour of Israel and Egypt caps a high-stakes effort to end two years of war in Gaza, but questions linger over whether the truce will hold and what comes next
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US launches review of 55 million visas in crackdown on violations
The administration is tightening visa screening, adding more in-person interviews and post-issuance checks of social media, law-enforcement and foreign immigration records, plus any US law violations
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Trump launches official White House TikTok account despite federal ban law
The move marks a sharp reversal for Trump, who tried to ban TikTok during his first term in office
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Putin agrees US, EU could offer NATO-style security guarantees to Ukraine
The concession was reached during talks between Putin and US President Donald Trump at a summit in Alaska on Friday, special envoy Steve Witkoff says
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US-Russia Alaska summit: What Trump and Putin want – and why it matters
Trump has suggested that, if the meeting goes well, a second summit could follow with Zelenskyy included
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Nvidia, AMD to pay US government 15% of advanced chips sale to China
Nvidia’s H20 and AMD’s MI308 – required for AI-related use – can now be sold; The companies had a combined sale of $23.2bn in China in FY2024
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Gulf trade diplomacy in spotlight as WTO report highlights UAE, Saudi Arabia roles in global talks
Beyond the Middle East, the new WTO report signals a sharp deterioration in the global trade outlook
