Politics

(AFP) - The mighty dollar is sliding sharply as President Donald Trump's turbulent trade agenda has battered US credibility in global markets and fanned fears of a self-inflicted economic downturn....

(AFP) - US envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russia's top economic negotiator Kirill Dmitriev on Friday, state media reported, the US official's third visit to the country as Washington pushes...

(AFP) - Iran said Friday it seeks a "real and fair" agreement on its nuclear programme, as the United States signalled a willingness to compromise ahead of high-stakes weekend talks...

(AFP) - The US Senate approved Donald Trump's nominee to be the nation's top military officer on Friday after the president abruptly fired the previous chairman of the Joint Chiefs...

(AFP) - US President Donald Trump's delay of steeper tariffs may have won brief respite on Wall Street, but analysts say his actions -- which hit China especially hard --...

(AFP) - The Trump administration suffered a setback in a closely watched immigration case Thursday, as the US Supreme Court ordered it to "facilitate" the return of a wrongly deported...

(AFP) - The head of the US auto workers union endorsed car tariffs Thursday as a way to address the "free trade disaster" while rejecting use of the levies for...

(AFP) - Washington and Tehran waged a war of words Thursday ahead of key talks in Oman after US President Donald Trump said military action was "absolutely" possible if the...

(AFP) - US authorities are conducting a large-scale study into the cause of the autism "epidemic," Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr

(AFP) - US President Donald Trump, whose dramatic reversal on global trade tariffs sent markets reeling this week, is no stranger to the U-turn. Here are some notable examples