Politics

Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump said Japan is not required to protect the United States militarily and makes "a fortune" from it economically, as he fired off an impromptu...

Beijing (AFP) - China's foreign minister on Friday vowed Beijing would "firmly counter" US pressure, after Donald Trump heaped  tariffs on Chinese goods and torched off a trade war between...

(AFP) - After only seven weeks back in the White House, President Donald Trump is facing stock markets roiled by his volatile trade policy, consumers exhausted by stubbornly high prices,...

(AFP) - On one side of the border, US soldiers unfurled barbed wire. On the other, Mexican soldiers monitored a gap in the border wall

(AFP) - US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday establishing a "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve," forcefully endorsing a currency once shunned as a tool for money launderers. The government...

(AFP) - EU leaders shaken by the prospect of US disengagement agreed to boost the bloc's defences at a crisis summit Thursday, as Washington said talks with Kyiv were back...

New York (AFP) - After an outcry from Detroit, President Donald Trump has granted one-month tariff exemptions on most auto imports from Canada and Mexico, underscoring the continued clout of...

Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday renewed doubts over his commitment to the NATO alliance, saying countries that are not spending adequately on their militaries do not deserve...

Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Thursday delayed some tariffs targeting Canada and Mexico, leading Ottawa to halt an upcoming wave of countermeasures -- offering a reprieve to...

(AFP) - California Governor Gavin Newsom expressed opposition Wednesday to transgender women competing in women's sports, becoming the highest profile Democrat to break from the party's stance on trans rights....