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EU, India strike ‘mother of all deals’ on trade

India and the European Union agreed to a massive trade deal on Tuesday, indicating that some countries are enhancing their economic cooperation while they confront tariff tensions with the U.S.

January 27, 2026

Trump plans to raise tariffs on South Korean goods from 15% to 25%, citing impatience with deal’s OK

President Trump says he will increase tariffs on South Korean products from 15% to 25% because he is tired of waiting for the Asian country's legislature to approve its bilateral trade deal with the U.S.

January 27, 2026

Trump zeroes in on domestic issues after foreign forays of first year

President Trump's trip to Iowa on Tuesday marks a pivot to domestic issues in a make-or-break midterm year, after an intense focus on foreign trade and settling wars during the first 12 months of his term.

January 26, 2026

Companies plan to build first U.S. aluminum smelter since 1980, in a boon for Trump’s agenda

Century Aluminum and an Emirati firm said Monday they will build the first U.S.-based aluminum smelter in nearly 50 years, a major boost for President Trump's plan to drive domestic production through tariffs and tax policy.

January 26, 2026

U.K.’s Starmer slams Trump for saying NATO stayed ‘off the front lines’ in Afghanistan

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is condemning President Trump's claim that some NATO troops stayed "a little off the front lines" during the war in Afghanistan.

January 23, 2026

Trump hails TikTok deal, thanks U.S. investors, Xi for preserving ‘important voice’

The Trump administration is taking a victory lap over its effort to keep TikTok operating in the U.S., calling it a fulfillment of a 2024 campaign promise and hoping young Americans remember the favor.

January 23, 2026

Trump withdraws the Board of Peace invitation to Canada

President Trump will no longer invite Canada to join his Board of Peace after tensions between the countries flared at an economic forum in Switzerland.

January 23, 2026

Trump says emerging Greenland deal gives U.S. full access to the island

President Trump said Thursday that the Arctic deal under negotiation will give the U.S. "total access" to Greenland for the foreseeable future.

January 22, 2026

WATCH: Trump launches Board of Peace to oversee Gaza ceasefire and settle global conflicts

President Trump on Thursday launched his Board of Peace, a body designed to oversee the implementation of the U.S.-backed Gaza ceasefire agreement and settle international conflicts.

January 22, 2026

Trump strikes ‘framework’ for deal on Greenland, Arctic and drops threat of tariff on Europe

President Trump said Wednesday he struck a framework for a deal on Greenland and the Arctic after a productive conversation with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, prompting him to drop military and trade threats against Europe.

January 21, 2026

Newsom rips Trump’s Davos speech: ‘Remarkably boring’

California Gov. Gavin Newsom ripped President Trump's speech to the World Economic Forum as a snoozer.

January 21, 2026

Trump rules out military force to take over Greenland, demands immediate acquisition talks

President Trump on Wednesday said he will not use "force" to annex Greenland but gave European partners an ultimatum: They can take the easy route and hand it over or risk the ire of NATO's most powerful member.

January 21, 2026

Trump calls for ‘immediate’ talks to acquire Greenland

President Trump told European leaders on Wednesday that no nation can defend Greenland the way the U.S. can, using a pointed reference to World War II to underscore his point.

January 21, 2026

Trump urges ‘not recognizable’ Europe to follow U.S. lead at Davos economic conference

President Trump took a victory lap Thursday at a major economic forum in Switzerland, boasting of an "economic miracle" in the U.S. and daring "not recognizable" parts of Europe to follow his lead.

January 21, 2026

Trump lands in Switzerland on backup plane after Air Force One electrical failure

President Trump landed in Zurich, Switzerland, on Wednesday after an electrical issue forced him to turn around and switch planes to attend a major economic forum in the Swiss resort town of Davos.

January 21, 2026

Trump to confront European allies about Greenland takeover when rich and powerful gather in Davos

U.S. officials told NATO allies on Tuesday to keep an open mind and avoid trade escalation as President Trump flew to Switzerland to cajole European powers into accepting his annexation of Greenland.

January 20, 2026

Trump keeps up his Greenland pressure campaign on Europe

President Trump kept people on edge Tuesday about how far he's willing to go to obtain Greenland.

January 20, 2026

President says Gulf of America could have been named ‘Gulf of Trump’

President Trump joked Tuesday that he flirted with renaming the Gulf of Mexico after himself before he settled on the "Gulf of America" as the official new name.

January 20, 2026

Trump boasts about his year-one record in surprise visit to White House briefing

President Trump touted the accomplishments of his first year back as the U.S. leader on Tuesday ahead of a trip to Switzerland to confront a hostile, or at least befuddled, crowd of European leaders furious over his plans to annex Greenland.

January 20, 2026

Trump posts private messages from European leaders on his aims to control Greenland

President Trump early Tuesday posted a flurry of private messages from European leaders and mocked opponents of his plans to annex Greenland into the U.S.

January 20, 2026