Trump administration defends Kennedy Center renaming plan, warns of demolition risk - Reuters

Trump administration defends Kennedy Center renaming plan, warns of demolition risk  Reuters

Trump mulls renaming Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America.’ Canadians balk at the idea - AP News

Trump mulls renaming Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America.’ Canadians balk at the idea  AP News

Canada announces 'dollar-for-dollar' retaliatory tariffs on US as high as 50%

The latest escalation in an ongoing trade war between the US and Canada will see new levies on goods from steel to furniture, fresh tuna and makeup.

Carney Matches Trump Tariffs With 50% Tax, US Dairy, Steel

Trade talks between the US and Canada came to a halt over the weekend with new US tariffs going into effect. Now Canada has responded with counter-tariffs. Mathieu Dion explains what this all means (Source: Bloomberg)

What’s More Than ‘Maximum’? Trump Faces Limits on Iran Sanctions.

President Trump’s “Economic D-Day” is intended to break the stalemate with Iran. But decades of sanctions have done little to change the country’s behavior.

By Michael Crowley

Mark Carney must beware an all-out trade war

His latest tariff threats are proportionate. But the situation could escalate

Iran and Oman edge towards deal on Strait of Hormuz

Interim proposal on managing shipping is first hint of diplomatic progress to reopen the waterway in weeks

Canada issues retaliatory tariffs of up to 50 percent on U.S. imports

The new tariffs to come Sept. 8 come after U.S. tariffs against Canada implemented after the collapse of trade talks.

By Riley Beggin

Canada unveils counter-tariffs of 15% to 50% on US goods as trade war intensifies

Under Canada's planned response, US steel and aluminum products previously subject to a 25% duty will soon face 50% tariffs. Goods facing 25% tariffs will include appliances, dairy products like cheese, as well as certain steel and aluminum derivative products.

Trump threatens to demolish Kennedy Center if $250m renovation not done

US president’s lawyers in court filing say Washington arts complex must undergo repairs or risk demolition The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts could be demolished if repairs are not carried out, Donald Trump’s administration warned in a court filing on Monday. Lawyers for the US president said the national arts complex in Washington DC must undergo a $250m renovation or risk facing the wrecking ball. Continue reading...

By David Smith in Washington

Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. as the countries' trade fight deepens

The measures come after President Trump imposed 50% tariffs on many Canadian goods and threatened more after trade talks broke down on Friday.

By Alex Leff

Trump administration: Kennedy Center may be demolished if repairs not made

Department of Justice lawyers told a federal judge the venue 'cannot survive' without the US president's help.

James Carville goes nuclear on Jeffries over Jared Kushner sit-down and demands Democrats draw a line

James Carville slammed Hakeem Jeffries for meeting with Jared Kushner, saying Democrats universally agree they don't sit down with Donald Trump's inner circle.

Honig & NewsNight react to new SCOTUS mail-in ballot ruling - CNN

Honig & NewsNight react to new SCOTUS mail-in ballot ruling  CNN

‘I’ve seen Donald Trump without make-up. He looks like Spam’ - The Times

‘I’ve seen Donald Trump without make-up. He looks like Spam’  The Times

Iran and Oman discuss joint shipping route in Strait of Hormuz and mine clearing mission

Iran and Oman on Tuesday discussed a proposal to establish a jointly managed shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz.

Axios: US asks Ukraine not to strike Russia while CIA director is there

Axios reports that Washington asked Ukraine to pause strikes on Russia while CIA Director John Ratcliffe is in Moscow on his first visit since taking office.

By Iryna Kutielieva,Tetyana Oliynyk

Liberals announce $7.5 billion in tariff support, detail $26.7B in counter-tariffs on U.S.

Days after the collapse of trade talks with the Trump administration, the Liberal government is rolling out $7.5 billion to help workers and businesses weather the new 50 per cent tariffs being imposed on $27.6 billion of Canadian goods by the U.S. president.

'We'll always call it Lake Ontario,' Joly says

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said on Tuesday that Canada would 'always call it Lake Ontario,' responding to U.S. President Donald Trump's suggestion that it be renamed 'Lake America.'

Canada hits US goods with tariffs of up to 50 per cent as trade war escalates

Canada announced retaliatory tariffs of up to 50 per cent on US$19.94 billion (C$27.6 billion) of American goods on Tuesday, escalating its trade confrontation with Washington days after negotiations collapsed and the Trump administration imposed sweeping new duties on Canadian products. The tariffs, which take effect on September 8, will apply to more than 700 categories of US goods at rates of 15, 25 or 50 per cent, according to the Canadian government. The targeted products range from stee...

By Teresa Elena Frontado

Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on US goods

Canada's government said it would impose tariffs on some 700 US goods as of next month, amid the latest trade spat between Donald Trump and Mark Carney.

Canada strikes back at Trump with retaliatory tariffs as US trade war escalates

Canada on Tuesday announced retaliatory tariffs on C$27.6 billion ($19.94 billion) worth of US goods, including steel and dairy products, in a dollar-for-dollar response to President Donald Trump's punitive tariffs on Canadian products. Ottawa also announced a C$7.5 billion aid package for impacted Canadian businesses and workers as the trade war between the two countries escalated.

By FRANCE 24

5 cheap U.S. cities to retire in — if you can deal with this one thing

You don’t have to leave the country to find an affordable place that matches your retirement vision.

By Edd and Cynthia Staton

Humanity Brings Biological Age Analysis to the U.S. Through questhealth.com - Morningstar

Humanity Brings Biological Age Analysis to the U.S. Through questhealth.com  Morningstar

Trump's Canada tariffs take aim at America's favorite cars

Canada plays a unique role in America's car business: it helps build some of the US's favorite vehicles. Chevrolet/Toyota On Monday, President Donald Trump threatened tariffs of 50% on cars imported from Canada. America's second-, third, and fourth-best-selling vehicles rely on assembly plants in Canada. The White House tells Business Insider there's a simple solution: Build in the US. Americans love SUVs and full-size pickups. President Donald Trump's latest auto tariffs would hit the US's...

ASX set to rise, Wall Street boosted by falling oil prices; Canada hits back at US with tariffs

Oil prices are falling again, which is helping to ease worries in the bond market and support stock prices.

By Stan Choe

Trump’s DOJ says Kennedy Center might need to be demolished if his name can’t go on the building

Government lawyers say the venue could be ‘taken down’ if the president can’t use his name on the building to raise money for construction

By Alex Woodward

Canada Imposes 50% Tariffs On Hundreds Of U.S. Products—Doubling Steel And Aluminum Tax

The new tariffs announced by Canada on Tuesday mirror the ones imposed by Trump on Saturday.

By Sara Dorn, Forbes Staff

Trump persists in pushing fee of over $100,000 for H-1B visas

A federal judge in Massachusetts blocked a similar plan in June

By Patricia Vélez Santiago

Trump admin says Kennedy Center 'to be taken down' without renovations

Canada has retaliated against Trump’s tariffs. Should Carney go even further?

Canada’s retaliatory list — intentionally or not — is still likely to have a disproportionate political effect in battleground states

By Tracy Moran

Republicans squirm as Trump escalates trade war with Canada

Canada is a major market for states Republicans need to hold the Senate, putting GOP candidates in a bind as Trump escalates his trade war.

By Bill Barrow, The Associated Press

'Will defend interests': China puts US on notice after new sanctions on Iran

By PRISHA PATNAIK

Report: U.S. Prepares to Return Mideast Diplomats Evacuated Before Iran War, Signaling Renewed Fighting Is Unlikely - Haaretz

Report: U.S. Prepares to Return Mideast Diplomats Evacuated Before Iran War, Signaling Renewed Fighting Is Unlikely  Haaretz

Trump mulls renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America.' Canadians balk at the idea

Trump mulls renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America.' Canadians balk at the idea

Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on $25b worth of US goods, unveils support measures - The Straits Times

Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on $25b worth of US goods, unveils support measures  The Straits Times

Iran, Oman Discuss Temporary Corridor Through Strait Of Hormuz

The two countries have sought to regulate transit through the Strait of Hormuz, as written in the US-Iran memorandum of understanding, after the waterway became a flashpoint in the Middle East war.

Trump’s Approval Rating Bottoms Out as Support For the Iran War Disintegrates 

The president and his war are wildly unpopular — and there's no end in sight

By Sean Woods

Canada hits back at US with tariffs on $20 billion worth of goods

By Alex Woodward

Trump says Strait of Hormuz has been demined, warns Iran not to plant more

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that all mines had been detonated or removed from international waters of the Strait of Hormuz and that Iran has been told that any ship or boat placing new mines will be destroyed. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the United States, through its Space Force, […]

Trump: All mines cleared from Hormuz, Space Force watching nuclear sites, strait

"Iran has been notified that any ship or boat placing new mines will be immediately and systematically destroyed," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Kennedy Center Warns Of “Death Spiral” If Trump’s Name Isn’t Returned To Complex, While New Report Shows Fiscal Plunge After Previous POTUS Rebrand

Kennedy Center attorneys defended the board’s decision earlier this month to restore Donald Trump’s name three times to the complex, arguing that it is essential to saving the institution. Earlier this month, the board, chaired by Trump and dominated by his allies, voted for a resolution to return Trump’s name to the front facade of […]

By Ted Johnson

Trump veers from boredom to denial after 6 months of war on Iran

At an impromptu press conference last week, US President Donald Trump waxed lyrical about his helipad, his ballroom and his granite paving stones. The one thing he barely mentioned? The war on Iran Six months after launching what he expected to be a lightning offensive, Trump appears bored or even in denial about the conflict as it puts a drag on his second presidency. “Right now, the situation is so good,” Trump replied when asked about Iran, after leading reporters on a tour of the White Ho...

By [email protected] (AFP)

Trump says all Hormuz mines removed, threatens to destroy any ship placing new mines

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that al...

By Song Sang-ho

Trump says Strait of Hormuz has been demined, warns Iran not to plant more

U.S. debt hits $40T, but some traders are eyeing $50T by the end of Trump's term

EU agri-food exports to US plunge 13% between January and May

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 25 - Between January and May, the EU recorded a sharp contraction in agri-food exports to the United States, down 13% (€1.6 billion) compared with the same period in 2025. The figure comes from the European Commission's regular monitoring report on agri-food trade. Brussels notes that the decline in exports follows "high levels" of exports in the first months of 2025, when companies sought to bring shipments forward ahead of the US tariffs that had been announced. The most ...

By ANSA

Canada hits back at US with $20bn in retaliatory tariffs

Donald Trump intensified the confrontation earlier by saying the US was considering renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America”

Supreme Court eases block of Trump’s mail ballot order

The three liberal justices on the court dissented

By Peter Weber, The Week US

The threats to ‘Swiss Made’

For decades the country’s exporters focused on adding value, but US tariffs and the strong franc are now hitting them harder. When US President Donald Trump hit Switzerland with punitive tariffs last year, Nabil Francis’s first reaction was shock. “It was a wake-up call,” says Francis, the chief executive of Felco, a company known for its high-quality garden tools. “You understood that the world was changing when Switzerland was treated differently to the EU.” For generations, Felco had been ...

By Mercedes Ruehl, The Financial Times

Jelly Roll Jabs Trump Over Weight While Guest-Hosting ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’

"Well, Mr. President, from one fat pig to another, take it from me that physical fitness is very important," Jelly Roll said.

By Jessica Lynch

Trump mulls renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America.' Canadians balk at the idea

Trump mulls renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America.' Canadians balk at the idea

Tinio urges DTI to release all Pax Silica projects’ information

MANILA, Philippines — ACT Teachers Rep. Antonio Tinio on Tuesday has called on the Department of Trade of Industry (DTI) to release related information and documents of all projects under the United States-led Pax Silica. The statement follows plans to establish more projects in other locations, apart from the Artificial Intelligence (AI) hub in New

By cbuban

Trump bought shares in Musk's SpaceX in June - News24

Trump bought shares in Musk's SpaceX in June  News24

Trump says Strait of Hormuz cleared of mines, warns Iran of 'zero tolerance'

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that all mines have been successfully removed or detonated in the international waters of the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump says executions of Iran protesters must stop - Arab News

Trump says executions of Iran protesters must stop  Arab News

Trump administration plans to revoke visas of foreigners seeking asylum

State Dept coordinating with DHS to revoke visas of visitors who later seek asylum to stay in US

By Reuters

Trump floats 'Lake America' name for Lake Ontario amid Canada row

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested renaming Lake Ontario 'Lake America' as his trade dispute with Canada escalated, drawing swift pushback from the United States' northern...

Canada unveils counter-tariffs of 15-50% on US goods - International - World - Ahram Online

Canada unveils counter-tariffs of 15-50% on US goods - International - World  Ahram Online

Treasury, IRS Propose Rules On Trump Account Investments

Treasury, IRS Propose Rules On Trump Account Investments Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The Department of the Treasury and the IRS have issued proposed regulations clarifying which investments may be made by Trump Accounts. President Donald Trump speaks during the Trump Accounts summit at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington on Jan. 28, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A Trump Account is a savings account designed to help children get a head ...

By Tyler Durden

Trump says Strait of Hormuz has been demined, warns Iran not to plant more - The Star

Trump says Strait of Hormuz has been demined, warns Iran not to plant more  The Star

Canada Set to Announce Retaliatory Tariffs on US Goods

Canada faces 50 percent tariffs after trade negotiations collapsed.

US so-called ‘overcapacity’ tariffs can’t fix productivity woes: Chinese experts - Global Times

US so-called ‘overcapacity’ tariffs can’t fix productivity woes: Chinese experts  Global Times

US plan could revoke up to 200,000 visas held by asylum claimants - Nation Thailand

US plan could revoke up to 200,000 visas held by asylum claimants  Nation Thailand

Liberia once offered Black Americans a new home. Decades on, it is receiving migrants the US wants out

Is Liberia an American dumping ground — or a place where a new generation of arrivals can build a new life? That’s the question Liberians are asking themselves after the first people to be deported to the West African country from the United States arrived in the capital, Monrovia. The 20 people on the flight … The post Liberia once offered Black Americans a new home. Decades on, it is receiving migrants the US wants out appeared first on Egypt Independent.

By CNN

U.S. set for mass visa revocation of over 200,000 foreigners - The Guardian Nigeria News

U.S. set for mass visa revocation of over 200,000 foreigners  The Guardian Nigeria News

Nepal, US plan high-level visits and other engagements next year - The Kathmandu Post

Nepal, US plan high-level visits and other engagements next year  The Kathmandu Post

Joint Iran-Oman statement on Strait of Hormuz; Proposal for temporary corridor and mine clearance

TEHRAN- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Al-Busaidi in Tehran on Tuesday.

Trump threatens to rename Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’

Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes located on the border between Canada and the United States. The post Trump threatens to rename Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Henry Oduah

Trump says all mines cleared from Strait of Hormuz - the-star.co.ke

Trump says all mines cleared from Strait of Hormuz  the-star.co.ke

US threatens sanctions on countries doing business with Iran - Graphic Online

US threatens sanctions on countries doing business with Iran  Graphic Online

Washington offers up to $10 million for information on five commanders of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

The individuals in question are being targeted because, according to the US government, they plan, organize and carry out terrorist activities around the world The post Washington offers up to $10 million for information on five commanders of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards appeared first on ProtoThema English.

By Newsroom

Trump envoy calls for Sudan-wide arms embargo as drone attacks escalate

US President Donald Trump's senior Africa envoy has asked the UN to extend its arms embargo from Darfur to all of Sudan, warning the war could spread across the wider region.

By Deborah Okailey Quarcoo

US Plans Largest Mass Visa Revocation in History, Targeting 200,000 Asylum Seekers - Morocco World News

US Plans Largest Mass Visa Revocation in History, Targeting 200,000 Asylum Seekers  Morocco World News

Iran, Oman discuss ‘phased framework’ for reopening Strait of Hormuz - PressTV

Iran, Oman discuss ‘phased framework’ for reopening Strait of Hormuz  PressTV

Oman, Iran discuss framework for resumption of safe navigation through Strait of Hormuz

Muscat: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister paid a working visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran on Tuesday, where he held constructive...

By Times of Oman

Donald Trump proposes "Lake America" name for Lake Ontario

U.S. President Donald Trump said that Lake Ontario could be renamed "Lake America."