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China condemns 'discriminatory' US tariffs on drone components after Trump turns to local sourcing

Beijing has condemned US tariffs on drones and components, accusing Washington of discriminating against Chinese products and harming Chinese companies.

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs at the White House last week. Because Trump is so hard to characterize neatly, we should think twice before jumping to conclusions as to where his tariff policies are headed, says the writer.
 U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speak to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on October 07, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Trump announces three-day pause on Canadian tariffs, Carney says there is more work to be done

LUCAS drone (illustrative).

Trump announces steep tariffs on drones, citing US reliance on foreign suppliers

US President Donald Trump and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney attend a meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) during the NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

Canada to consider retaliating against latest Trump tariffs, Carney says


Trump intensifies trade war with 30% tariffs on EU and Mexico

Earlier this week, Trump issued new tariff announcements for a number of countries, including Japan, South Korea, Canada and Brazil, as well as a 50% tariff on copper.

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs at the White House last week. Because Trump is so hard to characterize neatly, we should think twice before jumping to conclusions as to where his tariff policies are headed, says the writer.

Trump warns pharmaceutical tariffs could reach 200%, gives 'a year to get their act together'

US President Donald Trump plans to implement a 200% tariff rate on pharmaceuticals, while he also announced tariffs on semiconductors and copper.

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump in the Oval Office last Friday: Since Trump’s election as president last November for a second term, the US has no longer been committed to the previous world order in which it had played such a major role in creating and running, the writer maintains.

BRICS leaders call attacks on Iran 'violation of international law,' express 'concerns' over Gaza

The group voiced its support for Iran, as well as Ethiopia, to join the World Trade Organization, while calling to urgently restore its ability to resolve trade disputes.

 China's Premier Li Qiang, India's Prime Minister Narendra  Modi and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, attend the BRICS Summit, at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 6, 2025.

Trump's tariffs to remain in effect after appeals court grants stay

A federal appeals court temporarily reinstated the most sweeping of Trump's tariffs a day after a US trade court ruled that Trump had exceeded his authority in imposing the duties and ordered a block

US President Donald Trump gesticulates as he returns from a trip to trip to Annapolis, Maryland, in Washington, US, May 25, 2018.

Trump's trade war imperils Spanish hatmaker's business with US Orthodox Jews

Higher tariffs would be "dramatic" for the hand-made hat factory, since it can't afford to reduce prices for its long-term clients in the US to offset the new fee, Mazuecos said.

(Illustrative) HAREDIM GATHER en masse in Bnei Brak.

France's Macron plays down apparent shove from wife in Vietnam

"I was bickering, or rather joking, with my wife," Macron told reporters in Hanoi. "It's nothing."

 France's President Emmanuel Macron was pushed in the face by his wife Brigitte Macron as the couple arrived in Vietnam to begin a tour of Southeast Asia, at Noi Bai International Airport, in Hanoi, Vietnam, May 25, 2025.

Trump pushes EU to cut tariffs or face extra duties, FT reports

The FT added that the European Union has been pushing for a jointly agreed framework text for the talks, but the two sides remain too far apart.

 A 3D-printed miniature model depicting US President Donald Trump, the US flag and word "Tariffs" in this illustration taken, April 17, 2025.

China fordert Korea auf, keine Produkte mit Seltenen Erden an US-Rüstungsfirmen zu exportieren

In den Schreiben hieß es, dass koreanischen Unternehmen Sanktionen drohten, sollten sie gegen die Exportbeschränkungen verstoßen, so der Bericht.

 Die chinesische und die US-amerikanische Flagge sind auf einer Leiterplatte mit Halbleiterchips abgebildet, in dieser illustrierten Aufnahme vom 17. Februar 2023.

Donald Trump’s tariff policy: A method to his madness? - analysis

There is no “method to his madness” because there is no madness. It’s all method.

US President Donald Trump at the White House, April 2025

US and Britain expected to announce tariff deal on Thursday

Trump is expected to announce a trade deal between the two countries on Thursday.

 U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025.