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Canada and US near trade deal as provinces put American liquor back on shelves
Canada's trade minister Dominic LeBlanc says the country is close to a new trade agreement with the United States.
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Trump delays new Canada tariffs for three days as trade deal nears
The US and Canada have been in stalled trade talks, with Washington threatening to raise tariffs (taxes on imported goods) on Canadian products to 50%.
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Canadian provinces refuse to back down as US tariff talks stay stuck
Trade talks between Canada and the United States remain stalled after Washington threatened tariffs of up to 50%.
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US-Canada trade talks stall as US threatens 50% tariffs on Canadian goods
Trade talks between the United States and Canada have stalled, and Washington is threatening tariffs of up to 50% on Canadian goods.
Trump puts new tariffs on drones, but EU and UK pay much less
US President Donald Trump has placed steep new import taxes on drones and drone parts, saying he wants to rebuild American drone manufacturing, which the White House calls key to modern warfare.
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Trump administration appeals order to refund all tariff payments
A U.S. trade court ruled that the government must refund tariffs to every company that paid them, not just the business that brought the case. The Trump administration is now appealing to stop those refunds while it fights over whether the tariffs were legal in the first place. Because the U.S. has used tariffs as pressure in trade talks with other countries, the outcome could affect that leverage too. It is still unclear whether the appeal will pause the refunds, or whether the case will reach the Supreme Court.
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US states sue to block Trump tariffs tied to forced-labor claims
A group of US states has sued to stop tariffs — import taxes — that the Trump administration placed on goods from about 60 countries, saying those countries failed to curb forced labor.
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Senate Pushes Toward Final Vote on Russia Sanctions Bill as Fears Grow It Could Hit EU Allies
Since clearing its 86-12 procedural vote, the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026 has been narrowed to cap tariffs at 100 percent on the top five Russian energy buyers. Twelve EU states, including Czechia, still import some Russian energy, and Democrats warn the tariff power Trump would gain never expires.
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Senate to vote on Russia-Iran sanctions bill named for Lindsey Graham
The US Senate is holding an actual floor vote on a sanctions bill that could impose tariffs up to 500 percent on countries still buying Russian or Iranian oil.
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The Tariff Wall Draws Fire: Canada Weighs Its 'Full Range,' Allies Call It 'Unjustified'
Washington's new tariff wall has moved the story from complaint to counter-move, with Canada threatening its 'full range' of retaliation and allies from Brussels to Canberra contesting the reasoning itself.
US ties Google's €890m EU fine to the Turnberry deal — and Brussels can't bargain it away
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says the €890 million DMA fine on Google could unravel the Turnberry trade deal and bring American tariffs — but the penalty is a legal decision only an EU court can undo, leaving the Commission little room to bargain.
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One Signature, 60 Countries: Trump's New Tariff Wall Goes Up
Trump's new tariffs of up to 12.5% on 60 countries replace levies expiring Friday, recast as a crackdown on forced-labour imports after the Supreme Court struck down his earlier measures.