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President Donald Trump meets with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron.
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What We’re Watching: US-EU nail down the details of trade deal, IAEA sounds the alarm on Iran, China challenges Dalai Lama

614: For all the US efforts to end it, the Russia-Ukraine war is showing no signs of slowing down, as Moscow fired 614 drones and other missiles at its neighbor.

India caught in middle as Trump tests out new Russia policy
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India caught in middle as Trump tests out new Russia policy

With friends like these! President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a new 25% tariff on India, one of the US’s closest allies in Asia.

​ Jair Bolsonaro, Donald Trump, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Analysis

Why Trump’s tariffs on Brazil will backfire

US-Brazil relations have been heating up for a bit, but President Donald Trump ratcheted up the temperature on the Lula administration a week ago when he announced that the United States would slap a 50% tariff on all Brazilian imports effective Aug 1.

Shipping containers from China are seen at the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro, California, U.S., May 1, 2025.
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Trump says he might back off on China tariffs – but Beijing holds firm

With US-China trade grinding to a halt, President Donald Trump told ABC News on Sunday that he would lower the 145% tariff imposed on China “at some point.”

President Donald Trump speaks as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House on April 9, 2025.
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The Truth will set tariffs free

With stock markets plunging and US Treasury yields reaching new heights, Donald Trump finally reneged on parts of his widescale tariff plan on Wednesday, declaring a 90-day pause to the far-reaching “reciprocal” levies that he introduced just one week ago while leaving a 10% across-the-board duty in place. He also escalated the already-burgeoning trade war with China by increasing the tariff on their imports to 125%.

President Donald Trump
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Reality hits on new tariffs, but Trump says it’s ‘going very well’

Stocks have plummeted, layoffs have begun, and confusion has metastasized about the bizarre method the United States used to calculate its tariff formula. But Donald Trump says it’s “going very well."

​President Donald Trump makes a special address remotely during the 55th annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 23, 2025.
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The Big Tar-iffs: Will he or won’t he start a trade war?

GZERO Publisher Evan Solomon writes that Donald Trump’s planned tariffs mean the US and Canada are headed for a trade war they don’t need over a prize they both already have.

Graphic Truth: Which major economy has the lowest tariffs?
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Graphic Truth: Which major economy has the lowest tariffs?

Donald Trump is talking up tariffs, and trading partners are worried. But the US has the second-lowest tariff barriers among the G20, the group of the world’s largest economies. Here's how it stacks up.

Most quotable moments of 2024 | GZERO World with ian bremmer
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10 memorable quotes on GZERO World with Ian Bremmer in 2024

On our award-winning weekly global affairs show GZERO World, Ian Bremmer explains the key global stories of the moment and sits down for in-depth conversations with the newsmakers and thought leaders shaping our world. Here’s a look back at the 10 most quotable moments from this year’s episodes.