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U.S., China Set Stage for Trade Deal Before Trump–Xi Meeting

Monday, 27 October 2025 14:01 WIB | Global economic

Top U.S. and Chinese negotiators said they reached a consensus on key disputes, paving the way for Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to meet later this week and finalize a trade deal aimed at easing tensions. After two days of talks in Malaysia, officials announced that both sides had agreed...

Bessent defends Trump’s move to fire Fed Governor Cook

Tuesday, 2 September 2025 14:08 WIB | Global economic

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended President Donald Trump’s removal of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, saying the central bank has “made a lot of mistakes” even as he stressed its independence, according to a Reuters interview. Speaking to Reuters, Bessent argued that allegations...

Trump says India faces 20%-25% trade tariff

Wednesday, 30 July 2025 14:20 WIB | Global economic

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that India will likely face trade tariffs of 20% to 25%, although a deal is yet to be finalized. The tariff level is far greater than the 15% duties recently imposed on Japan and the European Union, and comes despite earlier signaling from Trump that...

Netanyahu says fall of Iran’s leadership not a goal but could be a result

Friday, 20 June 2025 11:21 WIB | Economy

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that the change or fall of Iran’s leadership was not a goal of Israel’s attacks but could be a result. "The matter of changing the regime or the fall of this regime is first and foremost a matter for the Iranian people. There is no substitute for...

Israel hits nuclear sites, Iran strikes hospital as war escalates

Friday, 20 June 2025 05:24 WIB | Economy

Israel bombed nuclear targets in Iran on Thursday and Iranian missiles hit an Israeli hospital overnight, as the week-old air war escalated with no sign yet of an off-ramp. Following the strike that damaged the Soroka medical centre in Israel’s southern city of Beersheba, Prime Minister Benjamin...

Trump threatens Iran’s leader, demands ‘unconditional surrender

Wednesday, 18 June 2025 10:38 WIB | Economy

President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, that he is an “easy target” and “our patience is wearing thin” before demanding Tehran surrender in its escalating conflict with Israel. “We know exactly where the so-called ‘Supreme Leader’ is hiding,” Trump wrote on...

US Kills IS Commander Behind Plot to Kidnap Officials

Wednesday, 19 April 2023 16:46 WIB | Root

Plans by the Islamic State terror group to kidnap officials outside of the Middle East region and hold them for leverage triggered an early morning U.S. raid that led to the death of one of the plot's alleged masterminds. U.S. Central Command on Monday confirmed the death of Abd-al-Hadi Mahmud...