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Former VP Pence warns Trump’s tariffs could lead to US shortages
Pence said he had "concerns" that Trump's tariff policies were "essentially new industrial policy that will result in inflation, that will harm consumers and that will ultimately harm the American economy".
Is history repeating itself?
Experts agree the current tariff wars and escalating trade tensions, particularly between the U.S., China, and the EU, have raised fears of a global recession, drawing comparisons to historical precedents like the 1930s Smoot-Hawley tariffs and the 1970s trade conflicts.
Cat sole survivor of 115-meter fall in US canyon
The feline "was found in a black soft-sided carrier that was dirty and torn, but seemed to have weathered the fall fairly well," the Best Friends Animal Society said.
US warplane falls off aircraft carrier into Red Sea
multi-million-dollar US warplane fell off the Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier into the Red Sea on Monday in an accident that injured one sailor, the Navy said.
Trump says has ‘no intention’ of firing Fed chief
The president had criticized Powell for warning that the White House's sweeping tariffs policy would likely reignite inflation.
US unveils new port fees for Chinese-linked ships
Under the new rule, per tonnage fees will apply to each Chinese-linked ship's US voyage -- not at each port as some in the sector had worried -- up to five times per year.
US stocks fall with dollar as Powell warns on tariffs
US equities opened lower, shrugging off solid retail sales data. But the market dropped much more after Powell warned that Trump's tariffs could put the Federal Reserve in the unenviable position of having to choose between tackling inflation and unemployment.
China to ‘moderately reduce’ number of US film imports
The wrong action of the US government's indiscriminate tariffs on China is bound to further reduce the favourable impression of domestic audiences on American films," a statement from the film administration said.
Trump’s Tariff: A test to Malaysia’s trade resilience
Analysts predict that the long-term effects could shave off anywhere from 0.5% to 1.0% from Malaysia’s gross domestic product growth, depending on the duration of the measure.
UN says funding cuts threaten health of 13 million displaced
Maina said around a million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh were facing a severe health crisis with funding freezes threatening access to medical services.
