Diplomacy
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European leaders were used to Trump's tough guy politics, but Greenland really got them rattled
Trump has said the U.S. "needs" Greenland for security reasons, amid the specter of force to take control of the vast Arctic island.
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You Vote: With Trump announcing US withdrawal from 66 int'l organizations, what do you think?
Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote a report "to determine which organizations, conventions, and treaties are contrary to the interests of the United States."
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Rubio to meet with Danish officials over Greenland
“It is, of course, a sign that we now have the opportunity to talk directly instead of doing it through the media, and having a meeting is always a good idea,” Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said
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US, China have reached 'substantial framework' in trade talks, Bessent says
"I think we've reached a substantial framework for the two leaders who will meet in Korea next Thursday," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said
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Treasury Secretary Bessent says US, China have finalized TikTok deal to be signed Thursday
“My remit was to get the Chinese to agree to approve the transaction, and I believe we successfully accomplished that over the past two days,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said
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Witkoff to meet Russian envoy in Miami on Saturday after Trump sanctioned Moscow
The meeting comes after Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to meet in Budapest for a second summit, but the plans were placed on hold after a call between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russia's foreign minister.
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Optimistic Trump to meet with China’s Xi, talk about potentially ‘fantastic’ trade deal
China and the U.S. have been locked in a trade war since early in President Trump’s second term. The two sides have long been engaged in trade economic broadsides with tariffs and export controls.
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You Vote: With Trump announcing sanctions on Russia's 2 largest oil companies, what happens next?
“It’s a very big day in terms of what we’re doing,” Trump said. “These are tremendous sanctions. They’re big, these are against their two big oil companies and we hope they won’t be on for long. We hope that the war will be settled.
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Watch Live: President Trump participates in a meeting with the Secretary General of NATO
President Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon participates in a meeting with the Secretary General of NATO at the White House.
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Treasury Secretary Bessent warns of 'a substantial pickup in Russia sanctions'
He wasn’t specific on what those sanctions would involve. This follows Tuesday’s comments from the White House that plans were off for President Donald Trump to meet in Hungary soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Germany says China is again country's No. 1 trading partner, after US had top spot in 2024
The change is based on data from Germany's statistics office from the first eight months of this year.
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Plans for Trump-Putin summit in Budapest put on hold after Rubio spoke with Lavrov: report
The summit on the war in Ukraine was announced last week, but a date had not been set
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Trump, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sign agreement on rare earth minerals
President Trump said the deal had "been negotiated over a period of four or five months"