Canadaâs âman of steelâ calls for US-style protectionism
Metals magnate Barry Zekelman says Ottawa must join Trump in protecting industry from other exporters...
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Metals magnate Barry Zekelman says Ottawa must join Trump in protecting industry from other exporters...
Trump said "a lot of progress" had been made in talks with Zelenskyy at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday. The Ukrainian president described the meeting as "great." DW has the latest....
Disputes over minority safety and diplomatic security have triggered retaliatory visa freezes between India and Bangladesh, disrupting medical travel and signaling a sharp deterioration in bilateral r...
đ Key Facts â The Department of Education removed the partial financial hardship requirement for IBR plans on December 22. â Higher-inc...
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In his new year message, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un praised troops fighting alongside Russia in Ukraine, a move observers said pointed to Pyongyangâs intention to sustain and deepen military coop...
Thousands of student-loan borrowers are waiting for their income-driven repayment applications to be approved. nirat/Getty Images Over 800,000 student-loan borrowers are waiting for their income-drive...
Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday regulating defense contractors, including their executive pay. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Taylor Hill/WireImage President Donald Trump took aim a...
The Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act aims to clarify that writing software and maintaining networks donât trigger federal or state money-transfer requirements....
The Trump administration approached Microsoft for its donation to fund the White House's $300 million ballroom, documents released by Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D-MA) office reveal. In response to a Dem...
Iran has responded to threats from the US, saying it is ready for war but will also seek dialogue. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Merz has called on the regime to end the violence against its people. DW...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is heading to India. In the face of US tariffs, Russian threats and an uncertain China, Germany is courting the Asian giant as a trading and geopolitical partner. But ...
Democratic leaders on key committees considering crypto market structure legislation are reportedly drawing a line in the sand over elected officials profiting off the industry....
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US banks are positioning themselves for long-term opportunities in energy and infrastructure...
Reid Hoffman, the cofounder of LinkedIn, thinks AI will transform, not eliminate, jobs. Dominik Bindl/Getty Images Reid Hoffman, a prominent Democratic donor, is against California's proposed billiona...
Damage caused by US tariffs has so far been muted but that wonât last...
The US health department announced it was going to freeze federal funding for certain programs for needy families over fraud concerns. The administration zeroed in on Minnesota last week after an unpr...
It comes just weeks after White House crypto and AI czar David Sacks said the CLARITY Act was set for a Senate markup in January....
After capturing President Nicolas Maduro, the US says it will 'run' Venezuela. What led here, and what happens next?...