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US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Washington signed a trade agreement with China the previous day, though no details of the deal have been made public.
“Just signed with China yesterday,” Trump said during an event at The White House to promote his new tax and spending legislation. “In the China deal, we’re starting to open up China. Things that never really could have happened.”
US and Chinese officials reportedly met in London earlier this month to address tariff disputes. In April, Washington imposed sweeping tariffs on Chinese imports, though both sides later agreed to a 90-day easing of the measures starting in May.
Trump also suggested a trade deal with India may be next. “We have one coming up, maybe with India — a very big one — where we’re going to open up India,” he said.
He noted the US has collected $88 billion through tariffs, calling it “a beautiful thing.”
The remarks came as the president pushed for passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill”, a Republican-backed legislative package that includes major tax cuts, border security funding, and economic reforms. Trump called it “one of the most important pieces of legislation in the history” of the country.
The bill narrowly passed the House last month and is currently being reviewed in the Senate. White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said the administration expects it to reach Trump’s desk by 4 July.
“We expect that bill to be on the president’s desk for signature by July 4th,” Leavitt told reporters.
The United States and Azerbaijan signed a strategic partnership in Baku on Tuesday (10 February) encompassing economic and security cooperation as Washington seeks to expand its influence in a region where Russia was once the main power broker.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis arrived in Ankara on Wednesday, where Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held an official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace, marking the start of high-level talks between the two NATO allies.
A senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader said on Tuesday that negotiations with the United States must remain focused on the nuclear issue and be grounded in realism, as Washington and Tehran prepare to resume talks mediated by Oman.
China became Brazil’s largest source of imported vehicles in January, overtaking long-time leader Argentina in a shift that underscores Beijing’s rapidly expanding influence in one of Latin America’s biggest auto markets.
James Van Der Beek, who rose to fame as Dawson Leery in the hit teen drama Dawson’s Creek, has died aged 48 following a battle with stage 3 colorectal cancer.
Polls have close in Bangladesh's first general election since the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government, marking a pivotal moment in the country’s political transition. Turnout reached 47.91% by early afternoon, according to partial data from election authorities.
Stalled U.S.–Iran talks and mounting regional tensions are exposing a growing strategic rift between Washington and Tel Aviv over how to confront Tehran, political analyst James M. Dorsey says, exposing stark differences in approach at a critical moment.
A Republican lawmaker accused on Wednesday (11 February) Attorney General Pam Bondi of concealing the names of Jeffrey Epstein’s powerful associates. The claim was made during a heated House hearing on the Justice Department’s handling of the files.
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The Ukrainian capital came under a “massive” Russian missile attack early Thursday (12 February), with explosions heard across the capital according to authorities. The assault unfolded as uncertainty lingers over upcoming U.S.-brokered peace talks.
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