Congress is set to claw back billions in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding, after Republicans bowed to President Donald Trump in an unusual surrender of congressional spending power.
China’s ability to make cheap goods at enormous scale, aided by generous government subsidies to exporters, has meant that Indonesia is more often the loser when trading with China.
China’s economy grew at a steady pace in the spring, bolstered by domestic investment in factories and big projects such as high-speed rail lines and a continued flood of exports throughout the world.
Trump’s streaming service, Truth+, is now available globally, but with no original content, few users, and ethical red flags, critics say it’s more campaign tool than a business.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Donald Trump’s threat to place a 30 per cent tariff on goods from the European Union caused outrage among European leaders, with some urging retaliatory tariffs.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Donald Trump and Melania Trump have travelled to an area of Texas devastated by last weekend’s extreme flash flooding, which left more than 120 people dead.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: In recent months, the US military has seen a potentially broader vulnerability, as both Israel and Ukraine attacked adversaries with drones smuggled deep behind enemy lines.