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As Donald Trump gears up for his big trade battle with Xi Jinping’s China, is the US president fighting the wrong economic war?A perusal of Federal Reserve data shows, rather convincingly, that the US now imports roughly four times as much from Global South nations, ex-China, than from Asia’s biggest economy. In March, for example, the US imported about US$29.3 billion worth of goods from China and $114 billion from the Global South.This is no aberration, as the accompanying chart shows. US-bound shipments from Latin America, Africa, Turkey, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and elsewhere are, taken together, increasingly bigfooting those…

CNN  —  Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has made several moves to crack down on immigration, and one of his efforts was in front of the Supreme Court on Thursday. The justices heard arguments in a case around Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for those born in the United States to parents who are either unlawfully present in the US or on a temporary visa. Though, the court also narrowed in more specifically on a procedural question around lower court judges’ methods for blocking Trump orders. Several of the Trump administration’s actions on…

New York CNN  —  President Donald Trump isn’t pleased with Apple CEO Tim Cook’s plan to manufacture iPhones bound for the United States at newly built plants in India. “I had a little problem with Tim Cook yesterday,” Trump said Thursday in Qatar. “I said to him, ‘Tim, you’re my friend. I treated you very good. You’re coming in with $500 billion.’ But now I hear you’re building all over India. I don’t want you building in India.’” Trump has levied historic tariffs on practically all goods coming into the United States to boost domestic manufacturing, improve the balance of…

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — As Romania braces for a high-stakes presidential runoff this weekend between two starkly different candidates, 25-year-old medical resident Alexandra Bejinariu is anxious about which direction her European Union nation will choose in the closely watched vote.Like many voters, the young medic views Sunday’s ballot between hard-right nationalist frontrunner George Simion and pro-Western reformist and incumbent Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan as a choice for the country’s geopolitical future.It’s a choice between “East or West,” she told The Associated Press in Bucharest. “It has divided my family, my relatives, my friends,” she said.Romania is gripped by a deep…

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The leaders of 47 European countries and organizations will gather Friday for a one-day summit in the Albania’s capital to discuss security and defense challenges across the continent, with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine at the top of the agenda.The theme of the European Political Community, or EPC, summit in Tirana is “New Europe in a new world: unity — cooperation — joint action.” The gathering will also address ways to improve the continent’s competitiveness and tackle unauthorized migration.But the EPC will also be a setting for leaders to meet bilaterally, or in small groups, to…

GENAZZANO, Italy (AP) — A new photo of Leo XIV stands by frescoes representing past papal visits to a Virgin Mary icon in the Sanctuary of Our Mother of Good Counsel, commemorating where he prayed two days after being elected pope.But the new pontiff is still “Father Bob” to the handful of Augustinian friars who serve in the basilica in a hilltop medieval village — and the tight-knit community of Augustinians worldwide. They knew Leo when he was their global leader, seminary teacher or simply fellow brother in black habits with thick belts and large hooded capes.“With Father Robert, then…

KALAAT M’GOUNA, Morocco (AP) — Gloved and armed with shears, women weave through thorny brambles, clipping and tossing their harvest into wheelbarrows.“Thank God for the rain,” said rose picker Fatima El Alami. “There are roses elsewhere, but there’s nowhere like here.”She’s right. Mild temperatures, steady sunlight, and low humidity make the fields around Kalaat M’Gouna a perfect cradle for growing its signature flower: the Damask rose. Abundant precipitation and several desert downpours this year have bestowed Morocco with an exceptional yield of the flower, used for rosewater and rose oil.Pink and pungent, the roses are set to come in at…

Sam MarsdenMoises LlorensMay 15, 2025, 08:30 PM ETBarcelona coach Hansi Flick was praised for getting his celebrating players off the pitch as tensions threatened to spill over after they secured the LaLiga title on Thursday with a 2-0 win at Espanyol.It was the second time in three years Barça have won the league at their city rivals, with their triumph in 2023 marred by home supporters breaching the pitch and chasing the visiting players down the tunnel.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedFlick ensured those scenes weren’t repeated this time, marching his players off as the sprinklers were turned on and an increased security…

Doha, Qatar Reuters  —  The United States is examining development of a twin-engined warplane to be known as the F-55, as well as an upgrade to its Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor called the F-22 Super, US President Donald Trump said on Thursday. Trump was speaking at a meeting of business leaders including the heads of Boeing and GE Aerospace in Doha, a day after announcing a string of business deals including an order from Qatar for 160 Boeing commercial jets. Trump referred to the F-55 both as an upgrade to the Lockheed F-35 and a new development in comments that…

WASHINGTON — As House Republicans scramble to corral the votes to pass a massive bill for President Donald Trump’s agenda, their Senate counterparts are making clear the emerging package won’t fly as written when it reaches them.Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., was categorical that the product coming out of various House committees cannot pass the Senate as it currently stands.“No. We’ll make changes,” Hoeven said. “We’ve been talking with the House and there’s a lot of things we agree on. … But there’ll be changes in a number of areas.”It wouldn’t surprise House members to learn that their Senate colleagues want…