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According to the American Sheep Industry Association, some farmers are seeing drops in wool prices — if they can sell their product at all.

Donald Trump has claimed that US officials were in talks with Chinese counterparts to resolve their tariff dispute, despite earlier denials from China. Beijing said on Thursday that any claims of trade talks with Washington were ‘baseless’

President’s comments follow Chinese government’s denial of ‘baseless’ claim that Washington was close to deal
The US and China held talks on Thursday to help resolve the trade war between the world’s two largest economies, Donald Trump said.
“We may reveal it later, but they had meetings this morning, and we’ve been meeting with China,” the US president told reporters at the White House.

The UK is being dragged in opposing directions by international forces in its quest for growth
Riding two horses is hard enough, but diplomats are joking in private that Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are trying to ride three.
At the International Monetary Fund summit in Washington this week, Reeves sought to that is open to business with the EU, US and China.

China again biggest jailer of writers in 2024, followed by Iran – with Israel in fifth place, says organisation’s annual report
Writers in the US are at growing risk amid a worldwide crackdown on free speech that has begun to spread to countries previously renowned for unfettered expression and openness, according to a leading writers’ advocacy group.
PEN America said it was concerned about an emerging threat from the Trump administration as it published its annual index report, which showed that the number of writers jailed worldwide had jumped for the sixth year running to 375 in 2024, compared with 339 the year before.

Goods coming into the U.S. face a baseline 10% tariff, and those from China face 14.5%. Chefs and owners of Firstborn and Bé Ù share how that’s affected profits and menu items.

Washington County proclaims May 2025 as AANHPI Heritage Month, recognizing their contributions and resilience.

China can drop other American commodities even more easily. In March the country bought no American wheat or liquefied natural gas (last year America provided 17% and 5%, respectively, of Chinese ...

As Trump’s tariffs loom, Chinese sellers pitch bargain dupes to Americans, fuelling viral demand and political sympathy online.

From rare earths to billions in US debt, here's what China has in its arsenal - and how strong they are.

The president’s threats of tariffs have brought countries like Japan, South Korea and India rushing to negotiate, but they have sown chaos with bigger trading partners like China.

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