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The US is set to shift its approach towards the G20 when it takes over the group’s rotating presidency from South Africa in December.The finance ministers of the Group of 20 have finally reached a consensus following meetings in South Africa, emphasising that central banks must remain independent in reaction to months of attacks by United States President Donald Trump. In their final statement published on Friday, following two days of meetings in the coastal city of Durban, the grouping agreed on key challenges for the global economy, including ongoing wars and conflicts, trade disputes, supply chain disruptions, debt and…

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is going off air in May 2026, a decision hailed by United States President Donald Trump, a frequent target of the comedian. The announcement by CBS on Thursday that it will cancel the show comes against the backdrop of a looming merger between its parent company, Paramount, with Skydance Media. It also comes only days after the comedian called out Paramount for its $16m settlement with Trump. Trump, in a lawsuit, had alleged that 60 Minutes, the flagship news magazine at CBS, doctored an interview during the 2024 presidential campaign with his Democratic rival,…

Brazilian president says that Donald Trump was elected to lead the US, not to be ‘the emperor of the world’.Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said that his country will not take instructions from the United States after US President Donald Trump threatened Brazil with 50 percent tariffs and called for an end to the trial of right-wing ally Jair Bolsonaro. In an interview with CNN on Thursday, President Lula said that the tariffs have no “logic” but that he does not believe there is a “crisis” in relations between the US and his country as of yet.…

Beverage giant declines to either confirm or deny change to ingredients in its signature soft drink.United States President Donald Trump has announced that Coca-Cola will start using cane sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup in its US-made soft drink at his urging. “I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday. “I’d like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola.” Trump said the switch would be a “very good move”, adding: “You’ll see.…

The United States has struck a trade deal with Indonesia, resulting in significant purchase commitments from the Southeast Asian country, following negotiations to avoid steeper US tariffs. US President Donald Trump announced the new deal on Tuesday. The agreement imposes a 19 percent tariff on Indonesian goods entering the US, Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. Under the deal, which was finalised after Trump spoke with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, goods that have been transshipped to avoid higher duties will face steeper levies. “As part of the Agreement, Indonesia has committed to purchasing $15 Billion Dollars…

Jensen Huang says Trump administration has assured his company it will be granted licences to export advanced chips.Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the technology giant has won approval from United States President Donald Trump’s administration to sell its advanced H20 computer chips, used to develop artificial intelligence, to China. The news came in a company blog post late on Monday, and Huang also spoke about the coup on China’s state-run CGTN television network in remarks shown on X. “The US government has assured Nvidia that licences will be granted, and Nvidia hopes to start deliveries soon,” the post said. “Today,…

United States President Donald Trump has announced that he will raise import tariffs on most Canadian goods to 35 percent, even though Canada has agreed to rescind its planned digital services tax as the US demanded. This comes as Trump sends “tariff letters” to a host of countries this week, notifying them of planned US trade levies to take effect on August 1 if trade deals are not struck before then. What has Trump announced for Canada? In late June, Trump threatened to end trade talks with Canada over its plans to push ahead with a new digital services tax,…

On June 9, soon after United States President Donald Trump dispatched US National Guard troops to Los Angeles to quell the protests taking place over immigration raids, California Governor Gavin Newsom posted two photographs on X. The images showed dozens of troopers wearing the National Guard uniform sleeping on the floor in a cramped space, with a caption that decried Trump for disrespecting the troops. X users immediately turned to Grok, Elon Musk’s AI, which is integrated directly into X, to fact-check the veracity of the image. For that, they tagged @grok in a reply to the tweet in question,…

United States President Donald Trump’s newly announced tariffs of 50 percent on Brazilian imports could drive up beef prices for US consumers. Unless the White House delays or reverses course, the tariffs are set to take effect on August 1. After China, the US is the second-largest importer of Brazilian beef. Brazil is currently the fifth-largest source of foreign beef for the US, and its share has grown in the past year, accounting for 21 percent of all US beef imports. That surge has been driven by domestic supply challenges, including widespread droughts and rising grain costs. In fact, imports…

The US has closed its ports of entry to Mexican cattle for fear of the parasitic, flesh-eating worm spreading north.Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has denounced a decision by the United States to once again suspend imports of her country’s cattle over a flesh-eating parasite called the screwworm. On Thursday, Sheinbaum used her morning news conference to call fears of the worm overblown. She pointed out that a single case in the eastern state of Veracruz had prompted the import pause. “From our point of view, it is a totally exaggerated decision to close the border again,” Sheinbaum said. At the…