Canadian PM Carney unveils multibillion-dollar push to lower food costs
Carney has been under pressure from the opposition to lower prices of food and other essentials for lower income people.
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Ahead of the budget, are the superrich really fleeing the UK due to taxes?
Experts doubt the details of a reported exodus, but tensions are growing between business leaders and the government.
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US Supreme Court justices grill lawyer for Trump on legality of tariffs
Trump’s administration is trying to defend his tariffs after lower courts ruled that he had exceeded his authority.
From: UpFront
Briahna Joy Gray: Is Zohran Mamdani the future of the Democrats?
Briahna Joy Gray tells Marc Lamont Hill why New York mayoral candidate Mamdani is ‘too good’ for the Democratic Party.
Published On 2 Nov 2025
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Trump hails ‘tough negotiator’ Xi Jinping as leaders meet in South Korea
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping sat down face-to-face in South Korea, for trade war talks.
Published On 30 Oct 2025
Mexico’s Sheinbaum says she and Trump agreed to extend trade deadline
A 90-day pause in rise in US tariffs on Mexico from 25 to 30 percent was set to expire at the end of October.
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‘Can’t control’ US tariffs: Canada ‘stands ready’ to resume trade talks
Canadian PM Mark Carney says Ottawa “can’t control” US trade policy but will “stand ready” to resume talks.
Published On 24 Oct 2025
Why 25-year-old Mahnoor Omer took Pakistan to court over periods
Sanitary pads in Pakistan carry up to 40 percent taxes. That amounts to punishing women, say critics – for being women.
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Trump announces 25 percent tariffs on medium and heavy imported trucks
It is not clear if countries under trade agreements with the US would also be subjected to this new tariff.
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Cuomo wants to be New York City’s next mayor. Will his plans help the city?
Former New York state governor trails Zohran Mamdani in the polls as he pitches a more centrist economic policy.
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Trump’s latest 100 percent tariff on pharmaceuticals: What we know
The US largely imports pharmaceutical products from India and Europe.
