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BEIJING — China has more room to act on fiscal policy amid domestic and external uncertainties, Finance Minister Lan Fo'an told reporters on Thursday.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Early indicators suggest the US economy is slowing even as US President Donald Trump’s additional import tariffs on China, Canada and Brazil kicked in on Tuesday. Trump also paused military aid to Ukraine on 4 March following a televised clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the Oval office last week.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 is blamed for deepening the Great Depression. Don’t tell that to the Trump administration, which just unveiled the toughest tariffs in almost a century.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Days before the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, Russia said the Syrian rebels advancing on Damascus were terrorists. Now, with those rebels in power, Moscow senses an opportunity to both expand its economic footprint in Syria and hold on to its military bases there.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Few changes prompted by President Trump’s second term could be as consequential for Europe as Germany shedding fiscal prudence to turbocharge its military and retool its economy. In a hastily convened press conference in Berlin late Tuesday, Friedrich Merz, the man in line to become Germany’s next chancellor, announced a break with a position that had governed the country’s relations with its European partners for decades.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Soon after Donald Trump won the presidential election in November, Xi Jinping asked his aides to urgently analyze the Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union. His concern, according to people who consult with senior Chinese officials, was that as President Trump gears up for a showdown with Beijing, China could get isolated like Moscow during that era.

Trump administration has suspended the use of military aircraft for deporting migrants, citing high costs and inefficiencies, according to defense officials, as reported by Wall street journal. The last such flight took place on March 1, and no further flights are currently scheduled, officials confirmed. Initially implemented as part of President Donald Trump's hardline immigration policies, the use of military flights was intended to send a strong message regarding the administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously stated, “The message is clear: If you break the law, if you are a criminal, you can find your way at Guantanamo Bay… You don’t want to be at Guantanamo Bay.” ALSO READ: OPT and H-1B changes: Indian students face uncertainty as US immigration policy debate heats up

Sensex and Nifty, opened higher for the second consecutive session on Thursday, driven by gains in auto, financial, and metal stocks. The rally followed US President Donald Trump's temporary tariff reprieve on automobile imports from Mexico and Canada. The BSE Sensex climbed 299 points (0.41%) to 74,032, while the Nifty50 advanced 99 points (0.44%) to 22,436 around 9:20 am.

President Donald Trump is drafting an executive order that would also establish a Maritime Security Trust Fund as a dedicated funding source and create shipbuilding incentives through the use of tax credits, grants and loans, according to a draft fact sheet of the 18-point plan. «The White House is standing up an office at the National Security Council to lead a whole-of-government effort to strengthen the maritime industrial base,» the document said, following Trump's announcement of the plans during an address to Congress on Tuesday.

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, currently on a visit to the United Kingdom, has addressed key global economic issues, including the role of the US dollar, BRICS' position on de-dollarisation, and the internationalisation of the Indian rupee. Speaking at Chatham House in London, he dismissed speculation that India is working to replace the US dollar as the world’s primary reserve currency. «I don't think there's any policy on our part to replace the dollar. As I said, at the end of the day, the dollar as the reserve currency is the source of international economic stability, and right now, what we want in the world is more economic stability, not less,» he said.

Trump might turn to unconventional ideas to try to bring the ballooning U.S. debt under control, after the president insisted he won't cut popular health and retirement benefits. Some of Trump's advisers have espoused unorthodox ideas in recent months, including forcing foreign governments to swap Treasuries for cheaper bonds in order to reduce interest payments and selling residency cards to rich foreigners at $5 million a pop.

BEIJING — The undercurrent of China's annual parliamentary meetings this week is U.S. trade tensions — and how Chinese technology is offsetting that pressure.

Obama administration and then-Secretary of State John Kerry, who helped in derailing and obstructing an ongoing FBI investigation into Iranian terrorists and stopping due arrests to protect the nuclear deal.

UK intelligence agencies and military units have been instructed to stop sharing US-generated intelligence, previously labeled as 'Rel UKR' (Releasable to Ukraine). This intelligence has been crucial for Ukraine since the conflict with Russia began three years ago, with the UK and other Western allies like Australia and New Zealand regularly sharing it to support Kyiv's defense efforts, according to a Daily Mail report.

Karoline Leavitt, 27, made history by becoming the youngest White House Press Secretary's office under Donald Trump. Her appointment did not only show her rapid political ascent but also brought attention to her personal life. Notably, on her marriage to real estate developer Nicholas Riccio, who is 32 years her senior.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not open to lifting Canada’s full package of retaliatory tariffs if United States President Donald Trump leaves any tariffs on Canada in place, according to a senior Canadian government official.

California has paused rebate programs offering thousands of dollars to consumers who make their homes and appliances more energy efficient due to a Trump administration freeze on federal funding.

Disney Entertainment Networks as well as ABC News units. Richard Horrmann, senior vice president of strategic communications for Disney Entertainment Television, told USA Today on Wednesday that this will directly affect less than 200 employees of the company, which represent under 6 percent of the total workers at ABC News Group and Disney Entertainment Networks.

Howard Lutnick is claiming that the US President may begin a rollback on his decision soon, and now this uncertainty has created some confusion within US consumers as well as Wall Street, according to a Fortune report.

Canada enters day two of a tariff war with the United States with a glimmer of hope south of border.

(Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not open to lifting Canada’s full package of retaliatory tariffs if US President Donald Trump leaves any tariffs on Canada in place, according to a senior Canadian government official.