U.S. stocks fell sharply Friday after reports showed that worries among consumers and businesses about President Donald Trump’s policies may be hitting the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 sank 1.7% for its worst day in two months.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday condemned Thailand's return of at least 40 Uyghurs to China, where Washington says members of the Muslim group have faced genocide.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio mapped out US strategy for managing Russia’s close relationship with China, saying Washington wants to dilute ties without sowing division between the nuclear-armed neighbors.

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters looks on on the day he meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department in Washington, U.S., April 11, 2024. REUTERS/Craig Hudson/File Photo WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters will touch down in Beijing on Tuesday for a three-day visit as relations between the two countries are strained after Chinese Navy vessels conducted live firing exercises in the Tasman Sea.

China's commerce ministry has been maintaining communication with its U.S. counterparts, a ministry spokesperson told a press conference on Thursday, when asked about a possible trade deal with Washington.

WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump said today that his proposed 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods will go into effect on March 4 as scheduled because drugs are still pouring into the U.S. from those countries.

U.S. stocks fell sharply after reports showed worries about President Donald Trump’s policies may be hitting the economy. The S&P 500 sank 1.7% Friday for its worst day in two months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he will travel to Washington to try to convince President Donald Trump that his interests were in line with European allies and that showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.

If Washington follows through on latest trade threats, it would worsen inflation in the US and ‘backfire on its own economy and job market’, Ministry of Commerce says.

The State Department removed a line from a fact sheet saying Washington doesn't support Taiwan's independence, angering Beijing.

China’s Ministry of Commerce accuses Washington of ‘shifting the blame and shirking responsibility’ over opioid crisis.

Ahead of British PM Keir Starmer's Washington trip, two House lawmakers say outpost would help Beijing 'intimidate and harass' dissidents Republican lawmakers in Washington are sounding the alarm over China's plans to build a large embassy in London,