Trump doubles planned tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum to 50pc as trade war intensifies

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will double his planned tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25pc to 50pc for Canada, escalating a trade war with the United States' northern neighbour.

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Polls open in Greenland as Trump seeks control of strategic island

Polls have opened in Greenland for early parliamentary elections as US President Donald Trump seeks control of the strategic Arctic island.

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Pakistan train hijacking: hostage rescue complicated by suicide bombers
ISLAMABAD — Attackers wearing suicide bombs were sitting next to passengers taken hostage after militants took over a train in southwest Pakistan, sources said on Wednesday, complicating rescue efforts a day after the country's first such hijacking.
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Pakistan to launch 'full-scale' operation to free train hostages
SIBI — Pakistan security forces were set to launch a "full-scale operation" on Wednesday to free train passengers taken hostage by militants, including suicide bombers, officials said.
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Trump's steel, aluminum tariffs take effect as trade war intensifies
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump's increased tariffs on steel and aluminum imports took effect on Wednesday as prior exemptions, duty free quotas and product exclusions expired, as his campaign to reorder global trade norms in favour of the US stepped up.
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Ex-Philippine leader Duterte bound for Hague over ICC drug war case
MANILA — Lawyers for former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who is bound for The Hague following his arrest on an International Criminal Court warrant tied to his deadly crackdown on drugs, filed a petition Wednesday demanding he be sent back to Manila.
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