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China vows retaliation after Trump's latest tariff threat

10:25pm April 07, 2025

Trump said on Truth Social he would impose the new tariffs on China if Beijing did not retract a 34% retaliatory tariff on U.S. goods that it announced in response to Trump's initial salvo last Wednesday.

The U.S. will hold direct, high-level talks with Iran, Trump says

9:13pm April 07, 2025

It's been more than a decade since the two powers have had direct talks. President Trump offered few details about what the talks would entail, or when they'd be scheduled.

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Cambodia finishes expansion of main naval base, largely funded by China

5:50pm April 07, 2025

by Michael Sullivan

Cambodia has completed expansion of its main naval base, largely financed by China. The project has some worried China will use it to exert influence on the contested South China sea.

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Trump says some countries like Israel and Japan want to strike deals on tariffs

5:23pm April 07, 2025

by Franco Ordoñez

President Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as global concern about Trump's tariffs intensifies.

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Netanyahu is meeting with Trump to discuss Israeli hostages in Gaza and U.S. tariffs

6:47am April 07, 2025

It's Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's second visit to the White House since President Trump took office this year, and comes as Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza hits the 18-month mark.

UAW President Shawn Fain explains why he supports Trump's tariffs

5:00am April 07, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

Shawn Fein supports auto industry tariffs but calls broad tariffs "reckless."

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Morning news brief

4:14am April 07, 2025

by Maria Godoy

Markets continue to tumble following Trump's tariffs announcement last week, Trump administration faces midnight deadline to return wrongfully deported man, second child dies from measles in Texas.

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A look at the ICE campaign against the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua

4:12am April 07, 2025

NPR examines the ICE campaign against the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. How real and how extensive is the gang's presence in the U.S.? Are the Trump administration's claims even verifiable?

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Washington on Monday

4:11am April 07, 2025

by A Martínez

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting Washington on Monday with a packed agenda, including discussing President Trump's tariffs, the war in Gaza, Iran and other issues.

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Russia making fewer territorial gains in Ukraine in 2025

4:11am April 07, 2025

by A Martínez

Russia has made fewer territorial gains in Ukraine in 2025. George Barros, an analyst at the Institute for the Study of War, speaks with NPR about how Ukraine may seek to gain advantage.

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