U.S. President Donald Trump is optimistic about reaching a trade deal with China, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Friday, amid an escalating trade war between the two economic giants that has battered markets. https://t.co/rkPuoFciBH pic.twitter.com/pNSGCEAj5E
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Day: April 11, 2025
The owner of a small US tea company says tariffs could put her out of business. Anjali Bhargava, who has drawn on her family’s heritage for her teas, told Reuters if small businesses can no longer source ingredients it’ll ‘remove American jobs’ pic.twitter.com/R2LgdEPBif
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In a break with normal security procedures, Witkoff had invited Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian envoy who is under U.S. sanctions following Russia’s invasion, to his personal residence for dinner before a White House meeting. https://t.co/MJyRMdvB6S pic.twitter.com/QF3BubeqBL
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff met for talks in St Petersburg as Witkoff flew to Russia in search for a peace deal on Ukraine https://t.co/qBgGBvEikp pic.twitter.com/yeKP9lRQqa
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