As the war in Ukraine grinds toward its fourth year, US President Donald Trump has made clear which world leader he thinks can help America end the conflict: Vladimir Putin’s ally Xi Jinping.

US President Donald Trump stated that the United States has made "tremendous progress" in negotiations with Moscow and Kyiv over the past week, and a peace deal may soon be reached, according to the New York Post.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he's ready to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but with some caveats.

The rapid-fire shots of tariffs and import curbs hearken back to Trump’s first term in office, when the U.S. and China engaged in a trade war that spanned most of Trump’s first four years in office and was continued to a certain extent under his successor, Joe Biden.

U.S. President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium sent gold to record highs on worries of widening trade conflict and inflation, while some countries held out hope for negotiations and Chinese steel firm shares came under pressure.

Existing American tariffs already restrict steel and aluminum shipments from China, which is now flooding other markets with its exports instead.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is taking additional action to upset the world trade system, with plans to sign an order as soon as Wednesday that would require that U.S. tariffs on imports match the tax rates charged by other countries.

We’re going to take it, we’re going to hold it,” the president told reporters, in reference to Gaza, failing to explain how this is supposed to happen.

China on Wednesday reiterated its opposition to what it called ‘forced displacement’ of Palestinians. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said this while responding to a question when asked about United States President Donald Trump’s plan to move Gaza’s inhabitants elsewhere.