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Kremlin envoy sees ‘positive dynamic’ in US relations

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev says he sees a “positive dynamic” in relations between Moscow and Washington, though more meetings are needed to sort out differences. Dmitriev, speaking to both Russian and US media outlets after talks with officials from President Donald Trump’s administration, also said he saw prospects for the beginning of a solution to the more than three-year-old war in Ukraine.

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Pension funds hit by hackers

Several Australian pension funds have been hit by coordinated hacking that has compromised thousands of member accounts in the $4.2 trillion industry, the government’s cyber security chief says. National Cyber Security Coordinator Michelle McGuinness said in a statement she was aware of cyber criminals targeting account holders of pension funds and was coordinating a response across the government.

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Trump’s tariffs spur trade war threats

US trading partners threatened to ratchet up a trade war with the United States as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs ignited fears of steep price hikes in the world’s largest consumer market. The penalties spurred a plunge in world markets and drew condemnation from other leaders reckoning with the end of a decades-long era of trade liberalization. Trump’s tariffs would amount to the highest trade barriers in more than a century: a 10 per cent baseline tariff on all imports and higher targeted duties on some of the country’s biggest trading partners.

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Trump’s tax cut agenda progresses in Senate

US Senate Republicans took a procedural step forward on President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax cut agenda, overcoming concerns among some Republican lawmakers that the plan does not include sufficient spending cuts. The Senate voted 52-48 to move forward with the framework to address Trump’s proposals for tax cuts, border enforcement and increased military spending, which nonpartisan analysts warn could add $5.8 trillion to the federal government’s debt over the next decade.

Reuters

2 hours ago

Deadly storms may intensify after killing 7

The National Weather Service has warned of “generational” floods in the South and Midwest as storms ripped across a swath of the country from Texas to Michigan, whipping up tornadoes and killing two people. At least 19 tornadoes struck, destroying...

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Kremlin envoy sees ‘positive dynamic’ in US relations

Pension funds hit by hackers

Trump’s tariffs spur trade war threats

Mexico escapes US tariffs for now

Trump’s tax cut agenda progresses in Senate

Deadly storms may intensify after killing 7