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Yesterday — 16 October 2025Main stream

Who Will Blink First on Trade: President Trump or Xi Jinping?

Washington and Beijing both need a trade win as steep new tariffs and tough import limits on critical minerals loom.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has suggested that an extended tariff truce with China is still possible. That comes as rhetoric between the administration and Beijing grows heated.

Trump Helped Argentina Face an Economic Meltdown. It Came At a Cost.

16 October 2025 at 04:02
When President Javier Milei of Argentina faced an economic meltdown, President Trump vowed to come to his aid. But that lifeline is coming at a cost.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump with President Javier Milei of Argentina at the White House on Tuesday.

Trump Allies Push to Bolster Putin-Backed Balkans Leader

16 October 2025 at 01:53
An influence campaign has relied on allies of the president, including Rudolph W. Giuliani, to cast a Serbian politician as a victim of political persecution.

© Radivoje Pavicic/Associated Press

Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, with Milorad Dodik, center, the leader of Republika Srpska, a Serb-controlled region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in February.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Trump Dangles $20 Billion Lifeline for Argentina, With Strings Attached

President Trump said the economic support is contingent on whether his political ally, President Javier Milei of Argentina, remains in power.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump appearing with President Javier Milei of Argentina outside the White House on Tuesday.
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