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The United States on Thursday doubled its bounty on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro -- who faces federal drug trafficking charges and whose most recent election victory was not recognized by Washington -- to $50 million.

The Foreign Secretary is reported to have attended mass at the vice-president’s Washington residence during a visit in March.

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are up +0.81%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU25) are up +0.78% this morning as U.S. President Donald Trump’s 100% tariff threat on chip exporters included exemptions for firms investing in the U.S., while hopes for a truce in Russia’s war with Ukraine…

The move comes after Washington paused its "reciprocal tariffs" for almost four months to allow countries to negotiate trade deals with the US.

US president has warned of a federal takeover of DC, citing violent incidents and the city’s crime problems.

US president contradicts reports Putin meeting Zelenskyy was a precondition of a US-Russia summit

Switzerland scrambled for answers Thursday after a last-gasp government mission to Washington failed to stop a 39-percent tariff blow from President Donald Trump, sparking job fears in what businesses called a "horror scenario".

A violent attempted carjacking in Washington, D.C., has reignited national debate over juvenile crime laws after a former Trump administration staffer was severely beaten while defending a woman.

Higher US tariffs came into effect for dozens of economies Thursday, drastically raising the stakes in President Donald Trump's wide-ranging efforts to reshape global trade.