Members of Donald Trump's cabinet gave conflicting messages on Sunday about whether negotiations with China over tariffs are taking place, as the Republican president has asserted. The Trump administration signaled openness last week to de-escalating a trade war between the world's two largest economies that has raised fears of recession.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday did not back President Donald Trump's assertion that tariff talks with China were under way and said he did not know if the U.S. president had talked to Chinese President Xi Jinping.

US President Donald Trump’s tariffs could push Asian nations closer to China and destabilize regional security, Japan’s ruling party policy chief warned, calling for stronger defense ties between Washington and Tokyo.

President Donald Trump is on track to ease the impact of his auto tariffs, with changes sought by the industry that would lift some levies on foreign parts for cars and trucks made inside the US.

President Donald Trump will soon announce moves to reduce the impact of his tariffs on the U.S. auto industry, a top Trump administration official confirmed late Monday.

Russia President Putin claims there will be a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine next week. President Trump claims Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is ready to give up Crimea, a Ukrainian territory annexed by Russia in 2014.

After an unannounced meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Vatican, President Donald Trump is now striking a different tone about Vladimir Putin.