President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a phone call Thursday amid ongoing tensions between the two superpowers — with a new in-person meeting planned soon. Chinese state media and the Chinese foreign ministry said the call happened at the White House's request.

Oil prices settled higher on Thursday, recovering from the previous day's drop, on news that the U.S. and China agreed to more trade talks following a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

President Donald Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the phone on Thursday, according to Chinese state media.

Weeks of attacks from Democrats and legacy media outlets have had no impact on President Donald Trump’s approval ratings, which remain at their highest level. Several polls, including two on the list of most accurate in the 2024 election,

President Donald Trump is hiking tariffs on aluminum and steel as his administration presses countries to speed up trade talks, amid legal battles.

US tariffs of 50 per cent on steel and aluminium will take effect from June 4 after Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday escalating his global trade war. The new tariffs double existing levies of 25 per cent that the president introduced earlier this year.

China has accused President Donald Trump of causing severe disruption to global supply chains after he doubled the United States' steel and aluminum tariffs to 50 percent. Trump hiked the Section 232 tariffs in a proclamation that took effect on June 4,