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In its ruling, the court said Trump had not sufficiently shown that the defendants had made defamatory statements with actual malice. “As President Trump has not plausibly alleged that each Defendant made defamatory statements with actual malice, the Amended Complaint must be dismissed,” the order stated.

The power grid emergency followed a declaration of national emergency over the risk posed by foreign-produced equipment in the US electricity grid.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized European allies for refusing to join Washington in placing secondary tariffs on India and China over Russian oil imports.

The planned sale includes 20,000 MK 84 bombs and 20,000 BLU-117 bombs, both weighing 2,000 pounds, the official said.

Trump justified US sanctions Russia's trading partners claiming that they help fund the Russia-Ukraine war.

The trade dispute has also been accompanied by increasingly sharp rhetoric from Trump. The US president has repeatedly suggested that Canada could become the 51st US state.

The immigrant visa pause announced by the Trump administration on Tuesday (25th August) has already affected people who had scheduled visa interviews at US embassies and consulates, with several applicants receiving emails informing them that their appointments had been cancelled or rescheduled.