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  The eighth week of Donald Trump's second term has been marked by the dizzying ping-pong of tariffs and counter-tariffs, and Ukraine peace talks with officials from both Kyiv and Moscow. The US president and his administration continue to make headlines as they forge ahead with their policies. Here's a quick look at some of their biggest recent moves. Advertisement 1) Escalated trade war Trump went ahead with his plan for a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminium products coming from the rest of the world. But his team halted its plan to double US tariffs on imports of Canadian steel and aluminium to 50%, only hours after threatening America's northern neighbour in another skirmish in their trade war. The rollback came after Ontario Premier Doug Ford said his province would suspend new charges of 25% on electricity that it sends across the border. "Cooler heads prevailed," Peter Navarro, a trade adviser in the White House, told broadcaster CNBC. Trump halts plan fo...

In English there are three articles:  a ,  an , and  the . Articles are used before nouns or noun equivalents and are a type of adjective. The definite article ( the ) is used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader. The indefinite article ( a ,  an ) is used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not known. There are certain situations in which a noun   takes no article. As a guide, the following definitions and table summarize the basic use of articles. Continue reading for a more detailed explanation of the rules and for examples of how and when to apply them. Definite article the  (before a singular or plural noun) Indefinite article a  (before a singular noun beginning with a consonant sound) an  (before a singular noun beginning with a vowel sound) Count nouns  - refers to items that can be counted and are either singular or plural Non-count nouns  - refers to items that are not...