French Foreign Minister, Jean-Noel Barrot on Monday said France and the European Union will respond to U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariff announcement. Barrot told TF1 television that European countries should not hesitate to defend their interests in the face of potential U.S. tariff threats adding that starting a...
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U.S. President Donald Trump plans to impose tariffs of 25 per cent on steel and aluminum imports into the United States, he said on Sunday. “Any steel coming to the United States is going to have them, 25 per cent tariff,” Trump said, according to journalists travelling with the...
An unwritten paradox has defined the United States up to this moment. It is the only country loved by most of those who have never set foot on its soil. It is also the one nation most despised by many who have not visited it. Loved and hated in...
Hamas militants handed over three Israeli hostages on Saturday as part of the fifth exchange under a fragile Gaza ceasefire, with 183 prisoners held by Israel due to be released later in the day. The swap comes after US President Donald Trump proposed clearing out the Gaza Strip of...
US President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on the International Criminal Court Thursday for “illegitimate and baseless” investigations targeting America and its ally Israel, the White House said. Trump signed an executive order saying the court in The Hague had “abused its power” by issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli...
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has said that U.S. President Donald Trump was elected to govern the United States, not “to rule the world.” “I respect the election of President Trump who was elected by the American people to govern the United States,” but “he was not...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has “unequivocally rejected” Trump’s proposal for the U.S. to take over the Gaza Strip, a Palestine territory. A statement from the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Saudi Arabia was vehemently opposed to the idea, and would rather continue its efforts to establish an...
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has defended U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to relocate Palestinians from Gaza, brushing aside international criticism of the proposal. Netanyahu called Trump’s plan, which would involve relocating hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, “the first good idea’’ he has heard, during an interview with Fox...
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Donald Trump’s attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States in a blow to the president’s bid to end a right enshrined in the Constitution for more than a century. The ruling indefinitely bans enforcement of one of Trump’s most controversial executive...
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order withdrawing Washington from a number of United Nations bodies, including its Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and setting up a broader review of US funding for the multilateral organization. The executive order said it withdrew Washington from UNHRC and the...
President Donald Trump’s overhaul of U.S. foreign assistance has led to chaos in aid and development, leaving hundreds of contractors in a severe financial crunch. Some aid agencies have already to lay off staff and others are facing millions of dollars in unpaid invoices. Upon resumption of office on...
China will introduce tariffs of 15 per cent on imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) products and coal from the United States in response to US tariffs. The Ministry of Finance in Beijing announced on Tuesday. According to the ministry, a 10 per cent tariff will also be applied...
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imports from Canada and China are said to be expected to cost U.S. households an average of 964 dollars per year. This is according to calculations by RIA Novosti based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau. On Saturday, Trump signed executive orders...
The European Union on Sunday blasted US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, and said the 27-nation bloc would hit back “firmly” if targeted. Brussels had until now indicated it hoped to avoid a trade conflict with Trump through negotiation. But on Friday the US...
A former Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in South Africa, Mr Bola Babarinde, has urged Nigerian government and other African countries, to leverage on President Donald Trump’s perceived harsh policies to accelerate development in the continental. This is contained in a statement signed by Babarinde and made available...
The United States is set to introduce tariffs of 25 per cent on goods from Mexico and China on Saturday. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Friday that the duties and a 10 per cent tariff on Chinese products will take effect. Leavitt said the tariffs were...
U.S. President Donald Trump has renewed his threat to impose tariffs on European Union (EU) products, accusing the bloc of unfair trade practices. Speaking at the White House on Friday, Trump said he would “absolutely” introduce tariffs on EU goods. Trump said the U.S. was being treated “terribly”, arguing...
U.S. President has threatened the BRICS group of emerging economies with tariffs of 100 per cent if they move away from the U.S. dollar as an international means of payment. “The idea that the BRICS Countries are trying to move away from the Dollar, while we stand by and...
A passenger jet carrying 64 people crashed into Washington’s Potomac River Wednesday after colliding midair with a military helicopter, with US media reporting multiple bodies pulled from the dark, near-freezing water. A massive search and rescue operation was in progress, with divers visible in the glare of powerful lights...
The United States has officially notified the Secretary-General of its withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, effective January 27, 2026, UN spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, has said. Dujarric said this at a news briefing on Tuesday in New York. The historic accord reached by 193 countries in December 2015 in...