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Musk calls for US to replace fighter jets with drones

Billionaire Elon Musk, tapped by US president-elect Donald Trump to slash federal government spending, lashed out at modern fighter jets on Monday, saying that drones were the future of air combat...

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Waiting for Trump, apprehensively

IS DONALD Trump the Godot the world is waiting for, with apprehension and hope? But Godot, as Samuel Beckett’s 1949 cult play suggests, may not show up at all, ever. In fact, Godot, whoever he be or whatever power he may hold over his characters, could be no more than a figment of a deliberately absurd imagination...

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Political uncertainty hits German business morale

German business confidence fell more than expected in November, a key survey showed Monday, amid political uncertainty following the collapse of the country’s coalition government and Donald Trump’s US election win...

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NATO chief discusses global security with Trump

NATO chief Mark Rutte held talks with US President-elect Donald Trump in Florida on the ‘global security issues facing the alliance’, a spokeswoman said Saturday.

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Trump names Scott Bessent as Treasury chief

US president-elect Donald Trump on Friday named billionaire Scott Bessent as his Treasury secretary, choosing the hedge fund manager to help execute an agenda promising tax cuts and tariffs...

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Professor Yunus confident of finding common ground with Trump

Bangladesh’s interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is ‘confident’ that he can find ‘common ground’ with president-elect Donald Trump despite their divergent worldviews, reports TIME Magazine.

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China moves to boost foreign trade

China unveiled new measures on Thursday to boost foreign trade, as Beijing battles to turn around a slowing economy threatened further by the potentially hostile policies of incoming US president Donald Trump...

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G20 leaders talk climate, wars, brace for Trump’s return

G20 leaders on Tuesday were holding the final day of a summit that offered some impetus to stalled UN climate talks, diverged on wars in Ukraine and the Middle East — and foresaw global turbulence as Donald Trump readies to take over the US presidency...

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Trump's top team: firebrands and stalwarts

US President-elect Donald Trump is handing top roles for his future White House to a mix of political allies, firebrands and a few relatively conventional figures.

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US finalises up to $6.6b funding for chip giant TSMC

The United States will award Taiwanese chip giant TSMC up to $6.6 billion in direct funding to help build several plants on US soil, officials said Friday, finalizing the deal before Donald Trump’s administration enters the White House...

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Trump names RFK Jr. to head health dept

Donald Trump on Thursday tapped anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist Robert F Kennedy Jr. as his secretary of health in the latest provocative nomination from the incoming Republican president.

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Trump, Biden shake hands in White House

Donald Trump made a triumphant return to the White House on Wednesday, where outgoing president Joe Biden offered a show of civility to the bitter rival who denied him the same courtesy four years ago...

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Will Trump end or escalate Biden’s wars?

WHEN Donald Trump takes office on January 20, all his campaign promises to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours and almost as quickly end Israel’s war on its neighbours will be put to the test. The choices he has made for his incoming administration so far, from Marco Rubio as Secretary of State to Mike Waltz as National Security Advisor, Pete Hegseth...

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Global stocks diverge as traders weigh future Fed cuts

Stock markets diverged on Thursday as investors digested US inflation data that supported the case for another interest rate cut next month, while worries over Donald Trump’s presidency clouded optimism...

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Republicans complete power takeover with House majority

The Republicans were declared the majority party in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday, completing a clean sweep of Congress and the White House in last week’s elections and handing incoming president Donald Trump vast legislative power...

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Global stocks diverge as Trump fears build

Global stock markets diverged Wednesday as traders fret over the impact of Donald Trump’s presidency on the Chinese and global economies, with fears that his policies could also reignite US inflation...