Trump demolishes part of White House for new ballroom
Donald Trump has often been dubbed a political wrecking ball for his unorthodox style 鈥� and now the US president has literally started demolition work on the White House...
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Zelensky ready to join Putin, Trump at summit if invited
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said he would be ready to join Russian president Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump at their summit in Hungary if he is invited...
Trump says Gaza ceasefire still in force after Israeli strikes
US president Donald Trump said Sunday that a ceasefire in Gaza was still holding after Israel carried out deadly strikes on the territory over alleged truce violations by Hamas...
Khamenei tells Trump to 鈥榢eep dreaming鈥�
Iran鈥檚 supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday rebuffed claims by US president Donald Trump that the Islamic republic鈥檚 nuclear sites had been destroyed by US strikes in June...
Trump threatens to send military to San Francisco
Donald Trump threatened to send troops to San Francisco, in an interview that aired Sunday, as he looks to push the US military into more Democratic-controlled cities...
Colombia recalls ambassador to US
Colombia on Monday said its ambassador to the United States had been recalled, as a public feud between the nations鈥� leaders heats up with president Donald Trump revoking aid and threatening punishing tariffs...
Protesters out in force for anti-Trump rallies across United States
Huge crowds took to the streets in all 50 states of the United States at 鈥楴o Kings鈥� protests on Saturday, venting anger over president Donald Trump鈥檚 hardline policies, while Republicans ridiculed them as 鈥楬ate America鈥� rallies...
Trump tells Zelensky to 鈥榤ake a deal鈥� with Russia
Donald Trump told Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday to make a deal with Russia, pouring cold water on Kyiv鈥檚 hopes for Tomahawk missiles as the US leader renews a push to settle the war...
Trump extends auto tariff relief, formalises truck duties
US president Donald Trump signed an order Friday to extend an arrangement that allowed automakers to reduce tariffs paid on imported vehicle parts...
Trump asks Supreme Court to lift Chicago guard halt
US president Donald Trump鈥檚 administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to lift lower court rulings blocking his deployment of the National Guard in Chicago.
Trump refiles $15b defamation lawsuit against NYT
US president Donald Trump has refiled a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, court documents show, weeks after it was thrown out by a federal judge.
Trump announces plan aimed at improving IVF accessibility
Donald Trump on Thursday announced a plan aimed at making in vitro fertilisation more affordable, an initial step in a long-touted campaign promise...
Trump indicates approval of CIA action against Venezuela
US president Donald Trump indicated Wednesday he had authorized covert CIA action against Venezuela and said he was considering strikes against alleged drug cartels on land in the South American country.
Trump hails Charlie Kirk at posthumous medal ceremony
US president Donald Trump hailed assassinated ally Charlie Kirk as a 鈥榤artyr for truth and freedom鈥� Tuesday as he posthumously awarded the right-wing activist America鈥檚 highest civilian honour.
Trump tariffs on timber, furniture take effect
US president Donald Trump鈥檚 fresh tariffs on imported wood, furniture and kitchen cabinets took effect Tuesday, a development likely to fuel building costs and pile pressure on homebuyers in an already challenging market.
Trump鈥檚 call for peace 鈥榓t odds鈥� with US actions: Iran
Iran said on Tuesday that US president Donald Trump鈥檚 call for a peace deal with Tehran was inconsistent with Washington鈥檚 actions, referring to its strikes on Iranian nuclear sites in June.
Trump announces deal with AstraZeneca on drug prices
US President Donald Trump announced a deal with AstraZeneca on Friday that he said would lead to significantly lower domestic drug prices in exchange for granting the pharma giant tariff relief.
Trump announces new 100pc China tariff
US president Donald Trump announced an additional 100 per cent tariff on China Friday and threatened to cancel a summit with Xi Jinping, reigniting his trade war with Beijing in a row over export curbs on rare earth minerals.
Trump sends letter to Thai PM on border conflict with Cambodia
US president Donald Trump sent a letter to Thailand鈥檚 prime minister saying he wanted to see the country and neighbour Cambodia resolve simmering border tensions, Anutin Charnvirakul said Thursday.
Indian garment exporters reel under US tariffs
When Donald Trump was elected, Indian garment exporter RK Sivasubramaniam thought the new US president would boost business and invested heavily in anticipation of a boom...
20-point Gaza clearance plan
THE handshake between the US president Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office on September 30 was more than a routine diplomatic photo op. It was a grim ratification of a final solution for the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu鈥檚 meeting with Trump, his fourth since Trump re-assumed office, was billed as a discussion on 鈥榣asting security...
Trump calls for jailing Democratic Chicago mayor, Illinois governor
US president Donald Trump on Wednesday called for jailing the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois in an escalation of his extraordinary attacks on political opponents...
Indians lead drop in US university visas
The United States issued nearly one-fifth fewer student visas in August following a crackdown by president Donald Trump, led by a steep drop for India which was overtaken by China as top country of origin, data showed Monday...
WTO hikes 2025 trade growth outlook but tariffs to bite in 2026
AI-related goods and surging exports to the United States ahead of president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff hikes boosted global merchandise trade growth this year, the World Trade Organisation said Tuesday...
25pc tariffs on heavy trucks start Nov 1: Trump
President Donald Trump said Monday that a steep US tariff on imported heavy trucks would begin on November 1, postponing the date that he initially threatened to impose such duties...
Trump 鈥榟appy鈥� to work with Democrats on health care, if shutdown ends
President Donald Trump said Monday he would be 鈥榟appy鈥� to negotiate a deal on health programmes with Democrats, but demanded the federal government first be re-opened, as a crippling shutdown entered its second week...
EU channels Trump with tariffs to shield steel sector
The European Union will take a page out of US president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff playbook on Tuesday with a plan to hike levies and slash quotas for imported steel 鈥� to protect the bloc鈥檚 struggling industry from cheap Chinese competition...
Trump says may invoke Insurrection Act to deploy more troops in US
President Donald Trump threatened Monday to use emergency powers against rebellion to deploy more troops into Democratic-led US cities, intensifying his rhetoric as his attempts to mobilise the military face legal challenges.
The trouble with the Arabs
TO BE sustainable, Donald Trump鈥檚 peace plan for Gaza must serve the core interests of Arabs, including Christian Arabs, and the Jews of Palestine/Israel equally and fairly. Infirmities in the plan include the history of the Trump-Netanyahu axis to lure quarries with syrupy promises into death traps, as they did with Iran and Qatar. The trust deficit is thus an overarching challenge...
