Trump鈥檚 tariff views hard to understand: Japan PM
Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that Donald Trump鈥檚 views on tariffs were 鈥榙ifficult to understand鈥� after the US president announced 25 per cent levies on imported cars and parts.
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US govt expands university DEI probes to California
President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration said Thursday it will investigate admissions practices at some of California鈥檚 top universities, broadening a campaign against elite educational institutions.
Trump confident in boosting US-Bangladesh economic ties
United States president Donald Trump has greeted chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and people of Bangladesh on the occasion of Independence Day...
Surrendering to authoritarianism
I WAS not surprised when Columbia University鈥檚 interim president Katrina Armstrong caved to the demands of the Trump administration. She agreed to ban face masks or face coverings, prohibit protests in academic buildings and create an internal security force of 36 New York City Police officers empowered to 鈥榬emove individuals from campus and/or arrest them when...
Global outcry as Trump heaps 25pc tariffs on auto imports
World powers on Thursday blasted US president Donald Trump鈥檚 steep tariffs on imports of vehicles and car parts, vowing retaliation as a widening trade war intensifies...
No Ukraine deal after US-Russia Saudi talks
No deal emerged from Washington鈥檚 talks with both Kyiv and Moscow in Saudi Arabia Tuesday on any ceasefire after three years of fighting, with Russia demanding that the US 鈥榦rder鈥� Kyiv to enter a new deal on the Black Sea...
US visit puts unacceptable pressure on Greenland: Danish PM
Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday criticised a planned US delegation visit to Greenland, a Danish territory coveted by president Donald Trump, as putting 鈥榰nacceptable pressure鈥� on both the territory and her country.
Conservatives target Trump as Canada campaign begins
Canada鈥檚 Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre argued Monday that he is the strongest candidate to take on US president Donald Trump, whose annexation and tariff threats have shaken the once promising chances of a Tory-led government.
US journalist 鈥榤istakenly鈥� added in classified group chat on strikes against Huthi rebels
A United States journalist was inadvertently included in a group chat in which defense secretary Pete Hegseth, vice-president JD Vance and other top officials discussed upcoming strikes against Yemen鈥檚 Huthi rebels, the White House confirmed on Monday...
Greenland PM denounces US 鈥榝oreign interference鈥� ahead of visit
Greenland鈥檚 prime minister Mute Egede on Monday accused Washington of interfering in its political affairs with the visit of an American delegation this week to the Danish territory coveted by US president Donald Trump.
Trump revokes Biden, senior aides鈥� security clearances
US president Donald Trump made good Friday on a threat to revoke the security clearances of his predecessor Joe Biden and several senior former White House and national security officials...
US imports eggs from Korea, Turkey to help ease prices
The United States is importing Turkish and South Korean eggs to ease an avian flu-fueled supply crunch that has pushed up prices across the country, Donald Trump鈥檚 agriculture secretary confirmed Friday...
New York migrant economy wilts under Trump policies
Nader says that the fear caused by president Donald Trump鈥檚 immigration policies have left the streets of his largely migrant neighbourhood in Queens, New York empty, forcing him to shutter his furniture store.
Trump signs order to 鈥榚liminate鈥� US Education Department
US President Donald Trump signed an order Thursday aimed at 鈥榚liminating鈥� the Department of Education, a decades-old goal of the American right, which wants individual states to run schools free from the federal government.
Donald Trump pressures courts after reprimand on deportations
US president Donald Trump demanded Thursday that courts stop blocking his agenda, edging closer to a constitutional showdown after a judge suggested the administration had ignored an order to block summary deportations.
Trump vows peace but faces hard realities as war rages
Donald Trump began his second term vowing to be a peacemaker.
Trump鈥檚 nuclear talks letter more of a threat: Iran FM
Iran鈥檚 foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday that a recent letter sent by US president Donald Trump calling for new nuclear talks was 鈥榓ctually more of a threat鈥�, and that Tehran would respond soon.
Trump order to dismantle Education Dept Thursday
US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an order Thursday aiming to dismantle the Department of Education, fulfilling a long-held goal of American conservatives.
Trump revokes Biden children security details
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is withdrawing Hunter Biden's government bodyguards, extending his campaign of political retribution to Joe Biden's son.
Trump says JFK assassination files to be released Tuesday
US president Donald Trump said his administration would be releasing Tuesday remaining government files on the assassination of president John F. Kennedy -- a case that still fuels conspiracy theories more than 60 years after his death.
Putin, Trump to discuss Ukraine today
Russian president Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump will speak by phone on Tuesday, as one US official expressed hope the two could agree a Ukraine ceasefire within weeks...
EU warns Trump鈥檚 freeze of media risks aiding enemies
The EU on Monday warned that president Donald Trump鈥檚 freeze on US-funded media outlets, including Radio Free Europe, risked 鈥榖enefitting our common adversaries鈥�.
Iran says Trump letter mirrors his statements
Iran said on Monday that a letter it received from US president Donald Trump, who has called for striking a nuclear deal with the Islamic republic, echoed his public statements.
Trump begins mass layoffs at Voice of America
President Donald Trump's administration on Sunday began mass layoffs at Voice of America and other US-funded media, making clear its intent to gut outlets long seen as critical for US influence.
Trump, Putin to discuss Ukraine this week
US president Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are expected to speak this week, officials said on Sunday, as Washington and Kyiv鈥檚 European allies press Moscow to accept a ceasefire in the three-year war...
US deports Venezuelans to be jailed in El Salvador, despite court order
The United States has sent over 200 alleged members of a Venezuelan gang to be imprisoned in El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele said Sunday, after US counterpart Donald Trump invoked wartime authorities to expel migrants.
Will Iran be bombed or have a bomb?
鈥楧O WHATEVER the hell you want,鈥� said Iran鈥檚 president Masoud Pezeshkian after being fed up with Donald Trump鈥檚 maximum pressure tactic on Iran鈥檚 nuclear programme. He wants Iran to 鈥榓gree to never make a nuclear weapon.鈥� He offered Iran to choose between military action and peace talks. He sent a letter to Iran鈥檚 supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei on March 5...
Huthis vow 鈥榚scalation鈥� after US strikes on Yemen kill 31
Yemen鈥檚 Iran-backed Huthis vowed to meet 鈥榚scalation with escalation鈥� after a wave of deadly US air strikes, with witnesses to the bombing saying Sunday they were taken aback by its intensity, even after years of war.
Trump sends journalists at VOA and other US-funded broadcasters on leave
President Donald Trump's administration on Saturday put journalists at Voice of America and other US-funded broadcasters on leave, abruptly freezing outlets long seen as critical to countering a Russian and Chinese information offensive.
US consumer confidence plunges again in March
Consumer confidence in the United States declined sharply again in March, falling more than analysts had expected, according to a study Friday that cited economic turbulence now that Donald Trump is back in power...