Khamenei warns against negotiating with US
Iran鈥檚 supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Friday that there should not be negotiations with the United States, days after US president Donald Trump called for a new nuclear deal.
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Trump condemned for ICC sanctions over Israel, US probes
The International Criminal Court slammed sanctions Friday slapped by US President Donald Trump over its probes targeting America and Israel and pledged to press on with its aim to fight for 鈥榡ustice and hope鈥� around the world.
US claims free passage through Panama Canal
The United States said Wednesday that its government vessels would sail for free through the Panama Canal following heavy pressure from President Donald Trump, but authorities at the waterway swiftly issued a denial.
US trade gap swells in 2024
The US trade gap swelled last year to its second-largest on record, government data showed Wednesday, as deficits come under the spotlight with president Donald Trump鈥檚 return to the White House...
BoE slashes UK growth outlook amid Trump tariff threat
The Bank of England on Thursday halved its forecast for UK economic growth this year, blaming global risks amid US tariff threats and deteriorating business confidence in the UK...
TRUMP鈥橲 GAZA 鈥楻IVIERA鈥� PROPOSAL: A reckless real estate fantasy
ON FEBRUARY 4, in a press conference alongside Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US president Donald Trump unveiled a plan as audacious as it is alarming: the United States would 鈥榯ake over鈥� the Gaza Strip, forcibly displace its 1.8 million Palestinian residents and redevelop the territory into a luxury enclave he dubbed 鈥榯he Riviera of the...
Trump signs order barring trans athletes from women's sports
US president Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday seeking to ban transgender athletes from participating in women's sports, in his latest move targeting transgender people since returning to office.
Hamas rejects Trump proposal to take over Gaza
Palestinian militant group Hamas lashed out Wednesday at president Donald Trump鈥檚 shock proposal for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip and resettle its people in other countries, seemingly whether they want to leave or not...
US flights carrying detained migrants to Guantanamo 鈥榰nderway鈥�
The first US flights carrying detained migrants to America鈥檚 notorious Guantanamo military base in Cuba were underway Tuesday as president Donald Trump鈥檚 administration cracks down on illegal migration, the White House said...
Trump says US to take over Gaza, resettle Palestinians in other countries
President Donald Trump revealed an extraordinary plan Tuesday for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip, resettle Palestinians in other countries 鈥� seemingly whether they wanted to leave or not 鈥� and turn the territory into the Riviera of the Middle East...
Hundreds of US govt sites go offline
Hundreds of US government websites were offline on Monday, an AFP review showed, including that of the humanitarian agency USAID which president Donald Trump鈥檚 administration is shutting down...
EU vows retaliation if Trump starts trade war
EU leaders meeting in Brussels Monday warned there would be no winners in a trade war with the United States, insisting they would hit back if US president Donald Trump imposes tariffs.
US tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China spark retaliation threats
President Donald Trump announced broad tariffs Saturday on major US trading partners Canada, Mexico and China, claiming a 鈥榤ajor threat鈥� from illegal immigration and drugs 鈥� a move that sparked promises of retaliation...
Trump unveils sweeping US tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China
President Donald Trump announced broad tariffs Saturday on major US trading partners Canada, Mexico and China, claiming a 鈥榤ajor threat鈥� from illegal immigration and drugs -- a move that sparked promises of retaliation.
Democrats look for a roadmap, new leader to take on Trump
US Democrats choose a new flagbearer Saturday who will be tasked with rebuilding a party still reeling from last year鈥檚 crushing presidential defeat, and figuring out how best to oppose Republican Donald Trump.
Rubio says Trump serious about buying Greenland
US president Donald Trump is serious about seeking to buy Greenland, secretary of state Marco Rubio said Thursday, after Denmark was rattled by his threats to take over the autonomous Danish territory.
Trump threatens to place 100pc tariffs on BRICS
US president Donald Trump reiterated Thursday his threat to place 100 per cent tariffs on BRICS nations, as the deadline loomed for him to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico.
Trump for detaining 30,000 migrants at Guantanamo
US president Donald Trump unveiled a surprise plan on Wednesday to detain thousands of undocumented migrants in Guantanamo Bay 鈥� distracting from spiralling confusion after the White House withdrew a shock order to freeze federal funds...
US walks away from Paris deal
ON HIS first day back in office, US president Donald Trump reignited a controversial chapter of American climate policy by notifying the United Nations of his administration鈥檚 intention to exit the Paris Climate agreement 鈥� for a second time. This echoes his first term, when the US formally withdrew from the accord in 2020, only for Joe Biden to reverse...
Trump signs orders on hot-button social issues in schools
US president Donald Trump signed several executive orders Wednesday regarding hot-button topics in education 鈥� including race, gender, and college campus protests 鈥� which were frequent talking points during his campaign.
Trump鈥檚 business partner keen to invest in Bangladesh
US president Donald Trump鈥檚 business partner, Gentry Beach, has expressed interest in investing in mineral and gas exploration in Bangladesh...
Cuba slams brutality as Trump orders detention of illegal migrants at Guantanamo
US President Donald Trump unveiled a surprise plan Wednesday to detain thousands of undocumented migrants in Guantanamo Bay -- distracting from spiralling confusion after the White House withdrew a shock order to freeze federal funds.
Trump shakes up Justice Department he accused of 鈥榳eaponisation鈥�
Abrupt firings, senior officials demoted, and career employees left reeling 鈥� US president Donald Trump is taking a sledgehammer to a Justice Department he accuses of unjustly prosecuting him...
Bangladesh won鈥檛 be exempt from Trump鈥檚 transactional foreign policy, says Kugelman
Stressing that United States president Donald Trump鈥檚 foreign policy is going to be staunchly transactional, American scholar Michael Kugelman聽 anticipates a big shift in US-Bangladesh relations, from one focused on aid and assistance for development and reforms during the past months of Biden to one that will become much more governed by a what鈥檚-in-it-for-me and what鈥檚-in-it-for-America type of mindset...
Trump offers federal workers exit package as funding freeze sows chaos
President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered most federal workers the option to leave their jobs in exchange for eight months severance, in his most radical move yet to drastically overhaul the government...
Majority of Greenlanders don鈥檛 want to be American
The vast majority of Greenland residents do not want their island to become part of the United States as envisaged by President Donald Trump, according to a poll published on Wednesday...
Kim vows nuclear programme to continue
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed that Pyongyang鈥檚 nuclear programme would continue 鈥榠ndefinitely鈥�, state media reported Wednesday, days after new US president Donald Trump said he would make renewed diplomatic overtures to the reclusive leader...
Colombia sends plane for migrants after Trump clash
Colombia on Monday sent two military aircraft to repatriate migrants from the United States after being forced to back down in a blazing row over deportations with president Donald Trump.
Trump 鈥榥ot 100pc sure鈥� he鈥檚 barred from 3rd term
US president Donald Trump once again hinted at the idea of serving a third term, saying he was 鈥榥ot 100 per cent sure鈥� he was barred from doing so under the Constitution, which forbids it.
Kremlin awaits 鈥榮ignals鈥� from US on possible Putin-Trump meeting
The Kremlin said on Monday it was still waiting for 鈥榮ignals鈥� from the United States about a possible meeting between Russian president Vladimir Putin and newly-inaugurated US counterpart Donald Trump.