Bangladesh welcomes Trump as the 47th US president
Bangladesh on Monday welcomed US president-elect Donald Trump and reiterated that the two countries would work together to open new areas of cooperation as he began a new term.
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Trump vows to end 鈥楢merican decline鈥�
Donald Trump pledged a blitz of presidential actions to end 鈥楢merican decline,鈥� telling a fired-up inauguration eve rally on Sunday that he would crack down on woke ideology and immigration.
Trump arrives in Washington ahead of Monday鈥檚 inauguration
Donald Trump landed in Washington on Saturday ahead of his inauguration, with the billionaire Republican set to attend a series of events and celebrations before reclaiming the presidency.
US TikTok ban looms as Trump seeks last-ditch solution
TikTok says it will 鈥榞o dark鈥� in the United States on Sunday, threatening access to the app for 170 million users, unless the government provides assurances that a law mandating its sale or ban will not be used to punish service providers...
US withdraws from global climate change initiative
The Fed entered the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System, or NGFS, in December 2020, praising it at the time as a place to exchange ideas about the development of environment and climate risk management policies for the financial sector...
Trump readies for triumphant inauguration
Donald Trump will complete an extraordinary comeback on Monday when he is inaugurated for a second term as US president, apparently stronger and more unpredictable than ever.
Biden warns of Trump 鈥榦ligarchy鈥� in farewell speech
US president Joe Biden urged Americans Wednesday to stand guard against a 鈥榙angerous鈥� oligarchy forming under Donald Trump as he delivered a dark farewell address before stepping down next week...
HRW warns 鈥榝raying鈥� rights system faces new Trump threat
Human Rights Watch on Thursday blasted the 鈥榗raven unwillingness鈥� of governments to defend international norms and institutions last year, while warning that Donald Trump鈥檚 return to power will compound pressure on the world鈥檚 鈥榝raying鈥� rights system.
Iranian president warns Trump against risking 鈥榳ar鈥�
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran was not seeking 鈥榥uclear weaponry鈥� and warned US president-elect Donald Trump against risking 鈥榳ar鈥� with the Islamic republic, according to a US televised interview broadcast on Tuesday...
Trump would have been convicted if he wasn鈥檛 elected: report
US president-elect Donald Trump would have been convicted for his alleged effort to overturn the 2020 election result if he hadn鈥檛 been elected four years later, said a report by then special counsel Jack Smith released early on Tuesday...
Melania indicates she will mostly live in White House
Melania Trump signalled she intends to mostly live in the White House when she returns to Washington as first lady next Monday, squelching speculation that she might split time between other residences.
Iran, European powers hold 鈥榗onstructive鈥� nuclear talks
Iran and European powers said they held 鈥榝rank and constructive鈥� talks on Monday about Tehran鈥檚 nuclear programme, just a week before US president-elect Donald Trump takes office.
Trump sentenced to 鈥榰nconditional discharge鈥� for hush money conviction
A judge sentenced Donald Trump to an unconditional discharge on Friday for covering up hush money payments to a porn star despite the US president-elect鈥檚 last-ditch efforts to avoid becoming the first felon in the White House.
Biden says he could have defeated Trump
Joe Biden thinks he could have won reelection if he had stayed in the White House race, he said in an interview published Wednesday 鈥� while conceding he was unsure if he would have served another full term.
US House begins work on Trump immigration crackdown
US lawmakers voted Tuesday to expand pre-trial incarceration for foreign criminal suspects as a new Congress unified under Republican control works to deliver on Donald Trump鈥檚 vow to crack down on illegal immigration...
US tariff, rate fears rattle global stocks
Stock markets were rattled Wednesday by worries about incoming US president Donald Trump slapping tariffs on imports and the fading prospects for interest rate cuts...
Trump says Canada should merge with US as Trudeau resigns
Donald Trump on Monday marked Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau鈥檚 resignation announcement by doubling down on his unlikely proposal that the country should merge with the United States...
US lawmakers certify Trump win
Congress on Monday certified US president-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 election victory, a formality that was remarkable for its contrast to four years ago, when the Republican summoned a mob to Washington that ransacked the US Capitol.
The transition travesty
JOE Biden keeps departing and Donald Trump keeps arriving. The soon-to-be former president and the still-future president are like comic-tragic characters in a political zombie film...
Trump says half-mast flags at his inauguration make Americans unhappy
Donald Trump said on Friday 鈥榥o American can be happy鈥� that flags will be at half-mast when he is inaugurated this month, claiming Democrats were delighted about the downbeat optics.
Judge to sentence Trump before inauguration
The New York judge presiding over president-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 hush money case on Friday set sentencing for 10 days before his January 20 inauguration and said he was not inclined to impose jail time.
Trump sides with Musk in worker visa row
An angry back-and-forth, largely between Silicon Valley鈥檚 Musk and traditional anti-immigration Trump backers, has erupted in fiery fashion, with Musk even vowing to 鈥榞o to war鈥� over the issue...
Bill Clinton hospitalised with fever
Russia鈥檚 president Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump indicated Thursday that they were ready to hold talks after the Republican tycoon emerged as the victor in the race for the White House.
Panama rejects Trump鈥檚 threat to take control of Canal
Panama鈥檚 president Jose Raul Mulino on Sunday dismissed recent threats made by US president-elect Donald Trump to retake control of the Panama Canal over complaints of 鈥榰nfair鈥� treatment of American ships.
Trump threatens tariffs if EU doesn鈥檛 buy more oil, gas
US president-elect Donald Trump on Friday threatened the European Union with tariffs if the bloc does not reduce its 鈥榯remendous鈥� trade gap with Washington through oil and gas purchases.
US hours from government shutdown over Christmas
US lawmakers raced Friday to prevent a government shutdown due to bite within hours, after Donald Trump and Elon Musk sabotaged a bipartisan agreement that would have kept the lights on well beyond Christmas.
Trump announces new deal for averting government shutdown
Republicans in the US Congress have come up with a new funding package to avert a holiday-season government shutdown, Donald Trump said Thursday, after an earlier cross-party deal was derailed by the president-elect...
Yen drops as BoJ maintains key interest rate
The yen fell against the dollar on Thursday as the Bank of Japan left borrowing costs unchanged and warned of uncertainty over the economic policies of US president-elect Donald Trump...
Trump jokes Canada becoming 51st US state 鈥榓 great idea鈥�
US president-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday it would be 鈥榓 great idea鈥� for Canada to become the 51st US state, teasing on social media that 鈥榤any Canadians鈥� welcome the idea, as Ottawa is wracked by political turmoil...
Trump opposes deal to avert government shutdown
Staring down a Friday night deadline to fund federal agencies, party leaders in Congress had agreed on a 鈥榗ontinuing resolution鈥� to keep the lights on until mid-March and avoid having to send public workers home without pay over Christmas...