Trudeau battles to hold on after Canada deputy PM resigns
Chrystia Freeland, after nearly a decade of being at Trudeau鈥檚 side, made the surprise announcement on Monday, after disagreeing with the prime minister over Trump鈥檚 tariff proposals...
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Global stocks mostly drop awaiting Fed policy update
Major stock markets mostly fell Tuesday as attention turned to the Federal Reserve鈥檚 upcoming policy decision, with traders hoping for guidance on its interest rate plans as president-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office...
Judge rules against Trump bid to throw out hush money conviction
The ruling said that a Supreme Court decision granting presidents sweeping immunity for official acts did not apply as testimony at the trial related 鈥榚ntirely to unofficial conduct entitled to no immunity protections鈥�...
18,000 Indians at risk of deportation in US
Nearly 18,000 undocumented Indians in the United States face the risk of deportation, data revealed ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's January 20th inauguration. According to figures from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 17,940 Indians are among the 1.445 million individuals with final orders of removal...
Kremlin praises Trump, pounds Ukraine in massive attack
The Kremlin said Friday that US president-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 opposition to Ukraine鈥檚 use of US weapons to hit Russia 鈥榝ully aligned鈥� with Moscow鈥檚 position, hours after it launched a massive aerial barrage on Ukraine.
German economic institutes pessimistic on growth in 2025
German economic institutes on Thursday issued pessimistic growth forecasts for 2025 as Europe鈥檚 biggest聽economy聽faces political risks at home and abroad...
Time Magazine names Trump person of the year for second time
Time Magazine named US President-elect Donald Trump its 鈥榩erson of the year鈥� on Thursday, marking the second time he has won the accolade in acknowledgement of the mogul鈥檚 stunning political comeback.
Prosecutor fights Trump bid to throw out hush money conviction
Manhattan prosecutors renewed their opposition Tuesday to President-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 efforts to quash his hush money conviction, but accepted pausing the case while he is president...
77 Nobel laureates sign letter opposing RFK Jr. as Trump鈥檚 health secretary
Seventy-seven Nobel prize winners on Monday sent an open letter to the US Senate opposing the nomination of Robert F Kennedy Jr., president-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 choice for secretary of health and human services, citing his 鈥榣ack of credentials鈥� and anti-vaccine beliefs...
Trump in Paris for reopening of Notre Dame
US president-elect Donald Trump on Saturday arrived in Paris to join other world leaders for the reopening of the French capital鈥檚 Notre Dame cathedral, celebrating the restoration to its former glory half a decade after the devastating fire.
OECD warns of protectionism weeks before Trump return
The OECD warned Wednesday that protectionist trade measures pose a major risk to disrupting the world聽economy, just weeks before Donald Trump is set to return to the White House...
US president-elect Trump threatens 100% tariff on BRICS countries over currency plans
US president-elect Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose a 100 per cent tariff on the BRICS group nations if they undercut the US dollar.
Trump picks Indian-origin Kash Patel to lead FBI
US President-elect Donald Trump aims to make loyalist Kash Patel the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, he said on Saturday, in a move that would mean replacing the agency鈥檚 current leader.
Trudeau in Florida to meet Trump as tariff threats loom
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau traveled to Florida on Friday for a dinner with Donald Trump at the president-elect鈥檚 Mar-a-Lago estate, as the incoming US leader promised tariffs on Canadian imports...
Inflation-wary US consumers flock to 鈥楤lack Friday鈥� deals
US shoppers were out in force for 鈥楤lack Friday,鈥� with preliminary data showing strong online sales despite inflation nerves prompting retailers in the world鈥檚 biggest economy to come up with ever more deals...
Trump II and the Middle East
IT IS too early to draw an outline of the Middle East policy of the incoming Trump administration. The cabinet and other senior positions are shaping up, while Democrats are doing their best to badger Arab-Americans for their vote against the Democratic Party...
WTO chief reappointed as Trump threat looms
World Trade Organisation chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was reappointed Friday for a second term, in the shadow of the coming return of Donald Trump and his disdain for international trade rules.
Zuckerberg dines with Trump
Mark Zuckerberg joined Donald Trump for dinner at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Wednesday, with an advisor to the president-elect saying the tech billionaire 鈥榳ants to support the national renewal of America.鈥�
Bomb threats target US President-elect Trump nominees
Several members of Donald Trump鈥檚 incoming US administration have received threats, including bomb alerts, the FBI said Wednesday.
European stocks drop on Trump trade war worries
European stock markets mostly retreated Wednesday on concerns Europe could be the next tariffs target for US president-elect Donald Trump, who has announced a tough-negotiating hawk as his trade envoy...
Can G20 bridge the divide?
THE G20 summit in Brazil offered a rich tableau of contrasts, both inspiring and troubling. World leaders gathered to confront issues of hunger, inequality, and systemic injustice. Yet, for all the lofty rhetoric and ambitious proposals, the gathering epitomised a troubling paradox: a conclave of privilege tasked with redressing the very inequities it represents. Among the summit鈥檚 focal points were wealth taxes...
Trump embarks on second term with legal woes mostly behind him
Donald Trump鈥檚 legal woes 鈥� or at least most of them 鈥� will not follow him back to the White House...
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...
Waiting for Trump, apprehensively
IS DONALD Trump the Godot the world is waiting for, with apprehension and hope? But Godot, as Samuel Beckett鈥檚 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...
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鈥檚 coalition government and Donald Trump鈥檚 US election win...
Global stocks mostly on front foot, as bitcoin rally stutters
Major stock markets mostly rose Monday as traders welcomed Donald Trump鈥檚 pick for Treasury secretary, while bitcoin鈥檚 push to $1,00,000 ran out of steam after coming within a whisker of the mark last week...
Trump鈥檚 mass deportation plan could end up hurting economic growth
President-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 hardline immigration proposals 鈥� including a controversial mass deportation plan 鈥� could prove economically damaging, analysts say, with US sectors that rely heavily on...
NATO chief discusses global security with Trump
NATO chief Mark Rutte held talks with US President-elect Donald Trump in Florida on the 鈥榞lobal security issues facing the alliance鈥�, a spokeswoman said Saturday.
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...
Professor Yunus confident of finding common ground with Trump
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is 鈥榗onfident鈥� that he can find 鈥榗ommon ground鈥� with president-elect Donald Trump despite their divergent worldviews, reports TIME Magazine.