India to suspend postal deliveries to US
India will temporarily suspend postal deliveries to the United States, the government said Saturday, citing confusion stemming from tariffs imposed by president Donald Trump...
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Trump says 2026 World Cup draw set for December in Washington
US President Donald Trump announced Friday that the draw for the 2026 World Cup will be held in Washington on December 5 -- and then jokingly asked if he could keep the golden trophy for himself.
Trump names close political aide as ambassador to India
President Donald Trump on Friday tapped close political aide Sergio Gor as US ambassador to India, sending one of his feared enforcers at a delicate time in ties with New Delhi.
Trump visits police, troops deployed in US capital
President Donald Trump on Thursday visited police and troops he has deployed in the US capital in what he calls a crackdown on crime, saying they were going to 鈥榮tay here for a while.鈥�
Walmart lifts outlook for sales, earnings despite tariffs
Big-box retailer Walmart hiked its outlook for sales and some earnings in results released Thursday, even as costs of goods imported to the United States rose after president Donald Trump鈥檚 wide-ranging tariffs this year...
Trump raises pressure on Fed with call for governor to resign
President Donald Trump ramped up pressure on the US central bank Wednesday with a call for Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to step down, as he repeatedly criticises Fed chair Jerome Powell for not lowering interest rates...
Swiss exports fall before huge US tariff
Swiss global exports fell in July but those to the United States rose slightly before president Donald Trump imposed huge tariffs on the Alpine country, official figures showed Thursday...
US to assess 鈥榓nti-Americanism鈥� in immigration decisions
President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration said Tuesday it would look for 鈥榓nti-American鈥� views, including on social media, when deciding on the right to live in the United States...
Japan exports fall most in 4yrs as Trump tariffs bite
Japanese exports suffered their steepest drop in more than four years last month as tariffs imposed by US president Donald Trump bit, official data showed Wednesday...
Trump says Ukraine deal would help him 鈥榞et to heaven鈥�
Donald Trump said Tuesday that a Ukraine peace deal could boost his chances of getting to heaven 鈥� joking that his odds of making it through the pearly gates are currently low...
On a wing and a prayer
WHEN most European countries and Volodymyr Zelensky were praying together with American neocons for the collapse of Vladimir Putin鈥檚 Alaska summit with Donald Trump, India was vocal in hoping for its success. The Indian idea was laudable, only the argument was a tad self-regarding. If the talks ended on a positive note, assorted Indian analysts reasoned, the...
Zelensky warns against 鈥榬ewarding鈥� Russia
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said ahead of talks with Donald Trump on Monday that Russia should not be 鈥榬ewarded鈥� for its invasion, after the US leader pressed Ukraine to make concessions in exchange for peace...
Global stocks diverge ahead of Trump-Zelensky talks
Wall Street shares fluctuated while Europe stock markets fell Monday ahead of pivotal talks between US president Donald Trump, Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders in Washington...
The geopolitics of the 鈥榞reat man鈥�
THE Trump administration is currently attempting to rewrite American history by whitewashing the country鈥檚 negative legacy and scrubbing out references to anything connected to multiculturalism or diversity...
Trump targets mail-in ballots ahead of 2026 US elections
US president Donald Trump聽said Monday he would lead a 鈥榤ovement鈥� against mail-in balloting as he sought to eliminate a voting method used by nearly a third of the country ahead of next year鈥檚 midterm elections...
Trump gives Putin 鈥榩eace letter鈥� from wife Melania
US president Donald Trump handed Vladimir Putin a special item at their Alaska summit: a letter written by his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, pleading for the Russian leader to make peace in the name of children...
US suspends visas for Gazans after far-right influencer posts
The US government said Saturday it is suspending visitor visas for Gazans after a far-right influencer with the ear of president Donald Trump complained that wounded Palestinians had been allowed to seek聽medical treatment in the United States...
US capital settles lawsuit with Trump over police takeover
The justice department reached an agreement on Friday with Washington authorities over control of the US capital鈥檚 police department after president Donald Trump placed it under federal government control to tackle violent crime...
Discussed 鈥榝air鈥� Ukraine peace with Trump: Putin
Russian president Vladimir Putin on Saturday said he discussed ways of ending the conflict in Ukraine 鈥榦n a fair basis鈥� at his meeting with US president Donald Trump...
Trump drops ceasefire demand
US president Donald Trump on Saturday shifted his campaign to halt the Ukraine war to securing a full peace agreement after a summit with Russia鈥檚 president Vladimir Putin failed to secure a ceasefire...
US court allows Trump firings at bank regulator
A US appeals court cleared the way Friday for president Donald Trump鈥檚 administration to implement mass firings at a bank regulator set up after the 2008 financial crisis...
US tariffs drown Brazil鈥檚 fish industry
When the water pump is switched on, hundreds of tilapia come to the surface of a pond at a Brazilian fish farm. Their final destination is now uncertain because of US President Donald Trump鈥檚 stiff tariffs...
Semiconductor tariffs coming soon: Trump
US President Donald Trump said Friday he plans to announce tariffs on steel and semiconductors in the coming weeks...
Ukrainian leader Zelensky to meet with US president Trump in Washington on Monday
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky will head to Washington on Monday to discuss 鈥榚nding the killing and the war鈥� with United States president Donald Trump, he announced Saturday...
Trump-Putin meeting ends without breakthrough on Ukraine
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin made no breakthrough on Ukraine at their high-stakes summit on Friday, pointing to areas of agreement and rekindling a friendship but offering no news on a ceasefire...
US capital sues Trump govt over police takeover
The attorney general for the US capital Washington has sued Donald Trump鈥檚 administration over what he called a 鈥榟ostile takeover鈥� of the city鈥檚 police force, which the Republican president said was necessary to fight violent crime...
Ukraine for unconditional ceasefire, Russia against Western weapon supply
The US and Russian presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin were to meet at a US air base in Alaska on Friday for talks on the Ukraine war...
Trump eases space regulations in win for Musk
US president Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday easing regulations for the private space industry, including eliminating some environmental reviews, in a move likely to please his erstwhile adviser Elon Musk...
Trump tariffs a stone for cowboy boots
We are offering the following story chosen by AFP鈥檚 chief editors for our Africa Selection re-publication as among the best reporting from the sub-Saharan continent over the last fortnight...
Small US firms battered by tariffs
When US president Donald Trump announced tariffs on almost all trading partners in April, Ben Knepler contacted the factory in Cambodia producing his company鈥檚 outdoor furniture. 鈥楽top production,鈥� he ordered...