Trump to sell 鈥榞old card鈥� US visas for $5m
US president Donald Trump unveiled plans Tuesday to sell new 鈥榞old card鈥� residency permits for a price of $5 million each 鈥� and said Russian oligarchs may be eligible...
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Walls close in on Zelensky
Outgunned Ukrainian forces have slowly lost territory to Russian troops over recent weeks. But in the capital Kyiv, the ground is shifting rapidly beneath president Volodymyr Zelensky鈥檚 feet...
Trump says trade deal with China 鈥榩ossible鈥�
US president Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday that a trade deal was 鈥榩ossible鈥� with China 鈥� a key target in the US leader鈥檚 tariffs policy...
Musk says he鈥檒l work with Trump as 鈥榣ong as helpful鈥�
Elon Musk has said he would work with US president Donald Trump for as long as he 鈥榗an be helpful,鈥� as the pair dismissed concerns over possible conflicts of interest due to the tech tycoon鈥檚 work with the White House...
Trump says US auto tariffs to be about 25 per cent
US president Donald Trump expanded his offensive against trading partners on Tuesday, threatening 25 per cent tariffs on imported cars, and similar or higher duties on pharmaceuticals and semiconductors...
Trump outlines Musk鈥檚 role as enforcer-in-chief
US president Donald Trump painted Elon Musk as his enforcer-in-chief Tuesday, hailing the tech billionaire鈥檚 zeal in implementing the blizzard of executive orders the president has issued since returning to office...
Deep state and Trump-Modi press briefing
THE recent joint press briefing between US president Donald Trump and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has sparked significant discussion regarding the role of the deep state in shaping geopolitical events. While the discussion revolved primarily around trade, defence and diplomatic engagements, a key point of contention was whether the US deep state had...
Trump offers top-end jets, trade deal to India in Modi bromance
US President Donald Trump on Thursday offered to sell state-of-the-art fighter jets to India as he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to ramp up trade, rekindling a bond that defies the new US administration's punitive approach to much of the world.
India's Modi builds bromance with Trump, Musk despite trade war
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Donald Trump -- and billionaire Elon Musk -- at the White House on Thursday, with the two national leaders hailing their close bond despite Trump's expanding global trade war.
Trump, Putin set to meet in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine
US president Donald Trump revealed on Wednesday he expected to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia for Ukraine peace talks, in an extraordinary thaw in relations after a surprise phone call between the two leaders...
Trump fires USAID inspector general
US president Donald Trump has fired the independent inspector general for the US Agency for International Development, US media outlets reported on Wednesday...
Significant part of Ukraine wants to be Russia: Kremlin
The Kremlin said Tuesday that a 鈥榮ignificant part鈥� of Ukraine 鈥榳ants to be Russia,鈥� hours after US president Donald Trump floated the idea that Ukraine 鈥榤ay be Russian someday.鈥�...
Gaza truce under strain after Trump warning
The Gaza ceasefire appeared increasingly fragile Tuesday after Hamas said US president Donald Trump鈥檚 latest warning 鈥榝urther complicates鈥� the agreement with Israel, which has so far led to five hostage-prisoner swaps...
Trump鈥檚 protectionist power play
US聽PRESIDENT Donald Trump announced 25 per cent tariffs on foreign steel and aluminium imports聽on February 10, doubling down on his protectionist agenda to 鈥榖oost鈥� the US economy through import taxes, a move that could disrupt trade with key partners. Set to take effect on March 4, the tariffs will impact the 25 million tonnes of steel the US imports...
PALESTINIAN STATE ON SAUDI LAND: Arab nations slam Netanyahu remarks
Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries condemned on Sunday remarks by Israel鈥檚 prime minister who appeared to suggest in an interview that a Palestinian state could be established on Saudi territory...
Trump says Nippon Steel to 鈥榠nvest鈥� in US Steel, not buy it
US president Donald Trump said on Friday that Japan鈥檚 Nippon Steel will make a major investment in US Steel, but will no longer attempt to take over the troubled company...
Zelensky urges allies to 鈥榠nvest鈥� in mineral wealth
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday Kyiv wants its allies to invest in its mineral resources after US president Donald Trump asked for 鈥榬are earths鈥� in exchange for military aid...
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 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...
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...
Future of US aid in Bangladesh
THE decision by US President Donald Trump to suspend foreign aid for 90 days, announced on the very night of his second term inauguration, has raised concerns across the globe. For countries like Bangladesh, where US assistance is crucial in development efforts, this move warrants careful examination. Stakeholders, development partners, and...
Trump orders 1,500 extra troops to US-Mexico border
US president Donald Trump ordered 1,500 more military personnel to the border with Mexico as part of a flurry of steps to tackle immigration, his spokeswoman said on Wednesday...
Kremlin ready for 鈥榤utually respectful鈥� Trump talks
The Kremlin said on Thursday it saw nothing new in US president Donald Trump鈥檚 calls for Russia to end its military offensive in Ukraine, and that Moscow was ready for 鈥榤utually respectful鈥� dialogue with him...
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 will meet Modi
Former US president Donald Trump said on Tuesday he plans to meet next week with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, who will be visiting the United States for several official events...