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...
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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 freezes aid to S. Africa, citing law to 'seize' land
President Donald Trump on Friday froze US aid to South Africa, citing a law in the country that he alleges allows land to be seized from white farmers, despite Johannesburg's denials.
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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.
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...
Panama complains to UN over Trump canal threat
Panama has complained to the United Nations over US president Donald Trump鈥檚 鈥榳orrying鈥� threat to seize the Panama Canal, even as it launched an audit of the Hong Kong-linked operator of two ports on the interoceanic waterway...
Trump sworn in for 2nd term
Donald Trump was sworn in for a historic second term as president on Monday, pledging a blitz of immediate orders on immigration and the US culture wars as he caps his extraordinary comeback...
Biden issues pre-emptively pardons to Trump foes
US president Joe Biden on Monday issued pre-emptive pardons to former Covid-19 advisor Anthony Fauci and retired general Mark Milley to shield them from 鈥榩olitically motivated prosecutions鈥� under the Trump administration.
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...
President Yoon avoids fresh questioning after dramatic arrest
South Korea鈥檚 impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol refused to appear for fresh questioning by investigators Thursday, a day after his dramatic arrest over an ill-fated martial law declaration...
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...
Mozambique inaugurates new president
Mozambique鈥檚 new president Daniel Chapo took the oath of office on Wednesday in front of a heavily guarded audience of dignitaries in the capital Maputo following weeks of violent demonstrations over the fiercely disputed election results...
Biden announces aircraft carriers will be named for Clinton, Bush
US president Joe Biden announced Monday that two of the Navy鈥檚 future aircraft carriers will be named for former commanders-in-chief Bill Clinton and George W Bush.
Biden blasts 鈥榮hameful鈥� Meta decision to scrap US fact-checking
US president Joe Biden blasted Meta Friday for scrapping fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram in the United States, calling the move 鈥榬eally shameful鈥� after a global network warned of real-world...
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.
Lebanon army chief becomes president after 2-year vacancy
Lebanon鈥檚 lawmakers elected on Thursday army chief Joseph Aoun as president after a two-year vacancy of the position, in a step towards lifting the war-battered country out of financial crisis.