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Hamas: Israel begins release of Palestinians
Israel has started releasing Palestinian prisoners following the return of the remaining living Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip, television images showed. The first buses carrying those released left Ofer Prison on Monday in the West Bank near Jerusalem, headed for Ramallah. Under the ceasefire agreement with Hamas, Israel is to release around 1,700 Palestinians […]
Trump sends tariff letters to 7 more countries
U.S. President Donald Trump sent letters to the leaders of seven more countries Wednesday morning, notifying them that new tariffs will be charged on goods imported by the United States from these countries starting August 1. Trump posted these letters on Truth Social, his own social media platform. The letters have been addressed to leaders […]
President Trump to attend Club World Cup final
U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed he will attend Sunday’s FIFA Club World Cup final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The announcement follows FIFA’s decision to open a new office in New York’s Trump Tower, marking a symbolic move to deepen its presence in the United States. The country is currently hosting the inaugural […]
China Tells Trump To ‘Stop Threatening And Blackmailing’ Over Tariffs
China told Washington on Wednesday to “stop threatening and blackmailing” after US President Donald Trump said it was up to Beijing to come to the negotiating table to discuss ending their trade war. Trump has slapped new tariffs on friend and foe but has reserved his heaviest blows for China, with 145 percent on many […]
VOA goes off air in Nigeria, Ghana, others as Trump cuts off funding
When listeners in northern Nigeria tuned into Voice of America last month, they found music playing in place of their regular broadcast — a telltale sign, historically, that soldiers had seized telecoms offices, and even the government. “Was there a coup in the US?” Babangida Jibrin, a VOA journalist, recalled one worried listener asking, as […]
JUST IN: Zelensky not ready for peace if US is involved, says Trump
United States President Donald Trump says his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, is not ready for peace. Trump spoke in a social media post after a meeting between him and Zelensky ended in a shouting match on Friday. The two leaders were discussing efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war, but Trump said Zelensky disrespected the “United […]
Trump signs order sanctioning International Criminal Court
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court, after accusing it of targeting the US and Israel. The measure places financial and visa restrictions on individuals and their families who assist in ICC investigations of American citizens or allies, the White House said before the signing. In January, the US […]
Trump Administration Renames Gulf Of Mexico To Gulf Of America
The Trump administration has made headlines with the announcement of two major name changes to prominent US landmarks. On Friday, the Interior Department officially renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and reverted the name of Alaska’s towering peak, Denali, to Mount McKinley. The changes follow a series of executive actions signed […]
Trump To Sign Executive Orders Recognising Only Male, Female Sexes
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday plans to sign executive orders proclaiming that the U.S. government will recognize only two sexes, male and female, and ending “radical and wasteful” diversity, equity and inclusion programs inside federal agencies, according to senior White House officials. The officials grouped both orders under the incoming Trump administration’s wider “restoring sanity” […]
Trump to speak behind protective glass at failed assassination site
Former President Donald Trump is set to speak in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, a location that holds a dark significance as the site of a failed assassination attempt against him in July. This return rally comes one month before the presidential election, with Trump’s campaign marred by ongoing security threats and the spectre of political […]