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US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order hitting India with an additional 25% tariff over its purchases of Russian oil. That will raise the total tariff on Indian imports to the United States to 50% - among the highest rates imposed by the US. The new rate will come into effect in 21 days, so on 27 August, according to the executive order. A response from India's […]
President Donald Trump, yesterday, defended his administration’s move to block the enrolment of foreign students at Harvard after a judge suspended the action, tagged by the top university as unlawful. "Why isn’t Harvard saying that almost 31 per cent percent of their students are from foreign lands, and yet those countries, some not at all friendly to the United States, pay nothing toward their students’ education, nor do they ever […]
US President Donald Trump has held what he described as a "very good" hour-long phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, a day after speaking to Russia's President Vladimir Putin. Zelensky said afterwards that he believed that "lasting peace can be achieved this year" under Trump's leadership. Possible US ownership of Ukraine's nuclear power plants was also discussed, the White House said, although Zelensky later stated this was only […]
US President Donald Trump has warned Iran that it will face "dire" consequences if Yemen's Houthis continue to attack international shipping lanes. He said the Iranian leadership would be held responsible for "every shot fired by the Houthis", which have long been backed by Tehran. The group later said it had targeted a US aircraft carrier three times in the past two days. The Houthis first tried to attack the […]
The US Department of Education is planning to cut about half of its workforce, as the Trump Administration works to slash the size of the federal government. The mass layoffs will impact nearly 2,100 people who are set to be placed on leave from 21 March. Trump has long sought to eliminate the department, a long-cherished goal of some conservatives, but such an action would require approval by Congress. The […]
US President Donald Trump has refused to say whether the US economy is facing a recession or price rises in the wake of his administration's changes to tariff threats against some of its closest trading partners. Asked if he was expecting a recession this year, Trump said there was a "period of transition" taking place. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, however, insisted there would be no contraction in the world's largest […]
President Donald Trump has said he is moving forward with 25% tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico into the US, adding that time had run out to reach a deal. US stock markets sank in response to the measures, which he has threatened since earlier this year and said would now go into effect on Tuesday. An additional 10% tariff on Chinese imports also is expected to come […]
One of the biggest sporting events in the world took place in New Orleans as the Philadelphia Eagles clinched this year's Super Bowl with an emphatic 40-22 victory over defending champions the Kansas City Chiefs. The event did not just bring out the best the NFL has had to offer this season - but plenty of Hollywood A-listers, musicians and US President Donald Trump were spotted in the stands of […]
US President Joe Biden has assured Democrat donors that he can still win November's presidential election against Donald Trump, after a poor debate performance fuelled concern about his candidacy. The president, 81, attended a series of fundraising events in New York and New Jersey on Saturday, and defended his performance in CNN's Presidential Debate. Speaking at one event, Mr Biden admitted, "I didn’t have a great night, but neither did […]
