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China hits back at Donald Trump with tariffs on US Financial Times Source link
CNN — Elon Musk said President Donald Trump agreed the US Agency for International Development needs to be “shut down,” following days of speculation over the future of the agency after its funding was frozen and dozens of its employees were put on leave. “With regards to the USAID stuff, I went over it with […]
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US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new tariffs on all goods imported from America’s three largest trading partners, China, Mexico and Canada. Trump said the US would impose tariffs of 25% on Canada and Mexico, and 10% on China. Canadian energy faces a lower 10% tariff. He had threatened to impose the import taxes […]
Social media erupted with claims that President Donald J. Trump had banned Black History Month following a series of viral posts. Users across platforms like X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and TikTok shared posts expressing outrage and confusion, with some claiming that Trump had eliminated not only Black History Month but also other “special observances.” Posts […]
Canada warns Donald Trump’s tariffs could leave US reliant on Venezuela’s oil Financial Times Source link
Washington DC Plane Crash LIVE: An American Airlines flight with 64 aboard collided with an Army helicopter, Black Hawk, while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington on Wednesday. Several fatalities are confirmed and rescue operations are underway to pull out survivors from water, reported CNN citing sources. However, no official confirmation on the […]
A United States judge has temporarily blocked an order from President Donald Trump to freeze funding for a wide range of federal programmes. Tuesday’s decision came shortly before Trump’s directive was slated to come into effect at 5pm EST (22:00 GMT). Critics had warned that the order could have disrupted education, healthcare, poverty reduction and disaster […]
The administration of United States President Donald Trump has fired more than a dozen prosecutors linked to the investigation and prosecution of the Republican leader while he was out of office. Monday’s terminations were effective immediately and applied to employees in the Department of Justice, according to anonymous sources within Trump’s government. An official told […]
Getty Images Donald Trump’s move to block diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives has led to the US Air Force removing material on the role of black and female pilots during World War Two from its training programmes. A military official said “immediate steps” were taken to remove material to “ensure compliance” with the US […]