Trump imposes tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China

Meta has agreed to pay United States President Donald Trump $25m to settle a lawsuit he filed against the company for suspending his accounts after the US Capitol attack in January 2021. A Meta spokesman confirmed the settlement, with reports stating that $22m would fund Trump’s presidential library and the remainder going to legal fees…

The Panamanian president has rejected threats by US President-elect Donald Trump that the United States could reassert control over the Panama Canal, saying “there’s nothing to talk about.” President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday also rejected the possibility of reducing canal tolls for US vessels and denied that China had any influence over the vital…

NewsFeed Ship carrying fuel for US military explodes after collision A tanker carrying jet fuel for the US military is ablaze in the North Sea after it was struck by another cargo ship. Published On 10 Mar 202510 Mar 2025

The United States and Colombia pulled back down from a trade war on Sunday, after hours of heated exchanges between their leaders in public. After Colombia refused to accept two US military aircraft with Colombian citizens deported from the US, Washington threatened tariffs and sanctions on Bogota. The US is Colombia’s largest trading partner. Recommended…

A consortium led by Elon Musk said it has offered $97.4bn to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, months after the billionaire sued the artificial intelligence startup to block it from transitioning to a for-profit firm. Musk’s bid, revealed on Monday, could ratchet up longstanding tensions with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the future of…

Andrea Toro, owner of La Julieta Salon, tapes a closed sign on her store in the Pilsen neighbourhood of Chicago, to stand with immigrants. [Nam Y Huh/AP Photo]