Inside Story Why is Trump pulling the plug on USAID? Thousands of employees have been placed on leave and aid recipients in more than 130 countries have been left in limbo. Read more President Donald Trump’s administration is dismantling the US Agency for International Development (USAID). For decades, it has been distributing life-saving medications, combating…
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US President Donald Trump has slapped sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing the body of attacking Israel and the United States. In an executive order issued late on Thursday, Trump called the court “illegitimate” and placed financial and US visa restrictions on ICC staff and anyone assisting ICC investigations against the US and…
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Trump announces reciprocal tariffs in meeting with Japanese prime minister
As unions and Democrats denounced the Trump administration’s effort to slash the federal workforce through worker buyouts, some social media users have said the president’s actions parallel those of former President Bill Clinton. “To all you Democrats freaking out over President Trump’s buyout programme, I present to you a piece of history,” LD Basler, a…
The United States has demanded that Hezbollah must not be part of Lebanon’s government. Washington’s Deputy Middle East Envoy Morgan Ortagus said on Friday after meeting Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun that she was “not afraid” of the armed group “because they’ve been defeated militarily”. However, she said that the US has made its continued role…
China has slammed Washington’s “Cold War mentality” in Latin America after Panama quit its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China on Friday hit out at the United States for sabotaging the global infrastructure programme. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1…
Iran hit out at the United States for imposing new sanctions against its oil industry, as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned against mooted talks with Washington. A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran on Friday condemned the sanctions, announced the previous day, as “illegitimate and unlawful,” the…
Canelo Alvarez has agreed to a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season, with the Mexican superstar appearing to leverage a widely speculated bout with Jake Paul for a much bigger contract. Turki Alalshikh, the head of Riyadh Season and the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia, announced the deal Thursday on social media. “Don’t mess with the…
