As the Hamas-Israel ceasefire continues, political leaders of the Palestinian group have expressed cautious optimism about the new United States administration’s ability to continue to pressure Israel to the negotiating table, even as President Donald Trump and his team have made widely-condemned claims during his first weeks in office about “cleaning out” Gaza and Israel’s…
Even as emergency responders were working to recover the remains of passengers and crew members who died in the January 29 midair collision near the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, social media users, especially critics of President Donald Trump, pointed to some of Trump’s policies as contributors to the crash. “Just last week, Trump FIRED…
Trump’s tariff threat: Canada, Mexico leaders say ready to respond
UpFront Democracy doesn’t exist in the United States: Chris Hedges Marc Lamont Hill speaks with the former war correspondent about liberal democracy and Trump’s second term. Read more As Donald Trump returns to the White House, many are raising concerns about the possible decline of liberal democracy. What then would a second Trump term mean…
NewsFeed Trump insists Jordan and Egypt will take Palestinians from Gaza “They will do it”. US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his proposal to resettle Palestinians from Gaza in Jordan and Egypt, despite both countries rejecting the idea. Watch here. Published On 31 Jan 202531 Jan 2025
Hours after taking office last week, United States President Donald Trump announced a temporary freeze on almost all foreign assistance as part of his “America First” agenda, pausing billions of dollars in global funding. “President Trump stated clearly that the United States is no longer going to blindly dole out money with no return for…
When tech billionaire Elon Musk appeared to perform a Nazi salute to a Republican crowd honouring United States President Donald Trump’s inauguration, social media lit up with accusations that he was a fascist. When he addressed a political rally of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the German city of Halle, those suspicions…
United States President Donald Trump has reiterated his threat to impose 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico from Saturday while leaving open the possibility that oil imports could be exempted. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Thursday, Trump said he “may or may not” exclude oil from the tariffs and would decide…
By Sarah Shamim Published On 31 Jan 202531 Jan 2025
Investigators in the United States have located the black boxes from the American Airlines jet that crashed into a US Army helicopter near Washington, DC, killing all 67 people on board. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Friday said it recovered the flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the Bombardier CRJ700 jet that…
