Trump unveiled his surprise plan, without providing specifics, at a joint press conference on Tuesday with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The announcement followed Trump’s shock proposal earlier on Tuesday for the permanent resettlement of the more than two million Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring countries, calling the enclave – where the first phase […]
Monday’s lockout added to the chaos that has consumed the agency, which distributes billions of dollars of humanitarian aid around the world, since Trump ordered a freeze on most U.S. foreign aid hours after taking office on Jan. 20. USAID has been targeted for closure by billionaire Elon Musk, who has been tasked by the […]
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed an “immediate response” if Trump acted. Trump has reiterated his plans for 25 percent tariffs on imports from neighboring Canada and Mexico, saying they have failed to crack down on illegal migrants crossing the US border and on the flow of fentanyl. He also threatened a 10 percent duty […]
On Tuesday night, Trump said he had asked Elon Musk’s SpaceX to return two NASA astronauts from the International Space Station, who were already scheduled to fly back on a SpaceX capsule in March. Earlier, Musk said Trump had asked him to return the two astronauts “as soon as possible,” suggesting a change to NASA’s […]
As per details, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, after a brief stay in Dubai, will depart for the United States (US) to attend President Donald Trump’s breakfast. Bilawal is also scheduled to visit Germany after attending Donald Trump’s breakfast. On January 20, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif congratulated Donald Trump on assuming […]
The Ukrainian leader responded by saying that Putin was “afraid” of negotiations and was using “cynical tricks” to prolong the nearly three-year conflict. US President Donald Trump has put pressure on both sides to end the fighting since assuming office on January 20, threatening tougher sanctions on Russia while claiming that Zelensky is ready to […]
The “deferred resignation program” would allow federal employees to remain on the payroll through Sept. 30 but without having to work in person and possibly having their duties reduced or eliminated in the meantime, according to an email sent to federal employees and seen by Reuters. The email gives federal employees until Feb. 6 to […]
In a lawsuit, opens new tab filed on Sunday in Boston federal court, the inmate, who is being represented by lawyers at rights groups including GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, took aim at an order Donald Trump signed on his first day back in office on Jan. 20 targeting what he called “gender ideology extremism.” […]
Brent crude futures dropped 53 cents, or 0.68%, to $77.97 a barrel by 0430 GMT after settling up 21 cents on Friday. US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $74.16 a barrel, down 50 cents, or 0.67%. Trump on Friday reiterated his call for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to cut oil prices […]
Donald Trump signed an executive order that will also release documents on the 1960s assassinations of JFK’s younger brother Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. “That’s a big one, huh? A lot of people have been waiting for this for years, for decades,” Trump told reporters as he signed the […]