President Donald Trump on Thursday expressed gratitude to the Muslim community in the United States for supporting his election for a second term. The president hosted faith leaders and diplomats at an iftar dinner at the White House where he thanked Muslims across America for voting for him “in record numbers.” “I want to extend…
United States President Donald Trump said on Thursday that larger tariffs could be placed on the European Union and Canada if they collaborate to cause economic harm to the U.S. Trump disclosed this in a post on his Truth Social media account. “If the European Union works with Canada in order to do economic harm…
The Israeli military said on Wednesday that its forces resumed ground operations in the central and southern Gaza Strip, as a second day of airstrikes killed no fewer than 48 Palestinians. The renewed ground operations came a day after over 400 Palestinians were killed in airstrikes in one of the deadliest episodes since the beginning…
No fewer than 10 US strikes targeted areas in Yemen, including Saada province and Hodeidah. According to the report, the US launched a wave of strikes in areas of Yemen controlled by the Iran-aligned Houthis, who said last week they were resuming attacks on Red Sea shipping to support Palestinians in Gaza. Houthi military spokesman,…
President Donald Trump of the United States said he has no intention of creating exemptions on steel and aluminium tariffs. Trump stated that reciprocal and sectoral tariffs will be imposed on April 2. It could be recalled that last month, Trump raised tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium to a flat 25%, without exemptions…
Canadian tariffs on United States’ products came into effect on Thursday, in response to the 25 percent tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on steel and aluminium imports. From midnight (0400 GMT), Canada applied tariffs on about 29 billion dollars (20 billion US dollars) products imported from the US, including steel and aluminium, computers…
US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, said on Monday that the United States was cancelling 83 per cent of programmes at the US Agency for International Development. President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January demanding a freeze on all US foreign aid to give his administration time to assess overseas spending, with an…
President Donald Trump said Sunday the United States was in talks with four groups interested in acquiring TikTok, with the Chinese-owned app facing an uncertain future in the country. A US law has ordered TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner ByteDance or be banned in the United States. Asked Sunday if there was going…
The People’s Republic of China has proclaimed its preparedness for any type of war with the United States. The Chinese Embassy in the U.S. made the declaration yesterday night following the Trump administration’s announcement of new trade tariffs. “If war is what the U.S. wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any…
The United States, on Monday, released the list of eligible countries for its 2025 Visa Waiver Programme. The United Kingdom was excluded from the programme but remains eligible under specific conditions. The list also does not include any African countries, such as Nigeria, Ghana, or South Africa. While most of the VWP list remains unchanged,…