Global stock markets swayed on Tuesday, as investors tried to digest what US President Donald Trump will do on tariffs. In his inaugural address Trump stopped short of announcing fresh…
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USA: Washington trades Taliban prisoner for two American detainees
Two Americans held by the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have been exchanged for an Afghan imprisoned in the US on drug trafficking and terrorism charges. The news emerged after Ryan…
USA: How Trump has already changed the world
Long before Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president, the global impact of his second term was already being felt. From Jerusalem to Kyiv to London to Ottawa,…
USA: Trump moves to make ‘two genders’ and anti-DEI policy official
Donald Trump has moved to change the US government’s policies on gender and diversity, following through on promises he made on the campaign trail. “As of today, it will henceforth…
USA: Biden delivers last-minute preemptive pardons
mere hours before Trump’s inauguration, Biden attempted to scuttle some of Trump’s campaign-trail threats. Trump had repeatedly pledged retribution against those who criticised him, prompting Biden to take an extraordinary…
USA: Donald Trump’s inauguration as 47th US president key takeaways
Donald Trump has taken the oath of office to become the 47th president of the United States, returning to the White House four years after he left it in defeat. In his…
USA: Trump declares national emergency at border in first speech to nation
President Donald Trump has proclaimed “America’s decline is over” as he vowed to act swiftly through sweeping executive action, including declaring a national emergency at the US-Mexico border. In his…
USA: Musk accused of giving Nazi salute during Trump inauguration celebrations
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has come under fire after making back-to-back hand gestures resembling the Nazi salute during a speech celebrating the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump. Addressing Trump supporters hours after the…
USA: Trump promises end of ‘four years of American decline’ at MAGA rally
The United States president-elect, Donald Trump, has pledged to end “four long years of American decline” at a raucous pre-inauguration rally in the capital, Washington, DC. “We’re going to give…
USA: Melania Trump launches her own cryptocurrency
Incoming first lady Melania Trump has launched a cryptocurrency on the eve of her husband’s inauguration as US president. The announcement comes a day after President-elect Donald Trump launched the $Trump…