President Donald Trump has signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court, accusing it of “illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel”. The measure places…
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USA: Trump signs order banning transgender women from female sports
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that prevents transgender women from competing in female categories of sports. The order provides guidance, regulations and legal interpretations, and it…
Panama: Authorities deny US claims over free canal passages
Panama has denied making changes to allow US government vessels to transit the Panama Canal for free, following White House claims it had agreed to such a move. The State…
USA: Elon Musk is remaking government
After days of speculation over the precise role the world’s richest man would play in Donald Trump’s White House – how much power he would hold, whether he is a…
USA: Tens of thousands of federal workers accept Trump resignation offer
Tens of thousands of US government workers have reportedly accepted an offer from the Trump administration to resign in exchange for continued pay until 30 September. Some two million federal…
USA: Google joins firms dropping diversity recruitment goals
Google has become the latest big US firm to scrap its goals to recruit more workers from underrepresented groups, BBC News understands. The decision to abandon the diversity, equity, and…
Saudi Arabia: Authorities flatly reject Trump’s Gaza takeover plan
Saudi Arabia reacted swiftly and sternly to US President Donald Trump’s pledge to “take over” the Gaza Strip, reiterating no normalisation deal with Israel will occur until Palestinians receive their own independent…
India: Authorities look on nervously as Trump wields tariff threat
Last week India further slashed import duties on motorcycles, cutting tariffs on heavyweight bikes with engines above 1,600cc from 50% to 30% and smaller ones from 50% to 40%. A…
UK: Swinney attacks Trump’s Gaza ‘take over’ plans
Scotland’s first minister has said there must be no ethnic cleansing in Gaza after US President Donald Trump proposed taking ownership of the region. John Swinney described suggestions Palestinians should…
Palestine: Palestinians and Arab states reject Trump’s Gaza takeover proposal
The Palestinian president has said he strongly rejects President Donald Trump’s proposal for the US to take over Gaza and permanently resettle the 2.1 million Palestinians living there. “We will…