Canada’s outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told a group of business leaders he believes President Donald Trump might be serious about annexing his country. Trudeau suggested Trump has floated…
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USA: Trump faces moment of reckoning on trade after delaying tariffs
For the first week of Donald Trump’s presidency, tariffs – a favourite talking point during last year’s presidential campaign – were the dogs that didn’t bark. Trade seemed to take…
USA: How Japan sparked Trump’s 40-year love affair with tariffs
When Donald Trump’s fortunes took a downturn in the 90s and he needed to raise cash fast, he sailed his 282ft (85m) superyacht, the Trump Princess, to Asia hoping he…
USA: Judge blocks Trump plan to put thousands of USAID staff on leave
A judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from placing 2,200 workers at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on paid leave, hours before it was due to happen.…
USA: Dozens of countries back International Criminal Court after Trump sanctions
Dozens of countries have expressed “unwavering support” for the International Criminal Court (ICC) after US President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on its staff. A majority of member states, including the…
USA: USAID could slash staff to hundreds after placing most on leave
America’s foreign aid agency could see its staff slashed from about 10,000 to fewer than 300 globally as the Trump administration makes major cuts to government spending. All but a…
USA: Trump signs order freezing aid to South Africa over land law
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order freezing financial aid to South Africa, after threatening to do so earlier this week. Trump said he was bringing in the…
USA: Trump says he is revoking Biden’s security clearance
US President Donald Trump has said he is revoking Joe Biden’s security clearance and access to daily intelligence briefings, after his predecessor did the same to him four years ago.…
USA: Why Trump is on the warpath in Somalia
Finding and fighting the militants who have become the beating heart of the Islamic State (IS) group in Africa can be tough work as they hide deep in the mountains…
USA: Unions sue Trump administration over USAID agency cuts
Two unions representing employees of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and his administration over the White House’s plan to drastically…