US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded that Panama make “immediate changes” to what he calls the “influence and control” of China over the Panama Canal. America’s top diplomat…
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USA. Musk team given access to sensitive federal payment system – reports
The Trump administration has given billionaire Elon Musk’s deputies access to the federal payments system that controls the flow of trillions of dollars in government funds every year, US media…
USA: Rubio lands in Panama as Trump threatens to ‘take back’ canal
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has kicked off his first official foreign trip with a stop in Panama, a longtime US ally shaken by President Donald Trump’s extraordinary threat…
Canada: PM Justin Trudeau imposes 25% tariffs in trade war with US
Canada has announced retaliatory tariffs against the US, in a move that marks the beginning of a trade war between the neighbouring countries. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set out “far-reaching”…
China: Asian markets tumble as Trump’s tariff war escalates
Investors are bracing for a turbulent period that could hit the earnings of major companies and dent global growth. Canada and Mexico have said that they will hit back with retaliatory…
Somaliland: Optimism in Donald Trump’s leadership
Many people in Somaliland are convinced that the United States, under the presidency of Donald Trump, is poised to become the world’s first country to recognise the self-declared republic. The…
UK: Farage hails Trump ‘inspiration’ at Reform UK rally
Nigel Farage has told a rally of Reform UK supporters that Donald Trump’s election as US president should “serve as an inspiration”. Speaking in the North West Essex constituency of…
USA: Trump says he ordered air strikes on Islamic State group in Somalia
Donald Trump says he ordered military air strikes on a senior attack planner and others from the Islamic State (IS) group in Somalia. “These killers, who we found hiding in…
USA: Trump imposes tariffs but Canada and Mexico hit back
US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new tariffs on all goods imported from America’s three largest trading partners, China, Mexico and Canada. Trump said the US would impose tariffs…
USA: Trump’s tariffs hit China hard before – this time, it’s ready
A hiss and puff of compressed air shapes the smooth leather, bringing to life an all-American cowboy boot in a factory on China’s eastern coast. Then comes another one as…