USA: Washington and Mexico reach deal to put tariffs on hold – for now

US President Donald Trump has delayed introducing 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico for a month while the two countries hold “negotiations”. Trump said he would “immediately pause the anticipated…

USA: US system predicting global famine offline amid Trump freeze

The United States’ system for monitoring famine globally has been taken offline amid President Donald Trump’s order for a 90-day freeze on nearly all US foreign assistance. The Famine Early…

UK: We are not choosing between US and EU- Starmer

The UK is “not choosing between the US and the EU”, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said after President Donald Trump threatened the European Union with trade tariffs. Over…

USA: Trump says Venezuela will accept migrants returned from US

Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Saturday that Venezuela had agreed to take back migrants who had come to the United States illegally. The announcement came after…

USA: Victims of Philadelphia air ambulance crash identified by jet company

Six people, including a mother and her daughter, who were killed in a small plane crash in Philadelphia have been identified by the company operating the medical transport jet. A…

South Africa: Pretoria rejects Trump’s accusations over expropriation act

South Africa has refuted that it is “confiscating” land unfairly, an accusation that United States President Donald Trump made, adding he plans to cut all funding for the country. Trump…

USA: Trump threatens to cut funding for South Africa over land policy

US President Donald Trump has said he will cut all future funding to South Africa over allegations that it was confiscating land and “treating certain classes of people very badly”.…

USA: Markets slide in Europe and Asia as Trump’s tariff war escalates

Shares in Europe and Asia have fallen after US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, and said tariffs on the EU would “definitely happen”. The German and…

Canadia: Fans boo US anthem as tariffs spur ‘buy local’ pledge

A few hours after President Donald Trump announced that he would impose steep tariffs on Canada, hockey fans in the capital Ottawa booed the Star-Spangled Banner during a National Hockey…

USA: Marco Rubio demands Panama ‘reduce China influence’ over canal

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…