The Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has looked shaky since it came into force on 19 January but now looks the closest yet to totally falling apart. A…
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USA: Trump welcomes back teacher released by Russia
Donald Trump has welcomed home American schoolteacher Marc Fogel after he was released from prison in Russia, with the US president saying Vladimir Putin had got “not much” in return.…
USA: Legal showdown looms as Trump tests limits of presidential power
In the first weeks of his second term, President Donald Trump has wasted no time in flexing his political muscle. That much is clear. Since taking office in January, he…
USA: Elon Musk denies ‘hostile takeover’ of government in surprise White House appearance
Elon Musk denied leading a “hostile takeover” of the US government and defended his cost-cutting plans as he made a surprise first appearance at the White House on Tuesday. The…
UK: ‘We not planning to hit back at US on steel tariffs’- Trade minister
The UK will not retaliate immediately to the renewal of steel and aluminium tariffs by the US, the government has said. Trade minister Douglas Alexander said the UK would not…
Russia: US schoolteacher Marc Fogel released by Moscow-White House
American schoolteacher and former diplomat Marc Fogel has been released from prison in Russia and is on the way home to the US, according to US National Security Adviser Mike…
France: UK and US refuse to sign international AI declaration
The UK and US have not signed an international agreement on artificial intelligence (AI) at a global summit in Paris. The statement, signed by dozens of countries including France, China…
USA: Trump insists US will take Gaza as he meets Jordan’s King Abdullah
President Donald Trump has once again insisted the US will take control of the Gaza Strip, as he met Jordan’s King Abdullah at the White House on Tuesday. It was…
USA: How will the world respond to Trump’s tariffs
A decision by US President Donald Trump to place a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminium imports has left some of the US’s major trade partners scrambling to make…
USA: Trump says no exemptions with metal tariffs to start in March
Leaders in Europe and Canada have said they will not let Donald Trump’s plans to hit their steel and aluminium exports with tariffs go unchallenged. European Commission President Ursula von…