USA: Biden delivers last-minute preemptive pardons

mere hours before Trump’s inauguration, Biden attempted to scuttle some of Trump’s campaign-trail threats. Trump  had repeatedly pledged retribution against those who criticised him, prompting Biden to take an extraordinary…

USA: Donald Trump’s inauguration as 47th US president key takeaways

Donald Trump has taken the oath of office to become the 47th president of the United States, returning to the White House four years after he left it in defeat. In his…

USA: Trump declares national emergency at border in first speech to nation

President Donald Trump has proclaimed “America’s decline is over” as he vowed to act swiftly through sweeping executive action, including declaring a national emergency at the US-Mexico border. In his…

USA: Musk accused of giving Nazi salute during Trump inauguration celebrations

Tech  billionaire Elon Musk has come under fire after making back-to-back hand gestures resembling the Nazi salute during a speech celebrating the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump. Addressing Trump supporters hours after the…

USA: Trump promises end of ‘four years of American decline’ at MAGA rally

The United States president-elect, Donald Trump, has pledged to end “four long years of American decline” at a raucous pre-inauguration rally in the capital, Washington, DC. “We’re going to give…

USA: Melania Trump launches her own cryptocurrency

Incoming first lady Melania Trump has launched a cryptocurrency on the eve of her husband’s inauguration as US president. The announcement comes a day after President-elect Donald Trump launched the $Trump…

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USA: Trump promises blizzard of executive orders on first day of presidency

On the eve of his return to the White House, President-elect Donald Trump promised to sign a blitz of executive orders on his first day as president, telling supporters that…

UK: Trump will want a good deal with London- Darren Jones

President-elect Donald Trump will want to do a good deal with the UK, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones has insisted. Jones, the chancellor’s second-in-command, said he was confident…

USA: TikTok restoring services in US after Trump pledge

TikTok is resuming services to its 170 million users in US after President-elect Donald Trump said he would give the app a reprieve when he takes office on Monday. On…