President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to withdraw the US from the Paris climate agreement. The first Trump administration made a similar move in 2017, but that step…
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USA: America’s exit from WHO could see fifth of budget disappear
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization (WHO). “Oooh, that’s a big one,” the newly…
USA: Investors cautious as Trump signals new tariffs
Global stock markets swayed on Tuesday, as investors tried to digest what US President Donald Trump will do on tariffs. In his inaugural address Trump stopped short of announcing fresh…
USA: Washington trades Taliban prisoner for two American detainees
Two Americans held by the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have been exchanged for an Afghan imprisoned in the US on drug trafficking and terrorism charges. The news emerged after Ryan…
USA: How Trump has already changed the world
Long before Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president, the global impact of his second term was already being felt. From Jerusalem to Kyiv to London to Ottawa,…
UK: PM Keir Starmer to meet Trump within weeks- David Lammy
Sir Keir Starmer will visit Washington for talks with Donald Trump within weeks, the foreign secretary has suggested. Speaking ahead of Trump’s inauguration as president on Monday, David Lammy said…
USA: Trump moves to make ‘two genders’ and anti-DEI policy official
Donald Trump has moved to change the US government’s policies on gender and diversity, following through on promises he made on the campaign trail. “As of today, it will henceforth…
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…