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Ukrainian and US officials met behind closed doors for hours of talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to find a path towards ending the war with Russia, after Kyiv’s forces launched their largest drone attack on Moscow of the war overnight. Ukrainians and anxious allies watched for any signs of an improvement — or further…
President Donald Trump (left) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (right) have sparred recently amid the trade war (Picture: AP) President Donald Trump has doubled down on tariffs on Canada’s steel and aluminum and called for making the country the US’s 51st state. Trump blasted Canada in lengthy Truth Social posts on Tuesday morning. ‘We…
Listen to article US job growth picked up in February and the unemployment rate edged up to 4.1%, but growing uncertainty over trade policy and deep federal government spending cuts could erode the labor market’s resilience in the months ahead. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 151,000 jobs last month after rising by a downwardly revised 125,000 in January, the…
California Governor Gavin Newsom greets parade participants during the San Francisco Gay Pride parade on June 30, 2019 in San Francisco, California (Photo by Meera Fox/Getty Images) California’s Democrat governor Gavin Newsom has spoken out against trans inclusion in women’s sport, putting him at odds with his previous actions and other members of his party. …
The US defence secretary has heaped praise on British troops in an apparent effort to ease anger following outrage over JD Vance’s comments suggesting the UK had not fought a war in 40 years. Pete Hegseth welcomed his British counterpart John Healey to the Pentagon on Thursday for talks and took the chance to commend…
Pakistan is seeking broad-based and longstanding ties with the United States under President Donald Trump’s administration, said Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in a telephonic conversation with a top US official. A statement issued by the Foreign Office on Wednesday said Deputy PM Dar received a call from the US National Security Adviser Michael Waltz on…
U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez held a protest sign with fellow Democrats as President Donald Trump addressed Congress. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Democrats have interjected during Donald Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday (4 March), after a group of politicians in the party reportedly planned to protest. Within minutes of the president’s address to Congress, Democratic lawmakers…
US President Donald Trump shut down hopes Monday of an eleventh-hour deal with Canada and Mexico to avert sweeping tariffs, while signing an order to further hike duties on China. Trump had unveiled — and then paused — blanket tariffs on imports from major trading partners Canada and Mexico in February, accusing them of failing…
Donald Trump said Monday that Washington would “not put up with” Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s rhetoric much longer, as the US president prepared to meet his top team after a disastrous Oval Office row with the Ukrainian. “This is the worst statement that could have been made by Zelenskiy, and America will not put up with it…
Donald Trump on Sunday named five cryptocurrencies under consideration for a new US “strategic reserve,” sending their values skyrocketing and partly reversing a recent slump. In a post to his Truth Social network, the US president said a working group he set up shortly after taking office is moving forward with the reserve, which will…
