United States stocks are at their lowest level since President Donald Trump was sworn in two weeks ago, and other global financial markets slumped after he ordered tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China while world leaders responded to his threats to expand tariffs to the European Union as well. The benchmark S&P 500 on Monday … Read more
Last month, South Africa adopted a bill for the state to expropriate land to address racial disparities in land ownership after apartheid. 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 on Sunday accused … Read more
Elon Musk has declared that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) should “die” amid reports that two top security officials at the aid agency were put on leave for refusing his representatives access to classified materials. Musk, who was appointed by US President Donald Trump to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), … Read more
The United States has imposed stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, prompting swift retaliatory measures from the country’s North American neighbours. US President Donald Trump signed three separate executive orders on Saturday, imposing 25 percent on goods from Canada and Mexico, and 10 percent on all imports from China. But energy imported … Read more
New Orleans, Louisiana – It was 3am on New Year’s Day, and Tyler Burt, a pedicab driver working in New Orleans’s historic French Quarter, decided to take one last fare. He pedalled to Bourbon Street, a busy pedestrian thoroughfare pulsing with music and laughter. It wasn’t long before a family of four flagged him down. … Read more
NewsFeed “We will always defend the dignity of our people.” Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau say they are ready to respond should Trump move forward with his threat to impose 25% tariffs as soon as Saturday. Published On 31 Jan 202531 Jan 2025
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order that seeks to repurpose Guantanamo Bay, a US prison in Cuba, into a detention centre for unauthorised immigrants. About 11 million such immigrants live in the US, where the total population is 341 million, according to estimates by the Pew Research Center. Debates about … Read more
During the first round of his Senate confirmation hearings on Wednesday, Robert F Kennedy Jr, President Donald Trump’s pick for US Department of Health and Human Services secretary, appeared to be at odds with his past self. Legislators on the Senate Finance Committee grilled Kennedy on his past positions and comments on topics ranging from … Read more
Menendez, once a powerful figure in US foreign policy, was found guilty of selling influence to the Egyptian government. Robert Menendez, a former United States senator representing New Jersey, has been handed an 11-year prison sentence for bribery schemes that included receiving gold bars in exchange for favours on behalf of Egypt. On Wednesday, in … Read more
Copenhagen boosting defence spending and talking with allies as it resists US demand for the strategic island. Denmark has unveiled plans to boost its military presence in the Arctic and North Atlantic region. Copenhagen announced on Monday that it will pump an additional 14.6 billion Danish crowns ($2.05bn) into security. The announcement came as the … Read more