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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the day he announced the creation of a critical mineral reserve, in the Oval Office at the White House, on February 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Trump administration plans to deploy nearly $12 billion to create a strategic reserve of rare earth elements, a stockpile that could…
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran was ready for a “fair and equitable” deal, but not for coercion. File | Photo Credit: AP A day after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that time was running out for Iran to reach a deal on its nuclear programme, Tehran said on Thursday that its armed forces…
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Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen arrives for a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, January 29, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Denmark’s Foreign Minister said on Thursday (January 29, 2026) he was “more optimistic” after technical talks kicked off with the United States over Greenland. “We have…
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Protesters sit on the ground after police declared an unlawful assembly during a noise demonstration outside the Graduate by Hilton Minneapolis hotel on January 28, 2026, in Minneapolis. | Photo Credit: AP A U.S. federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration on Wednesday (January 28, 2026) from detaining refugees in Minnesota awaiting permanent resident status…
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European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks with the media as she arrives for the EU summit in Brussels, on January 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Europe must step up efforts on defence and play a bigger role in NATO as US President Donald Trump has “shaken the transatlantic relationship to its foundation”,…
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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Marine One on South Lawn of the White House in Washington. File. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (January 28, 2026) threatened an attack on Iran. It remains unclear what Mr. Trump will decide about using force against Iran, though he laid down…
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday (January 25, 2026) that comments from U.S. President Donald Trump lamenting the efforts of non-US troops in Afghanistan were “completely unacceptable”. Mr. Trump said in a Fox News interview that NATO sent “some troops” but “stayed a…
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US President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 100% tariff on Canadian goods if Ottawa goes ahead with its trade deal with China. Prime Minister Mark Carney visited Beijing last week and struck a deal under which Canada will ease tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles that it imposed in tandem with the US…
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President Donald Trump has dispatched naval assets to the Middle East, prompting fresh speculation that he’ll follow through on threats to attack Iran’s senior leadership amid a violent crackdown on nationwide protests.“We have a big flotilla going in that direction and we’ll see what happens,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One late Thursday as…
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U.S. President Donald Trump holds a signed resolution, as he attends a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland on January 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters During a closed-door meeting at Davos, Somaliland president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi…