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U.S. gets along with India very well, but trade relationship was one-sided, says Trump

September 3, 2025 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said America gets along with India very well, but the relationship was “one-sided” for many years since New Delhi was charging Washington “tremendous tariffs”. “No, we get along with India very well,” Mr. Trump said in the White House on Tuesday (September…

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Peter Navarro slams Modi’s SCO ties with Xi, Putin; terms them ‘troublesome’

September 2, 2025 admin

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro. File | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump’s top trade adviser, Peter Navarro, has described as “troublesome” the show of unity between the leaders of India, Russia and China, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi needs to be with Washington, Europe and Ukraine, not with Russia. Mr. Navarro’s remarks came after…

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Trump says he’s awarding former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom

September 1, 2025 admin

Rudy Giuliani delivers remarks before Donald Trump rallies with supporters in Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S., on September 28, 2016. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday (September 1, 2025) he’s awarding former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, announcing the honour two days after his political ally was…

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U.S. appeals court finds Trump’s global tariffs illegal, but leaves them in place now

August 29, 2025 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A U.S. federal appeals court ruled Friday (August 29, 2025) that most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, impacting numerous trading partners, were illegal — but allowed them to remain in place for now. The 7-4 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit…

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Trump’s administration again appeals to Supreme Court over his foreign aid funding freeze

August 27, 2025 admin

A file image of Donald Trump | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump’s administration appealed to the Supreme Court again on Wednesday (August 27, 2025) in its bid to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid funding frozen. The Justice Department filed an emergency appeal seeking quick intervention to halt lower court decisions that have…

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Trump administration asks U.S. Supreme Court to halt foreign aid payments

August 26, 2025 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 26, 2025) to intervene in its efforts to withhold billions of dollars from foreign aid organisations and lift an injunction that is forcing it to keep making payments. The U.S. Department of Justice, in…

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Trump to chair ‘large meeting’ on post-war Gaza, Witkoff says

August 26, 2025 admin

U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff. File | Photo Credit: Alex Brandon US President Donald Trump will host a meeting on Wednesday (August 27, 2025) on post-war plans for Gaza, his envoy Steve Witkoff said Tuesday (August 26, 2025). “We’ve got a large meeting in the White House tomorrow, chaired by the president, and it’s a very…

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Trump orders removal of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud allegations

August 26, 2025 admin

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday (August 25, 2025) took the unprecedented action of firing Lisa Cook, the first African-American woman to serve as a Federal Reserve governor, over claims of mortgage borrowing impropriety. The President had called on Ms. Cook to resign on August…

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Sergio Gor, Donald Trump’s close political aide, named next U.S. ambassador to India

August 22, 2025 admin

Assistant to the President Sergio Gor (R), accompanied by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) (L). | Photo Credit: AFP President Donald Trump said on Friday (August 22, 2025) he would nominate Sergio Gor, one of his closest aides, to be the next U.S. ambassador to India, where he will oversee frosty relations that have worsened with…

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Vance says Europe will have to take ‘lion’s share’ of burden for Ukrainian security

August 21, 2025 admin

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance said on Wednesday (August 21, 2025) that European countries will have to pay the “lion’s share” of costs for Ukraine’s security guarantees. U.S. President Donald Trump wants to strike a peace deal to end Russia’s three and a half year-old…

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