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How Elon Musk Is Elevating Trump’s Foreign Policy Of Deliberate Disruption

January 17, 2025 admin

Donald Trump’s first term gave the world a taste of deliberately disruptive unwanted involvement in the domestic affairs of other countries, with examples ranging from Britain in the throes of Brexit to North Korea where the 45th US president attempted to forge a personal deal with Kim Jung-Un. US tech billionaire Elon Musk, however, has…

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Why China Might Need Rest Of The West More With Trump Back In White House

January 17, 2025 admin

Donald Trump has a knack of antagonising and confusing China. During his first presidential campaign, he accused China of “raping” the US through unfair trade practices. But later in his first term as US president, Trump also called Chinese president Xi Jinping a “good friend”. Throughout the 2024 presidential campaign Trump suggested he would be…

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Blinken Brushes Off Trump Threats On Panama Canal

January 16, 2025 admin

Washington: Outgoing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday dismissed as bluster President-elect Donald Trump’s threats to seize the Panama Canal, instead anticipating a more traditional strategy of diversifying supply chains. “On the Panama Canal, we have a treaty, we have a settled policy of many years, and that’s not going to change,” Blinken…

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How Trump vs China Trade War Fallout Has Dealt A Blow To ‘Make In India’

January 16, 2025 admin

New Delhi: India’s manufacturing industry is bearing the brunt of a fallout between the United States and China over threats of a trade and tariff war by the incoming Trump administration, and its retaliatory measures imposed by Beijing. In recent years, under its flagship ‘Make in India’ programme, India has seen exponential growth in key…

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How Trump vs China Trade War Fallout Has Dealt A Blow To ‘Make In India’

January 16, 2025 admin

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“Oligarchy Taking Shape In America,” Says President Joe Biden In Farewell Address

January 16, 2025 admin

Washington DC: Outgoing US President Joe Biden warned Americans about a “dangerous concentration of power” among a few wealthy people in the United States and urged them to “stand guard” against threats from oligarchs, disinformation and AI in a future under Donald Trump as he delivered a farewell address on Wednesday ahead of stepping down…

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Trump Considers Suspending TikTok Ban Enforcement For 60 To 90 Days: Report

January 16, 2025 admin

Washington: TikTok plans to shut U.S. operations of its social media app used by 170 million Americans on Sunday, when a federal ban is set to take effect, barring a last-minute reprieve, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The Washington Post reported President-elect Donald Trump, whose term begins a day after a ban…

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Netanyahu Thanks Trump, Biden For Help With Gaza Hostage Deal

January 15, 2025 admin

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to US President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday to thank them for helping to secure a deal for the release of hostages held in Gaza, his office said. “The prime minister thanked President-elect Trump for his help in advancing the release of the hostages,” Netanyahu’s office…

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Trump’s Secretary Of State Pick Goes Ballistic Over China’s Global Ascent

January 15, 2025 admin

Washington DC: The United States’ incoming Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, who keeps a hawkish eye on Beijing, has used the choicest of adjectives to describe China’s ascent to global superpower status. Without mincing his words, Mr Rubio, who will give new direction to the US’ foreign policy outlook, called China a liar, a cheat,…

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Trump’s Defence Pick Pete Hegseth Can’t Name Countries In ASEAN

January 15, 2025 admin

US President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defence, Pete Hegseth has had a shaky start to his potential tenure in the Pentagon after he appeared to not know about the countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). During the four-hour-long Senate confirmation hearing at the US Congress, Mr Hegseth was quizzed on…

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