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Trump Says He Could Understand Russian Feeling With NATO On Their Doorstep

January 7, 2025 admin

Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he understands the Russian feeling with NATO being on their doorstep. “You know, a big part of the problem was Russia for many, many years, long before (Russian President, Vladimir) Putin said, you could never have NATO involved with Ukraine. Now they’ve said … that’s been…

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New York Appeals Court Rejects Trump Bid To Delay Hush Money Sentencing

January 7, 2025 admin

Washington: A New York appeals court judge on Tuesday rejected US President-elect Donald Trump’s request to delay this week’s sentencing in his hush money case. Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday after being convicted by a New York jury in May of 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a hush…

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Takeaways From Trump’s News Conference

January 7, 2025 admin

Washington: Republican U.S. President-elect Donald Trump held a press conference on Tuesday and spoke about a range of issues including NATO, Israeli hostages in Gaza, his wish for the U.S. to buy Greenland and take control of the Panama Canal. He also discussed Elon Musk and speculation about Canada becoming a U.S. state. Here are…

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Trump Says NATO Members Should Raise Defense Spending To 5% Of GDP

January 7, 2025 admin

Washington: Donald Trump on Tuesday pushed NATO members to boost their defense spending to five percent of GDP, underlining his long-standing claims that they are underpaying for US protection. “They can all afford it, but they should be at five percent not two percent,” the incoming US president told reporters. “Europe is in for a…

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Trump On Meta’s Decision To End Fact-Checks In US

January 7, 2025 admin

Palm Beach, Florida: US President-elect Donald Trump said Facebook-parent Meta’s abrupt policy shift on content moderation, including ending fact-checking in the United States, was “probably” motivated by his threats against CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Speaking to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Trump expressed satisfaction with Meta’s move, and when asked if he believed it…

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Biden Promised A Peaceful Transition Of Power But Trump Thinks Otherwise

January 7, 2025 admin

On January 6th, the outgoing president Joe Biden condemned the Capitol attack which happened the same day in 2021. “We should be proud that our democracy withstood this assault…And we should be glad we will not see such a shameful attack again this year,” Biden wrote, in an opinion post in The Washington Post. Biden…

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Kamala Harris Gracious In Defeat As Congress Certifies Donald Trump’s Election

January 7, 2025 admin

Washington, United States: It is not a job that she would have had on her bucket list, but a gracious Kamala Harris put on a brave face — and even a broad grin — on Monday as she presided over the certification of her defeat to Donald Trump in November’s presidential election. The US Constitution…

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Trump Calls For US-Canada “Merger”, Hours After Trudeau Resignation

January 7, 2025 admin

Washington: Hours after the resignation of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday renewed his offer of making Canada the 51st state of the United States. Trudeau, 53, announced to resign Monday as he was forced by his ruling Liberal Party amidst his growing unpopularity. General elections are scheduled this year….

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As Trudeau Resigns, Trump Says Canada Should Merge With US

January 6, 2025 admin

Donald Trump said that there would be no Tariffs and threats if Canada merged with the US. Washington: Donald Trump on Monday marked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation announcement by doubling down on his unlikely proposal that the country should merge with the United States. “If Canada merged with the US, there would be…

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Italian PM Giorgia Meloni’s Surprise Visit To Trump At Mar-a-Lago

January 5, 2025 admin

Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni paid an unofficial surprise visit to President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago Florida residence, according to her office on Sunday. Photos sent by the office of the far-right prime minister early Sunday showed Meloni and Trump posing at the entrance to Mar-a-Lago and chatting in a reception room, a…

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