Tag: trump

U.K. PM Starmer, Trump discuss security and Russia deterrence in Arctic region

January 8, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer shake hands. File | Photo Credit: Reuters British Prime Minister ‍Keir Starmer spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump on ‌Thursday (January 8, 2026) about Euro-Atlantic security and the need to deter an increasingly aggressive Russia in the Arctic region, a Downing Street spokeswoman said. Mr….

World

US tariff impact: India is finding newer markets, strengthening old trade routes to compensate

January 8, 2026 admin

Data shows that not all commodities exported to the U.S. were impacted by tariffs | Photo Credit: VIPIN CHANDRAN Last month, we noted that India’s trade data for November had shown a continued resilience in exports despite mounting U.S. tariffs. Not only did India’s overall exports grow, but shipments to the U.S. also rebounded. However,…

Business

China sanctions 20 U.S. defence firms over Trump’s Taiwan arms sales

December 26, 2025 admin

Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto China on Friday (December 26, 2025) imposed sanctions on 20 U.S. defence firms in response to the Trump administration’s approval of a record $11.1 billion arms sales package to Taiwan. The Foreign Ministry in a statement warned that any attempt to provoke China on…

World

U.S. judge rejects business group’s challenge to Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee

December 24, 2025 admin

U.S. judge rejects business group’s challenge to Trump’s 0,000 H-1B visa fee

U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A federal judge on Tuesday (December 23, 2025) rejected a challenge by ‍the largest U.S. business lobby group to U.S. President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, saying it fell ‌under his broad powers to regulate immigration. U.S. District…

World

Trump’s third country deportations pose risk of abuse and incarceration

December 18, 2025 admin

The story so far: The Trump administration in the U.S. has struck secretive deals with several countries, mainly African and Central American countries, to accept non-citizen deportees, also known as third-country nationals (TCNs). Mexico, El Salvador, South Sudan, Eswatini, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, and Uganda are among the growing list of countries that have accepted such…

World

Trump expands travel ban, adding five more countries and imposing new limits on others

December 16, 2025 admin

The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to include five more countries and impose new limits on others. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to include five more countries and impose new limits on others. This move on Tuesday (December 16, 2025) is part of ongoing efforts…

World

Trump sues BBC for defamation over editing of January 6 speech

December 16, 2025 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump. File photo | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump sued the BBC on Monday (December 15, 2025) for defamation over edited clips of a speech that made it appear he directed supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol, opening an international front in his fight against media coverage he deems untrue or…

World

Three U.S. lawmakers introduce resolution to end 50% tariffs imposed by Trump on India

December 13, 2025 admin

Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Three influential U.S. lawmakers have introduced a resolution in Congress aimed at ending the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on India, saying the “irresponsible tariff strategy” toward Delhi is a counterproductive approach that “weakens a critical partnership”. Representatives Deborah Ross of North Carolina,…

World

Trump strategy shifts from global role and vows ‘resistance’ in Europe

December 5, 2025 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump laid out a radical realignment of U.S. foreign policy on Friday (December 5, 2025), shifting the longtime superpower’s focus from global to regional, brutally criticising Europe as facing “civilizational erasure” and putting a top priority on eliminating mass migration. The national security strategy, meant to flesh out Mr. Trump’s norms-shattering worldview,…

World

Donald Trump envoys press plan with Ukraine as sanctions eased on Russia

December 5, 2025 admin

President Donald Trump’s envoys to meet with Ukrainian negotiators for the third time in two weeks to press his plan to end the war as his administration eased economic pressure on Russia. Two days after the envoys met Russian President Vladimir Putin, the U.S. Treasury Department partially suspended measures that Mr. Trump had announced in…

World