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As U.S. President Donald Trump left Beijing on Friday after two days of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the world’s two biggest powers appeared to have come to a temporary truce. How long it will last remains to be seen, given that the summit concluded without any apparent breakthroughs in the long list of…
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A gunman breached security and fired shots at the annual dinner gala of the White House Correspondents’ Association in Washington DC, which included U.S. President Donald Trump and other senior administration officials, all of whom escaped unharmed. The suspected shooter, said to be Cole Tomas Allen (31) of Torrance, California, was arrested. This is the…
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‘The Pope’s interventions should not be dismissed as anachronistic moralism out of step with a cynical age’ | Photo Credit: AFP When Aristotle grounded politics in ethics, he was diagnosing a structural condition of legitimacy far beyond a mere moral statement. The polis, in his conception, exists not merely to secure bare life but also…
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A slogan touted as a warning against rising authoritarianism under U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has, over the past year, grown into one of the largest protest movements in recent American history with millions across the country and in cities abroad, taking to the streets on March 28 under the banner: “No Kings.” “IN AMERICA,…
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In his 2026 State of the Union address, U.S. President Donald Trumpchose to double down on the politics of his conservative support base by touting his second administration’s achievements with regard to divisive, if not polarising issues relating to immigration, the cost of living, and foreign policy concerns including tariffs and the prospect of war…
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The Trump administration has expanded the U.S. travel ban, adding five more countries to the list and imposing new restrictions on others to tighten immigration and entry standards. The White House said the measures are aimed at strengthening national security following the arrest of an Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guard troops. Published…
The Trump administration has expanded the U.S. travel ban, adding five more countries to the list and imposing new restrictions on others to tighten immigration and entry standards. The White House said the measures are aimed at strengthening national security following the arrest of an Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guard troops. Published…
U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has again claimed that he played a key role in defusing tensions between India and Pakistan by threatening to impose massive tariffs on both countries, saying the move “stopped the fighting” between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. In an interview with Fox News…
Efforts to swiftly end the U.S. government shutdown collapsed on Wednesday (October 1, 2025) as Democrats in Congress rejected proposals to resolve an acrimonious funding stand-off with President Donald Trump and the White House threatened public sector jobs. With the government out of money after Mr. Trump and lawmakers failed to agree on a deal…
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he signs executive orders in the White House on Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Trump assumed office on January 20, 2025 and as of February 10, he has signed 61 executive orders, which is more than those signed by any recent…
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