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March 15, 2025 3:43 PM

Trump ensured Washington looked ‘beautiful’ ahead of PM Modi’s visit

US President Donald Trump has said that he took personal interest in ensuring Washington, DC, looked clean and well-maintained ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit. Speaking at the Department of Justice, Trump revealed that he had a "route run" around key landmarks, including the White House and the State Department headquarters, to oversee a cleanliness drive before welcoming world leaders. "We saw tents right opposite the State Department. They had to come down, and t...

March 15, 2025 8:01 AM

Mark Carney sworn in as Canada’s prime minister, says he can work with Trump

Ex-central banker Mark Carney was sworn in as prime minister of Canada on Friday and immediately said he could work with U.S. President Donald Trump, who is promising tariffs that could devastate the Canadian economy. Carney succeeds Justin Trudeau, who had a combative and often cold relationship with Trump. Carney, 59, made clear his approach would be different. "We respect President Trump - President Trump has put some very important issues at the top of his agenda. We understand his agenda,...

March 11, 2025 9:31 AM

Rubio says US could resume aid to Ukraine

Secretary of the State Marco Rubio has said the Trump administration could resume aid and intelligence support to Ukraine if the war-torn country's leaders commit to a peace process at a crucial meeting of senior officials of the two countries in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Rubio told reporters after landing Monday in Jeddah for the talks that the aid was suspended “because we felt the Ukrainians were not committed” to ending the three-year-war triggered by the Russian invasion in 2022, The Wa...

March 10, 2025 5:16 PM

Zelenskiy heads to Saudi Arabia ahead of crunch US talks

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy travels to Saudi Arabia to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday, ahead of talks between Ukrainian and U.S. officials on ending the war with Russia at an increasingly precarious moment for Kyiv. The United States, once Ukraine's main ally, has upended its wartime policies in its stated pursuit of a rapid end to the fighting, engaging directly with Moscow while cutting off military assistance and intelligence sharing for Kyiv. Zelenskiy is expected to mee...

March 10, 2025 9:56 AM

Trump says US has “just about” ended pause on Ukraine intel sharing

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the United States had "just about" ended a suspension of intelligence sharing with Ukraine, and that he expects good results out of upcoming talks with Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia. Asked if he would consider ending the suspension, Trump said, "We just about have. We just about have." CIA Director John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday the U.S. had halted intelligence sharing with Ukraine, piling pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensk...

March 8, 2025 6:27 PM

We love you, coming up to get you: Trump to astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore

US President Donald Trump has announced that he has authorized Elon Musk to bring back American astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) since June last year. Speaking to the media at the Oval Office on Friday, Trump said, "We love you (astronauts), and we're coming up to get you. You shouldn’t have been up there for so long. The most incompetent president in our history allowed this to happen to you, but this president ...

March 7, 2025 12:47 PM

Trump signs order to establish strategic bitcoin reserve

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to establish a strategic bitcoin reserve, a day before meeting with executives from the cryptocurrency industry at the White House. The reserve will be capitalized with bitcoin owned by the federal government that was forfeited as part of criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings, the White House crypto czar, billionaire David Sacks, said in a post on social media platform X. Attendees at Friday's White House crypto summit ...

March 7, 2025 9:02 AM

Trump delays tariffs for goods under Mexico, Canada trade deal

President Donald Trump suspended on Thursday the 25% tariffs he imposed this week on most goods from Canada and Mexico, the latest twist in a fluctuating trade policy that has whipsawed financial markets and fanned worries over inflation and a growth slowdown. The exemptions, covering the two largest U.S. trading partners, expire on April 2 when Trump has threatened to impose a global regime of reciprocal tariffs on all U.S. trading partners. Trump had imposed a 25% levy on imports from both ...

March 6, 2025 10:14 AM

Trump exempts some automakers from Canada, Mexico tariffs for one month

U.S. President Donald Trump will exempt automakers from his punishing 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for one month as long as they comply with existing free trade rules, the White House said on Wednesday, a development that halted at least for now Wall Street's steepest skid in nearly three months. Trump is also open to hearing about other products that should be exempted from the tariffs, which took effect Tuesday, the White House said. But Trump made clear he was not calling off his tr...

March 6, 2025 9:04 AM

Trump warns Hamas as US holds unprecedented talks for Gaza hostages

The United States broke a longstanding diplomatic taboo by holding secret talks with Hamas on securing the release of U.S. hostages held in Gaza, Reuters reported on Wednesday, while President Donald Trump warned of "hell to pay" should the Palestinian militant group not comply. U.S. hostage affairs envoy Adam Boehler has the authority to talk directly with Hamas, the White House said when asked about the discussions, which broke with a decades-old policy against negotiating with groups that th...