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January 14, 2025 8:39 AM

Gaza ceasefire deal close after ‘breakthrough’ in Doha

Negotiators will meet in Doha on Tuesday seeking to finalise details of a plan to end the war in Gaza after U.S. President Joe Biden said a ceasefire and hostage release deal he has championed was on "the brink" of coming to fruition. Mediators gave Israel and Hamas a final draft of an agreement on Monday, an official briefed on the negotiations said, after a midnight "breakthrough" in talks attended by envoys of both the outgoing U.S. president and President-elect Donald Trump. "The deal .....

January 10, 2025 11:26 AM

Trump says meeting being set up between him and Putin

US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that plans are underway for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, though no timeline has been confirmed for the talks, Reuters reported on Thursday. Trump's statement marks a significant development in US-Russia relations, with both leaders signaling readiness for dialogue. According to Russian News Agency TASS, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed Putin’s openness to high-level talks. “If [Trump’s] political will to resume ...

January 10, 2025 9:04 AM

US Supreme Court lets Trump sentencing proceed in New York hush money case

The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Thursday for Donald Trump to be sentenced for the president-elect's conviction on criminal charges involving hush money paid to a porn star, with two conservative justices joining the three liberal members in a 5-4 decision. The court turned down Trump's last-minute bid to prevent his sentencing, scheduled for Friday in New York state court in Manhattan 10 days before his inauguration for his second term as president. Chief Justice John Roberts and ...

January 9, 2025 12:08 PM

Musk discussed ways to oust British PM Starmer before next election, FT reports

Billionaire Elon Musk has held private discussions with allies about removing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer from his position before the next general election, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. Musk, the world's richest person and a close ally of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, last month endorsed a German anti-immigration party ahead of elections slated in February, and has repeatedly commented on British politics, demanding Prime Minister Keir Starmer resign. Musk has been w...

January 9, 2025 9:18 AM

Greenland independence is possible but joining the US unlikely, Denmark says

Greenland may become independent if its residents want, but is unlikely to become a U.S. state, Denmark's foreign minister said on Wednesday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out force to take control of the Arctic island. Greenland's leader met with the Danish king in Copenhagen on Wednesday, a day after Trump's remarks thrust the fate of the mineral-rich and strategically important island, which is under Danish rule, to the top of world headlines. Trump, who takes offic...

January 8, 2025 9:30 AM

Trump will not rule out force to take Panama Canal, Greenland

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump refused on Tuesday to rule out using military or economic action to pursue acquisition of the Panama Canal and Greenland, part of a broader expansionist agenda he has promoted since winning the Nov. 5 election. Trump, who takes office on Jan. 20, also floated the idea of turning Canada into a U.S. state, said he would demand far higher defense spending from NATO allies and promised to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Still two week...

January 7, 2025 11:40 AM

US Congress certifies Trump election victory with Harris presiding

The U.S. Congress formally certified Republican President-elect Donald Trump's election victory on Monday during a session presided over by Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost the November contest. The quadrennial ritual, clearing the way for Trump's inauguration in two weeks, went like clockwork and stood in sharp contrast to four years ago when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in a failed bid to block the certification of then-President Trump's 2020 loss to Demo...

January 6, 2025 11:17 PM

Who are the Jan. 6 defendants that might receive clemency from Donald Trump?

Republican President-elect Donald Trump has promised to grant clemency to at least some of his supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 in a failed bid to block Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory. Trump has said he expects to begin doing so shortly after he is sworn in to office on Jan. 20, but has not been specific about how many of the more than 1,580 people charged in the attack could be granted clemency. Here is what you need to know. WHICH ...

January 3, 2025 2:33 PM

Worst President in US history: Trump slams Biden over ‘Open Border Policy’

United States President-elect Donald Trump on Friday launched a fiery attack on outgoing President Joe Biden, calling him "the worst President in the history of the United States" while criticizing his administration's Open Border Policy. In a series of posts on social media platform X, Trump described the current state of the country as a "disaster" and "a laughing stock" on the world stage, blaming President Biden for the decline in national security, safety, and leadership. Trump's scathing...

December 23, 2024 12:36 PM

“Honoured,” says Chennai-born Sriram Krishnan, Trump’s pick for Policy Advisor on AI

US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Sriram Krishnan as Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Announcing the decision on his Truth Social platform, Trump said: "Working closely with David Sacks, Sriram will focus on ensuring continued American leadership in AI and help shape and coordinate AI policy across the government, including working with the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Srira...