Zelensky vows to ‘make things right’ with Trump and negotiate peace
Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready to work under Donald Trump’s “strong leadership” to achieve a lasting peace days after their explosive Oval Office meeting. The Ukrainian president described the White House showdown as “regrettable” in a lengthy social media post in the wake of the US announcing a pause in military aid to Kyiv. […]
‘It was messy’: Federal workers ordered to return to offices without desks, Wi-Fi and lights
Millions of federal workers were ordered to return to offices across the country in recent weeks, marking an end to Covid-era rules allowing more flexibility to work from home. Many have come back to workplaces that weren’t ready for them. In one Department of Health and Human Services office, there was no Wi-Fi or full […]
Austria’s new government takes office after a record 5-month wait
Austria’s new government took office on Monday, with Christian Stocker taking over as chancellor at the head of a previously untried three-party coalition after a record five-month wait for a new administration. The new government will have to deal with rising unemployment, a recession and a creaking budget. Its coalition agreement, reached on Thursday after […]
‘We’ll fight to the bitter end’: China and Canada retaliate against new Trump tariffs
Canada and China swiftly announced retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. on Tuesday, shortly after long-threatened levies by the Trump administration on those countries and Mexico took effect. President Donald Trump’s new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada were imposed at 12:01 a.m. ET, along with a doubling of duties on some Chinese goods […]
Tesla charging stations torched in apparent arson near Boston, latest attack on Elon Musk company
This could be the latest in a string of fires intentionally targeting the electric vehicle company owned by the billionaire Trump adviser. More than a half-dozen Tesla charging stations were torched near Boston on Monday, police said, in what appears to be the latest attack on the company owned by Elon Musk, the billionaire adviser […]
Trump will stand before Congress and offer divided nation an accounting of his turbulent first weeks
President Donald Trump will stand before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday to give an accounting of his turbulent first weeks in office as a divided nation struggles to keep pace, with some Americans fearing for the country’s future while others are cheering him on. It will be the latest milestone in Trump’s total […]
China vows to fight US tariffs
“China will fight to the bitter end of any trade war,” the foreign ministry spokesperson in Beijing declared, after China announced tit-for-tat tariffs on agricultural imports from the US. This came within minutes of a new 10% US levy on Chinese imports that came into effect on Tuesday – which adds to existing tariffs both […]
U.S. tariffs on Mexico and Canada go into effect and levies on China raised
U.S. tariffs on Mexico and Canada go into effect and levies on China raisedWashington — The United States imposed 25% tariffs on nearly all goods imported from Mexico and Canada Tuesday, after taking a month for aides to negotiate a potential reprieve. Duties of 10% were put in place on Canadian energy products. The tariffs […]
Trump orders pause on military aid to Ukraine in the wake of Oval Office clash with Zelenskyy
Trump is ramping up his attacks on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. financial support for Ukraine’s war against Russia. The Trump administration is pausing military aid to Ukraine, according to two U.S. officials, following last week’s public clash between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. “The president has been […]
Trump renews attack on Zelensky and demands deal to end Ukraine war
A statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky saying a deal to end the war with Russia was “very far away” has drawn a angry response from Donald Trump. “This is the worst statement that could have been made by Zelensky, and America will not put up with it for much longer! It is what I […]