President Donald J. Trump’s executive order eliminating USAID has sent shockwaves across the globe, particularly in aid-dependent nations, most of which are in Africa. In line with the saying that “when America sneezes, the world catches a cold,” many countries are now facing severe consequences due to the proposed end of US aid. CNN’s Larry … Read more
A judge in the United States has now issued an order compelling President Donald Trump’s administration to lift the ban. Fox News reports that Judge Amir Ali issued the order on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Washington in a lawsuit brought by two health organizations that receive funding for programs abroad. Ali said that … Read more
President Donald Trump once again brushed aside international outrage over his plan to take control of Gaza, saying the United States could help transform it into a “diamond.” “We’re going to take it, we’re going to hold it, we’re going to cherish it,” Trump said during a meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the … Read more
US President Donald Trump has ordered the Treasury to stop producing penny coins, presenting it as an effort to cut down on government spending. For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. “I … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hailed US President Donald Trump’s widely criticised plan to move Palestinians out of the war-battered Gaza Strip, saying Israel is willing to “do the job”. In a Fox News interview aired late Saturday as the premier was wrapping up a visit to Washington, Netanyahu defended Trump’s proposal, which has … Read more
United States President, Donald Trump, on Friday, announced an aggressive plan to oust the billionaire philanthropist David Rubenstein as the Chairman and fired other existing board of trustees at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC. The President, in a post to Truth Social on Friday, said Rubenstein does not … Read more
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday condemned an executive order signed by United States President Donald Trump imposing punitive sanctions, countering that the order sought to “harm its independent and impartial judicial work.” The court was established by the Rome Statute, negotiated within the UN – but it is a fully independent court set … Read more
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said his counterpart, President Donald Trump, was elected to govern the United States, not “to rule the world.” Trump has to maintain “democratic and civilized” relations with the rest of the world, Lula noted, concerning Trump’s intention. Trump had said on Tuesday at a news conference that … Read more
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to resettle Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. “We must not resettle the population of Gaza to Egypt,” Scholz said at a campaign event in the south-western German city of Ludwigsburg, emphasising his “complete rejection” of Trump’s plan. Scholz said that everything … Read more
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said that U.S. President Donald Trump was elected to govern the United States, not “to rule the world.” “I respect the election of President Trump who was elected by the American people to govern the United States,” but “he was not elected to rule the world.” … Read more