Several global leaders, including former U.S. President Donald Trump, have confirmed they will travel to Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday. The ceremony is expected to draw large crowds to St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. Trump announced via social media that he and his wife, Melania, will attend. “We look forward to being…
U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed optimism that a solution can be reached on tariffs during his meeting with a Japanese delegation later on Wednesday. “Japan is coming in today to negotiate Tariffs, the cost of military support, and ‘trade fairness’. “I will attend the meeting, along with Treasury & Commerce Secretaries. Hopefully something can…
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has raised the alarm over the potential threat posed to Nigeria’s oil revenue by renewed protectionist policies rolled out by United States President Donald Trump. NMDPRA Chief Executive Officer, Farouk Ahmed, who addressed journalists at the State House on Tuesday, said Trump’s aggressive tariff regime targeting…
Donald Trump says Chinese-made smartphones and other electronics will not be exempt from tariffs, adding that they are simply moving into a different levy “bucket.” European stock markets bounced up Monday morning after Friday’s official announcement that some of these products would escape up to 145% levies. China has called on Donald Trump to “completely…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has implored U.S. President, Donald Trump to visit his country and see the tragedy of the current war before committing to any peace solutions with Russia. Mindful of his abrasive meeting with the U.S. leader in Washington in February, Zelensky reiterated his respect for the U.S. position. He stressed the need…
Croatian economic analyst Petar Vuskovic said if inflation is the fuel for recession, the tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump are the matches that will ignite it. Vuskovic said in an interview with the local N1 Television on Tuesday. “It is not a question of whether the economic armageddon will hit us because it…
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said he is set to visit the White House on Monday for the second time since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January. Netanyahu, is the first foreign leader to meet with Trump following his announcement of new global tariffs, said they would discuss efforts to return the…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has cautioned against a trade war ahead of President Donald Trump’s expected announcement of sweeping new tariffs targeting U.S. trade partners. “We must do everything we can to prevent a trade war that would benefit neither the U.S. nor Europe,” Meloni said on Wednesday. However, she added that Europeans must…
Donald Trump has said he is “not joking” about wanting to serve a third term as US president in what may appear to many as a bizarre ambition by the US President. The US Constitution says that “no person… shall be elected more than twice”, but some Trump supporters have suggested there could be ways…
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts has criticised President Donald Trump and his supporters for advocating the impeachment of judges who have ruled against the administration. “For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision,” Roberts said. “The normal appellate review process exists…
