EU backs Zelensky amid Trump Criticism European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, not Kaja Kallas, has expressed support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, emphasising the legitimacy of his office. Kallas is actually the Prime Minister of Estonia. Zelensky, who was elected in free and fair elections, had faced criticism from former U.S. President…
The United States President, Donald Trump on Tuesday said billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk will be excluded from space-related decision-making. Trump made this remark at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida in reply to a question about Musk’s potential conflicts of interest amid his efforts to cut government spending, according to media reports. “So anything to do…
Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected Palestinian Authority (PA) in the Gaza Strip, stressing his commitment to controversial plans for the war-torn Palestinian territory by U.S. President Donald Trump. “Just as I have committed to, on the day after the war in Gaza, there will be neither Hamas nor the Palestinian Authority,” Netanyahu said in…
The release of U.S. national, Marc Fogel, sentenced in Russia to 14 years in prison for possession of cannabis, demonstrates that the great friendship between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin would continue, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff said on Wednesday. “And I think that’s maybe a sign about what working…
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…
Pope Francis sharply criticised U.S. President Donald Trump’s mass deportations of migrants in an open letter on Tuesday to U.S. Catholic bishops. The head of around 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide described the crackdown on irregular immigration initiated by Trump as a “major crisis” for the United States. A nation’s right to protect its population from…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced tariffs of 25per cent on all steel and aluminium imports into the United States (U.S.). The Republican signed orders to this effect at the White House and said that the tariffs would apply without exceptions and to imports from all countries. “This is a big deal, the beginning of…
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said Arab states reject U.S. President Donald Trump’s widely condemned plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza and take control of the enclave. During a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, Abdelatty emphasised the need to expedite Gaza’s reconstruction while Palestinians remained there. A statement from the…
U.S. President Donald Trump has given Palestinian militant organisation Hamas an ultimatum to release all remaining hostages being held in Gaza or face harsh consequences. Trump spoke out in favour of terminating the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, which went into effect on Jan. 19, for an initial six weeks, if all remaining hostages…
U.S. President Donald Trump has declared war on paper straws and is pushing for a return to plastic. Trump has signed an order in the White House stating that U.S. government departments and agencies should no longer procure and use paper straws in the future. His team is also to develop a national strategy to…
