UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Britain’s Prince Harry slammed President Donald Trump’s claims suggesting that NATO troops did not serve on the front line in Afghanistan. Under NATO’s founding treaty, member countries are committed to a collective-defense obligation, outlined in Article 5, which considers an attack on one member as an attack on all….
President Donald Trump’s decision to rule out military force and withdraw tariff threats linked to acquiring Greenland marked the culmination of weeks of internal discord, diplomatic anxiety and market unease, according to sources familiar with White House deliberations. The reversal, announced on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, followed sustained pushback…
JPMorgan Asset Management’s Bob Michele said the selloff in markets is a message to President Donald Trump’s administration to take action to restore calm as officials did after Liberation Day tariffs rattled investors last year. “Things are a bit chaotic and the markets do feel a bit panicked,” said Michele, chief investment officer and global…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday (January 18) that it is “very unlikely” the Supreme Court will overturn President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose tariffs on several countries. A potential ruling is expected as soon as this week. “I believe that it is very unlikely that the Supreme Court will overrule…
Islamabad, Jan 18 (PTI) Pakistan on Sunday said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been invited by President Donald Trump to join the Board of Peace for Gaza. The White House released a list of appointed members to the founding Executive Board of the Board of Peace on Friday as the country moved to the…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant has doubled down on President Donald Trump’s push to take control of Greenland, arguing that Europe lacks the strength to guarantee its own security and must rely on the United States. Speaking to NBC News on Sunday, Bessant dismissed European resistance to Trump’s stance, saying Washington is prepared to use…
US Senator Bernie Sanders on Saturday slammed President Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on eight NATO allies in response to their support for Denmark’s sovereignty over Greenland. Sanders hit out at the president for jeopardizing long-standing international partnerships in pursuit of Greenland, calling for Congress to intervene and block any such measures. “Trump is…
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, 58, who remains confident of becoming president “when the right time comes”, even as she has been sidelined by the United States following the overthrow of Nicolas Maduro, presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump on Thursday. Trump had strongly pushed to receive last year’s Nobel…
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the federal government has no intention of withdrawing immigration enforcement from Minnesota despite growing protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in Minneapolis. “I have no plans to pull out of Minnesota,” Noem told ABC News, as demonstrations intensified following two shootings involving federal officers in just over…
President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday announced the next phase of Gaza ceasefire plan, aimed at disarming Hamas, even as Israel carried out a series of strikes during the ceasefire period. He said the United States expects Hamas to fully meet its commitments, including the immediate return of the last deceased hostage, warning…
