ISTANBUL (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he would impose a 100% tariff on any BRICS country that attempts to move from the US dollar in international trade. Referring to the economic alliance of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — now expanded to include Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab ...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau traveled to the US state of Florida for a crucial meeting Friday with President-elect Donald Trump following a threat to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian goods, according to a report. CBC News reported that Trudeau’s plane landed at Palm Beach International Airport where he was e...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that Mexico will stop the flow of migrants, after speaking with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo following his tariff threats earlier this week. “Just had a wonderful conversation with the new President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo. She has agreed to stop ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – A cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah brokered with US and French diplomatic efforts came into effect Wednesday at 4 a.m. local time (0200GMT). Under the agreement, the Lebanese Armed Forces will be deployed in southern Lebanon within 60 days, during which time Israel will gradually withd...
HOUSTON, United States (AA) – Special counsel Jack Smith has filed motions to drop all federal charges against President-elect Donald Trump due to presidential immunity laws, according to media outlets. Trump was first indicted in June 2023 on 37 felony counts related to the mishandling of classified documents he took from the White Hous...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump vowed Monday to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China via executive orders he plans to sign on his first day in office in retaliation for what he says is their involvement in the entry of deadly fentanyl and migrants into the United States. “On January 20th, as one […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – John Bolton, who served as national security advisor during Donald Trump’s first term as president, has criticized the president-elect’s decision to pick Sebastian Gorka to lead counterterrorism efforts. Bolton’s remarks to CNN followed Trump’s announcement that Gorka, who briefly served as a deputy advisor during Trump’s...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has announced that Scott Bessent, a hedge fund executive and top fundraiser to his campaign, is his pick to lead the Treasury Department. Trump said on his Truth Social platform that Bessent will help him “usher in a new Golden Age for the United States.” “Unlike in past Ad...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Outgoing President Joe Biden denounced a decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants Thursday for Israel’s prime minister and his former defense minister. “The ICC issuance of arrest warrants against Israeli leaders is outrageous,” said Biden in a statement. “Let me be c...
A bill aimed at giving President-elect Donald Trump sweeping powers to target political foes has made significant progress in the U.S. House of Representatives. The “Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act” passed on Thursday with 219-184 votes, with 15 Democrats breaking ranks to support the Republican majority. Initi...
