After a dramatic day of telephone diplomacy, United States President Donald Trump has agreed to pause 25 percent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada that were to come into effect on Tuesday. But the pause is only for a month, and a 10 percent tariff that Trump announced on Chinese imports, on top of […]
The Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is seen on Monday in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The White House is pushing back against what it is calling “misinformation” by the federal employees union, which has urged government workers not to accept […]
Nico Gonzalez’s acquisition by Man City takes their total spend on new players to $223m during the transfer window. Manchester City signed midfielder Nico Gonzalez from Porto in the biggest move from Premier League clubs on Monday’s transfer deadline day, while Bayern Munich’s Mathys Tel headed to Tottenham on loan. City’s midfield frailties without Ballon […]
President Trump on Saturday ordered 25 percent tariffs on all Mexican exports to the United States and a similar levy on all Canadian goods, except for a 10 percent tariff on Canadian energy. His move sent shock waves through both nations, whose leaders have warned that the tariffs will harm all three countries and disrupt […]
Watch: ‘I’m getting angry and anti-American’ – Canadians decry tariff threat President Donald Trump has agreed to hold off imposing 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30 days, pulling the North American neighbours back from the brink of a potentially damaging trade war. After last-minute calls with Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed […]
Yolande Knell Middle East correspondent Reuters Benjamin Netanyahu is the first foreign leader invited to the White House since Donald Trump’s second term began (file photo) Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is set to become the first foreign leader to meet President Donald Trump at the White House in his second term on Tuesday at […]
Reuters Marco Rubio met El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele at his residence at Lake Coatepeque El Salvador has offered to take in “dangerous criminals” held in American jails – including those with US citizenship, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says. After meeting President Nayib Bukele on a visit to the Central American country, Rubio […]
After more than three decades of planning and a $250 million investment, Lykos Therapeutics’ application for the first psychedelic drug to reach federal regulators was expected to be a shoo-in. Lykos, the corporate arm of a nonprofit dedicated to winning mainstream acceptance of psychedelics, had submitted data to the Food and Drug Administration showing that […]
UN planetary defence organisations are closely monitoring an asteroid that has a tiny risk of hitting the Earth. The European Space Agency (ESA) has said that it has an almost 99% chance of safely passing Earth on 22 December 2032, but a possible impact “cannot yet be entirely ruled out”. The probability that the asteroid, […]
President Bukele’s proposal includes imprisoning US criminals in El Salvador’s largest prison for a fee. El Salvador’s president has proposed jailing convicts from the United States in his country, an “unprecedented” offer praised by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Nayib Bukele made the offer while hosting Rubio at his Lake Coatepeque residence, outside San […]