The U.S. has agreed to pause tariffs on Mexico for a month after talks between President Claudia Sheinbaum and President Donald Trump. Sheinbaum said Mexico will deploy 10,000 National Guard troops to the border to curb drug trafficking. The move follows Trump’s decision to impose 25% tariffs on Mexican products. Sheinbaum threatened retaliat...
The Israeli army has displaced almost 75% of Palestinian residents from the Tulkarem refugee camp in the northern West Bank. On Jan. 21, the Israeli army launched an assault on Jenin city and its refugee camp, killing at least 26 Palestinians. The offensive was later expanded to Tulkarem city, where at least three Palestinians were […]...
India has twice denied a visa to Indian-American activist Kshama Sawant, preventing her from visiting her ailing mother in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru. Her 82-year-old mother has been unwell for the past two years. The former Seattle City Council member alleges that the move is political retaliation by India’s Hindu nationalist gover...
Global markets faced heavy selling pressure as President Donald Trump’s new tariffs took effect this week. The U.S. imposed 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico and 10% on Chinese imports. In response, Canada announced retaliatory duties on $105.5 billion worth of U.S. goods. China condemned the move and vowed to take countermeasures, including fi...
President Donald Trump has ordered his first military action since starting his second term. A U.S. airstrike in Somalia on Saturday targeted an alleged senior ISIS terror attack planner. Trump claimed the terrorists were “hiding in caves” and posed a threat to the U.S. and its allies. Defense chief Pete Hegseth said multiple that ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ordered staff to retract journal articles to remove what are being called “forbidden terms” like gender, transgender, and LGBT. The move, linked to President Donald Trump’s executive order, aims to align research with policies recognizing only two sexes. A leaked email reveal...
The Israeli army converted 12 homes of Palestinians in the town of Tammum in the West Bank into military barracks. Speaking to Anadolu news agency, Tammun Mayor Najeh Bani Odeh said the Israeli army on its second day of incursion pushed further reinforcements and bulldozers there. He said the army has so far destroyed more […]
ALGIERS, Algeria/ISTANBUL (AA) – Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has confirmed that his country will not normalize relations with Israel before the establishment of a Palestinian state. The statement came in an interview with the French daily Le Point. In response to a question about Algeria’s readiness to normalize its rel...
WASHINGTON (AA) – New Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth visited US troops on the southern border Monday. On his first trip as Secretary of Defense, Hegseth visited Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, where troops are helping to control immigration, and the US-Mexico border to witness efforts by the US military to fortify barriers. “It was [&he...
Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have been placed on leave for denying access to Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). USAID Director of Security John Voorhees and his deputy were suspended following the standoff. Meanwhile, the agency’s website and social media pages have gone...
