HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Tesla and X head Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy met Thursday with some US Republican lawmakers to tackle remote work policies as part of efforts to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget, according to a report. ABC News reported that the two businessmen attended closed-door meetings with Republican me...
ANKARA (AA) – After a series of awkward revelations from cabinet nominees left their future in doubt, the Trump transition team has signed an agreement enabling the FBI to conduct background checks for senior administration appointees, press reports said Wednesday. This follows weeks of uncertainty over whether traditional vetting procedures w...
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has rescinded his earlier decision to impose martial law, a move that had originally been enacted for the first time in 45 years. The White House responded to the reversal with relief, emphasizing the importance of democracy in the U.S.-South Korea alliance. The decision followed a parliamentary rejection o...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Lawyers for President-elect Donald Trump filed a motion Tuesday to dismiss an ongoing hush money case against their client, arguing that it disrupts the presidential transition process. In a formal request to Judge Juan Merchan, Trump’s legal team urged the court to dismiss the case promptly. “This failed lawfare ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump on Monday threatened that there would be severe consequences if Israelis held in Gaza were not freed by January 20. “Everybody is talking about the hostages who are being held so violently, inhumanely, and against the will of the entire World, in the Middle East – But it’s all [&...
NEW YORK (AA) – The US national security advisor has said the Syrian opposition’s advances in and around Aleppo are linked to a new situation “in which the Syrian government’s main backers, Iran, Russia, and Hezbollah, were all distracted and weakened by conflicts and events elsewhere.” The opposition “took ...
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...
