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October 6, 2025 3:59 PM

UN cultural agency votes for new chief after US withdrawal

UNESCO will choose its next chief on Monday to lead the organisation after President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from it for a second time. While outgoing chief Audrey Azoulay has worked to diversify funding sources, the U.N. culture and...

October 1, 2025 10:17 AM

What would it take to end the US government shutdown?

A deep impasse between Republican President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats has triggered the 15th U.S. government shutdown since 1981. Here's a look at what it will take to reopen the government. WHAT DO REPUBLICANS WANT? Trump's Republic...

September 30, 2025 12:34 PM

Trump says US to impose 100% tariff on movies made outside the country

President Donald Trump said on Monday he would impose a 100% tariff on all films produced overseas that are then sent into the U.S., repeating a threat made in May that would upend Hollywood's global business model. The step signals Trump's willingn...

September 24, 2025 9:42 AM

Trump, in rhetorical shift, says Ukraine can retake all its land

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he believed Ukraine could retake all its land occupied by Russia and that Kyiv should act now with Moscow facing "big" economic problems, in a sudden and striking rhetorical shift in Ukraine's favor. But t...

September 22, 2025 11:55 AM

At Charlie Kirk memorial, Trump rallies MAGA against political opponents

President Donald Trump hailed slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk as a "martyr for American freedom" on Sunday and vowed at his memorial service to carry on his work, while again accusing what he called the "radical left" for Kirk's murder. "Th...

August 11, 2025 4:39 PM

Trump escalates crime rhetoric ahead of Washington crackdown announcement

President Donald Trump has spent days escalating his rhetoric on crime in Washington, calling the U.S. capital "totally out of control" and ordering a federal law enforcement surge ahead of a Monday press conference to outline a sweeping crackdown. ...

July 31, 2025 10:02 AM

Trump says US will set 15% tariff on South Korean imports under new deal

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the U.S. will charge a 15% tariff on imports from South Korea, down from a threatened 25%, as part of a deal that eases tensions with a top-10 trading partner and key Asian ally. The arrangement, announce...

July 17, 2025 5:03 PM

Trump says Coca-Cola agreed to use real cane sugar in US

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Coca-Cola had agreed to use cane sugar in its beverages in the U.S. after his discussions with the company. "I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the...

July 16, 2025 10:01 AM

US launches probe into Brazil’s trade practices, digital payment services

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Tuesday he had launched an investigation into Brazil's "unfair" trading practices, a week after President Donald Trump threatened a 50% tariff on imports from Latin America's largest economy. Trump's ...

July 9, 2025 9:42 AM

Trump says BRICS nations to get 10% tariff ‘pretty soon’

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the U.S. would "pretty soon" charge a 10% tariff on imports from BRICS countries, drawing another complaintfrom Brazil PresidentLuiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who just hosted the bloc's annual summit. ...