Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever took an apparent dig at US President Donald Trump over what he described as “arbitrary” tariff decisions and shifting trade policies. Wever stressed on the need for open markets and stronger economic partnerships. Speaking at the India-Belgium High-Level Dialogue on the India-EU Free Trade Agreement in Mumbai, De Wever...
Iran and the US have traded strikes after American forces attacked two rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz. The first known US strikes on Iran since late July killed two people and injured two others, according to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which vowed “response and punishment”. US Central Command...
President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to raise U.S. tariffs on all cars, trucks and automotive parts from Canada to 50% starting January 1, 2027, escalating a trade fight after negotiations collapsed last week. The trade deal on the table would have cut the top-line tariff rate on Canadian cars and light-duty trucks from 25% to 15% and...
US President Donald Trump on Friday escalated his rhetoric against Iran, declaring that Tehran must never be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon and claiming that the Strait of Hormuz was effectively under American control. Speaking at a rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Trump warned of serious consequences if Iran were to obtain nuclear...
The United States on Thursday warned allies and China to join President Donald Trump’s new campaign to isolate the Iranian economy, vowing that Washington would “collapse this regime” in Tehran. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s comments underscored how Trump is shifting to economic rather than military pressure on Tehran as his unpopular war drags toward...
At least 18 people have been killed in Ukraine as Russia exploits Kyiv’s lack of missile interceptors in another wave of attacks. Moscow launched several jet-powered drones at Kyiv Oblast, including the country’s capital, during the day on Thursday, killing at least two people. The strikes followed ballistic missile attacks that claimed at least 16...
President Donald Trump on Monday (August 17, 2026) threatened to bomb Oman if it “gets in the way” of a U.S. deal with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz and called for Iran to surrender. “If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb [expletive] them,” Mr. Trump told Fox News journalist Trey Yingst, referring to...
Russia and Ukraine exchanged a massive wave of drone and missile strikes overnight that pummeled the industrial and commercial infrastructure of both countries, resulting in several casualties and intensifying the four-year war. Ukraine launched more than 800 drones in its largest aerial attack on Russia, killing five people in the residential area of the southern...
Prompted by an Iranian threat, US President Donald Trump took a secret military flight from Turkey last month when the White House said he was aboard Air Force One, the Washington Post reported Monday. Trump had taken the newly renovated Qatari-donated jet to Ankara for the NATO summit but he unexpectedly used an older Air...
Israel has rejected US President Donald Trump’s 15-point peace plan for Gaza, and will not withdraw until Hamas fully disarms, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today. “Israel rejects the 15-point document. The IDF will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is genuinely disarmed and will continue to thwart threats against our forces and our...