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Donald Trump said he planned to hit goods from China with a new 10% tariff, the latest salvo in the US president’s steadily escalating trade fights. Imports from China already face taxes at the border of at least 10%, after a Trump tariff order that went into effect earlier this month. Trump also said on Thursday he intended to move...

Hamas handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages while it waited for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners to be released by Israel in return, in an overnight exchange marking the final swap as part of a fragile truce in Gaza. The ceasefire came into effect on January 19 and has largely held, despite numerous setbacks. But its first phase is due...

Preparations are underway for a face-to-face meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s deputy foreign minister told state media on Saturday. Sergei Ryabkov said a possible Putin-Trump summit – which would be a clear departure from Western efforts to isolate Moscow over its war in Ukraine – could involve broad talks on global issues, not just the ongoing war. “The question...

Arab leaders are set to meet Friday in Saudi Arabia to discuss countering US President Donald Trump’s plan for United States control of the besieged and bombarded Gaza Strip and the expulsion of its people, diplomatic and government sources have said. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has invited the leaders of Gulf Arab countries, Egypt and Jordan for the meeting in...

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday hit out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, claiming that he had done a “terrible job” and could have joined peace talks with Russia in Saudi Arabia if he wanted to, news agency Reuters reported. Donald Trump’s statement at a press conference comes hours after he also Volodymyr Zelensky a “dictator” on social media. “A...

Donald Trump on Wednesday stated that Russia wanted to put an end to the “barbarianism” going on in its war with Ukraine as the US and Russia held negotiations on ending the conflict. While addressing reporters at the White House, Trump said, “Russia wants to do something. They want to stop the barbarianism that’s going on over there. Soldiers are...

The UAE has announced a collaboration with Elon Musk on the new underground Dubai Loop project at the World Governments Summit on Thursday. The Dubai Loop is set to cover the city’s most populated areas and would help transport people underground in a seamless manner, said Omar Sultan AlOlama, the UAE’s minister of state for artificial intelligence, digital economy and...

The World Government Summit (WGS) 2025 opened on Tuesday under the theme Shaping Future Governments, attracting record international participation. Running until February 14, the 12th edition of the summit brings together heads of state, government officials, global institutions, and leading experts to explore emerging trends in governance and critical sectors. The event features multiple forums, including the Future of Work Forum,...

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Elon Musk will help uncover “hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud” in federal agencies. Trump claimed that the American people want him to find “waste”, and hence, Musk, who heads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), will help him in achieving that goal of finding “billions, hundreds of billions of dollars of...

The United Nations warned Thursday that two southern Sudan states were “on the brink of catastrophe” after a recent eruption of violence reportedly killed at least 80 people in one city. Renewed fighting broke out last week in the states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile between the army and a faction of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) led...