US President Donald Trump has announced steep tariffs on auto imports and parts, provoking threats of retaliation from trading partners ahead of further promised trade levies next week. Wall Street saw a decline ahead of President Trump’s scheduled Wednesday afternoon announcement, while Toyota, the world’s leading automaker, experienced a drop of over three percent. The…
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump held a phone conversation on Tuesday, where Putin agreed to pause attacks on Ukrainian energy targets but refused to accept a full ceasefire and insisted on the West halting all military aid to Ukraine. The call lasted over an hour and a half, with both leaders expressing hopes to mend…
On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to withdraw the U.S. from several United Nations bodies, including the Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and initiate a broader review of U.S. funding for the multilateral organization. The executive order announced the U.S. exit from the UNHRC and the UN relief agency for Palestinians (UNRWA),…
President Donald Trump signed a list of executive orders and other presidential actions on Monday upon his resumption. He withdrew from the landmark Paris Agreement, rescinded 78 Biden-era executive actions, and implemented a federal hiring freeze.He also signed several immigration-related executive orders, issued orders curbing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, announced upcoming tariffs on Canada…
President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday called for the United States to take part-ownership in TikTok and vowed to issue an executive order delaying a ban on the wildly popular app to allow time to “make a deal.” Trump’s announcement came hours after TikTok went dark in the United States under a law banning it in…
TikTok began restoring service to users in the United States following a temporary and voluntary shutdown that lasted less than a day. The company said Sunday that it was reinstating access after President-elect Donald Trump vowed to issue an executive order to restore the app. “We thank President Trump for providing the necessary clarity and…
President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt congratulations to President Donald Trump on his re-election as the 47th President of the United States of America. A statement by Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bayo Onanuga on Wednesday, said President Tinubu looks forward to strengthening the relations between Nigeria and the United States…
