US President Donald Trump is set to embark on a whirlwind diplomatic visit to Israel and Egypt on Sunday, where he will address the Israeli parliament and participate in a signing ceremony of the Gaza peace deal. The President will depart the White House on Sunday afternoon, arriving in Tel Aviv early Monday morning local…
China on Sunday hit out at the US over its decision to impose 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods, calling Washington’s move a display of “double standards”. Beijing said it would take a “just and reasonable principled position” and continue implementing export control measures in a “prudential and moderate manner”. The reaction came after…
After rumours of a rift between the US president and the Israeli PM, Donald Trump has clarified that there was no disagreement with Benjamin Netanyahu over Hamas’s response to his Gaza peace plan. The clarification followed a foreign media report suggesting a tense phone exchange between the two leaders. According to the report, shortly after Hamas…
The Treasury Department is considering producing a one-dollar coin featuring US President Donald Trump to commemorate the 250th anniversary of US independence next year, a spokesperson said, as per Politico. The draft design of the coin, which was overseen by the Office of the US Treasurer Brandon Beach, features Trump’s profile on one side of…
French President Emmanuel Macron, in New York for the 80th UN General Assembly, faced an unusual and rather awkward moment on Monday night after leaving the United Nations headquarters in Midtown Manhattan. As Macron’s cavalcade headed towards the French Embassy on Fifth Avenue, New York Police Department (NYPD) officers forced it to stop due to…
As the Trump administration restricts the H-1B visas, it has released the details of an investment-based programme called the ‘Trump Gold Card’. President Trump signed an executive order on Friday that would allow people to obtain a visa for $1 million and corporations for $2 million. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick posted the details of the programme on…