U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation on Wednesday evening banning citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States. The countries affected are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Nationals from these countries will be “fully” restricted from entering the …
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THE UK has been temporarily spared from US President Donald Trump’s executive order doubling steel and aluminium tariffs from 25% to 50%. The order signed by Trump raises import taxes for US-based firms buying from other countries from Wednesday – but the levy remains at 25% for the UK. The …
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UNITED States President Donald Trump has cancelled a $590 million contract with American biotech company Moderna to develop a bird flu vaccine. Moderna announced this via a statement on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. This marked the latest move against vaccines by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who has spent …
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UNITED States President Donald Trump has threatened Apple with an import tariff of 25 per cent on iPhones sold, but not manufactured, in the United States. Trump announced this in a post on his Truth Social platform on Friday, May 23, 2025. He wrote: “I have long ago informed (chief …
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U.S. President, Donald Trump has skipped Turkey Peace Talk to visit new grandchild. Speaking at an event in the United Arab Emirates, Trump said his daughter, Tiffany had just given birth to a baby, and he wanted to see his grandchild as soon as possible. Trump said he wanted to …
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, a U.S. government representative confirmed. The meeting took place in the Saudi capital before a scheduled meeting between Trump and leaders of several Gulf countries. It is the first between a U.S. and Syrian Presidents in …
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U.S President Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order to lower prices of prescription drugs and pharmaceutical products. “Prescription Drug and Pharmaceutical prices will be reduced, almost immediately, by 30 per cent to 80 per cent,” Trump said in a social media post. They will rise throughout the …
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UNITED States President Donald Trump, in a Truth social post early Sunday, praised the “very good” negotiations with China and deemed them a total reset, discussed in a friendly but constructive manner. The second day, closed-door meetings between the US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent; Trade Representative, Jamieson Greer; and Chinese …
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THE President of the United States, Donald Trump, has proposed that reinstating Russia’s participation in the 2026 World Cup could serve as a catalyst for promoting peace and potentially addressing the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Since the onset of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, FIFA and UEFA have prohibited …
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PRESIDENT Donald Trump, on Tuesday, at the White House, dismissed the likelihood of reversing the tariffs imposed on Canada shortly after his return to office. During a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office, Trump emphasised that the United States is transitioning from reliance on other …
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