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Trump to sell US residency permits to wealthy people for $5m

Trump to sell US residency permits to wealthy people for $5m

US President Donald Trump unveiled plans Tuesday to sell new “gold card” residency permits for a price of $5 million each — and said Russian oligarchs may be eligible. Trump said sales of the new visa, a high-price version of the traditional green card, would bring in job creators and could be used to reduce …

Trump mocks Lesotho, calls it a country ‘nobody has ever heard of’

Trump says trade deal with China ‘possible’

US President Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday that a trade deal was “possible” with China — a key target in the US leader’s tariffs policy. In 2020, the United States had already agreed to “a great trade deal with China” and a new deal was “possible,” Trump told reporters. Asked about the comments, Beijing’s foreign …

US appeals court keeps lock on Trump’s birthright order

US appeals court keeps lock on Trump’s birthright order

An appeals court upheld an order on Wednesday blocking President Donald Trump from ending birthright citizenship for children whose parents are in the United States illegally. The emergency request was filed by the Justice Department in an attempt to clear the path for Trump’s executive order, which has been blocked by judges in lower district …

Trade wars intensify as US tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China take effect

Trump says US auto tariffs to be around 25%

US President Donald Trump expanded his offensive against trading partners on Tuesday, threatening 25 percent tariffs on imported cars, and similar or higher duties on pharmaceuticals and semiconductors. Trump has announced a broad range of levies on some of the biggest US trading partners since taking office in January, arguing that they will help tackle …

Trump says Ukraine ‘may be Russian someday’ ahead of VP-Zelensky meeting

Trump says Ukraine ‘may be Russian someday’ ahead of VP-Zelensky meeting

US President Donald Trump floated the idea that Ukraine “may be Russian someday”, as his Vice President JD Vance gears up to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later this week. Pushing for an end to the nearly three-year war with Russia, Trump discussed the conflict in an interview with broadcaster Fox News that aired Monday. …

Trump warns of ‘all hell’ if Gaza captives not freed by Saturday

Trump warns of ‘all hell’ if Gaza captives not freed by Saturday

US President Donald Trump set a Saturday deadline for all hostages to be released from Gaza, saying that otherwise “all hell” would break out and he would call for the Israel-Hamas ceasefire to be canceled. Trump’s latest extraordinary intervention in the Middle East came after Hamas threatened to postpone any further hostage-prisoner exchanges, placing the …

‘Joe you are fired’ – Trump vows to revoke Biden’s security clearance, briefings

‘Joe you are fired’ – Trump vows to revoke Biden’s security clearance, briefings

US President Donald Trump has said he is revoking Joe Biden’s security clearance and access to daily intelligence briefings after his predecessor did the same to him four years ago. “There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to classified information,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform. “JOE, …

ICC ‘condemns’ US sanctions, vows to ‘continue providing justice’

ICC ‘condemns’ US sanctions, vows to ‘continue providing justice’

The International Criminal Court on Friday hit back after US President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on the institution, vowing it would continue to provide “justice and hope” around the world. “The ICC condemns the issuance by the US of an Executive Order seeking to impose sanctions on its officials and harm its independent and impartial …

Fallouts of Trump’s executive order in Nigeria: Programmes stoppage, job losses trail USAID funds freeze

Fallouts of Trump’s executive order in Nigeria: Programmes stoppage, job losses trail USAID funds freeze

LAGOS — Apprehension has continued to trail the recent Executive Order by President of the United States of America, Donald Trump to halt foreign aid to African countries as thousands of employees at the US Agency for International Development, USAID, are to commence on compulsory leave from today. The order halting the USAID funding to organisations …

Trump set to unleash ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs

Trump unveils ‘anti-Christian bias’ task force

US President Donald Trump announced Thursday the creation of a task force to “eradicate anti-Christian bias” in government, intensifying a right-wing crackdown since returning to power. The Republican billionaire said he was putting new Attorney General Pam Bondi at the head of the force to end “persecution” of the majority religion of the United States. …