‘Inflation down, promises kept!’: US President Donald Trump boasts ‘record numbers’ in tariffs

US President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday to declare that the US is collecting “RECORD NUMBERS” in tariffs while prices of “gasoline, groceries, and just about everything else” are falling — a message of economic victory under his leadership: “Promises Made, Promises Kept!” But his celebration comes as confusion deepens around his […]

US president considers a pause on auto tariffs

US president Donald Trump (File Image) Trump Monday suggested he might temporarily exempt the auto industry from tariffs he previously imposed on the sector, to give carmakers time to adjust their supply chains. “I’m looking at something to help some of the car companies with it,” Trump said in Oval Office. He said automakers needed […]

Semiconductor tariffs coming, may be this week, hints US president

US President Donald Trump President Donald Trump has signalled that he will announce further tariffs this week on semiconductors. The move would raise the cost of importing chips, which are a vital component in electronics, cars, toys and other goods. Speaking Sunday night from Air Force One, the president said tariffs on electronics would “be […]

El Salvador President says he won’t return man mistakenly deported

President Donald Trump, right, meets with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on Monday, April 14, 2025. President Trump met with President Bukele as the administration ramps up its use of a notorious Salvadoran prison for holding migrants deported by the U.S. (Eric Lee/The New […]

‘Homegrowns are next’: Did Trump tell El Salvador president to make space for US criminals?

Donald Trump met El Salvador president Nayib Bukele Monday. The Oval Office meeting between Donald Trump and El Salvador president Nayib Bukele involved a lot of criminals and also the Maryland father who was mistakenly sent to El Salvador along with the Tren de Aragua prisoners owing to an administrative error. The Supreme Court has […]

Rebellion trial opens for South Korea’s ousted president. Here’s what to know

Yoon Suk Yeol (AP file photo) SEOUL: Yoon Suk Yeol‘s legal saga is far from over. Ten days after he was ousted from office over his martial law declaration, the former conservative South Korean president appeared for the first time at his criminal trial Monday on high-stakes rebellion charges. Yoon’s baffling decision to declare military […]

What to know about Ecuador’s reelected President Noboa and his plans to fight crime | World News

Daniel Noboa has secured a four-year term as Ecuador’s president after winning the election. Noboa defeated Luisa Gonzalez, despite her allegations of electoral fraud. His crime-fighting strategies and tactics have faced scrutiny. Noboa’s relationship with the US and Donald Trump played a role in voter decisions. He previously served a short term after a snap […]

Brazil’s former president Bolsonaro transferred to Brasilia after hospitalization for abdominal pain

SAO PAULO: Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was transferred Saturday by medical aircraft from northeastern Brazil to the capital Brasilia after being hospitalized with abdominal pain a day earlier. Bolsonaro was hospitalized Friday morning while traveling in northeastern Brazil. The pain was caused by a bowel obstruction and was related to long-term effects of being […]

‘Very exciting for America, world’: US President Donald Trump’s update on tariff policy

US President Donald Trump on Friday provided an update on how the tariff policy was faring and said that it was “very exciting for America and the world”.“We are doing really well on our TARIFF POLICY. Very exciting for America, and the World!!! It is moving along quickly,” he said in a post on Truth […]