A sweeping new wave of tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump has triggered a flurry of responses from trading partners around the globe.Thursday’s announcement unveiled new or sharply increased tariffs on dozens of countries, with rates ranging from a baseline tariff of 10% to as high as 41%. The sweeping move has prompted a […]
Fordo enrichment facility in Iran (Image credits: AP) Iran condemned the US strikes on Tehran’s nuclear facilities early Sunday, calling it a “savage assault” and declared it will “never” halt its nuclear program.The United States had conducted targeted airstrikes on three key Iranian nuclear facilities—Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. US president Donald Trump confirmed that B-2 […]
Israeli PM Netanyahu, left, and New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon World leaders reacted swiftly on Friday to Israel’s military operation against Iran, launched late Thursday night with explosions reported in the capital, Tehran.Iran’s state-run news agency confirmed the blasts, while Israel’s defense minister described the attacks as “preemptive strikes.”The strikes come amid rising tensions surrounding […]
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump (File Photo) Russia on Monday confirmed President Vladimir Putin has gifted Donald Trump a portrait he commissioned of the US leader.Putin gave the painting to Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special Middle East and Ukraine envoy , in Moscow earlier this month, Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said in a response to a […]
