US president says system will shield country from missile threats, including from space. US President Donald Trump announces his latest defence plan: The Golden Dome. Estimated at a cost of $175bn, it is designed to shoot down advanced missiles headed towards the United States. Using both ground and space to detect incoming projectiles, it will … Read more
United States President Donald Trump’s tour of the Middle East this week is his first international trip since he started his second term. Conspicuously absent from his itinerary, however, was Washington’s closest ally in the region: Israel. In the US and Israeli media, the apparent snub has fuelled talk of a growing rift between Trump … Read more
In Saudi Arabia, he received a standing ovation from business elites as he announced the lifting of sanctions on Syria. In Qatar, he took home an investment pledge of billions of dollars in American goods and services. In the United Arab Emirates, he was awarded the country’s highest civilian honor. If President Trump has been … Read more
The gathering of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation trade ministers is usually a staid meeting, but this year it offered more intrigue and urgency as countries throughout the region scrambled to engage the United States in talks before a 90-day pause on punishing tariffs expires in July. The meeting, which took place this week on South Korea’s … Read more
The leaders from the four Kyiv allies had traveled to the Ukrainian capital together by train for a visit of more than nine hours with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The visit came shortly after Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov rejected calls for an extended ceasefire as long as the West doesn’t stop its military support for … Read more
US President Donald Trump marks 100 days of his second term – a time for the United States and the world to take stock, and perhaps, a breather. The 100-day mark has been a political yardstick for nearly a century. So, is it important? What does it tell us? Presenter: Imran Khan Guests: Niall Stanage … Read more
Fruits While the large majority of apples (95 percent) and oranges (80 percent) are grown domestically, especially in the US states of Washington, California and Florida, tropical fruits like bananas (one percent domestically grown), pineapples (10 percent), and avocados (10 percent) are primarily imported from countries like Ecuador, Costa Rica and Mexico. Vegetables Similarly, the … Read more
Chinese president visits three Southeast Asian nations amid global uncertainty. Chinese President Xi Jinping has been on a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia. Xi is seeking to woo the region by projecting China as a source of stability in the face of global uncertainty caused by United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs on 185 countries. … Read more
Beijing’s comments come after White House says Chinese exports could face duties of up to 245 percent. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said it will pay no attention to United States President Donald Trump’s “tariff numbers game” after the White House suggested Chinese exports are facing tariffs of up to 245 percent. The White … Read more
President Trump’s longtime goal of claiming Greenland for America has shifted from rhetoric to official U.S. policy as the White House moves forward on a formal plan to acquire the Arctic island from Denmark. The plan mobilizes several cabinet departments behind Mr. Trump’s years of talk about wanting Greenland, whose economic and strategic value have … Read more