Echoing Trump, Ecuador announces 27-percent tariffs on Mexican goods President Daniel Noboa has also ordered a greater military presence at Ecuador’s ports due to ‘destabilisation’ by armed groups. President Daniel Noboa speaks during an event with young people in El Quinche, Ecuador, on April 8, 2024 [Dolores Ochoa/AP Photo] Published On 3 Feb 20253 Feb…
Trump delays Canada tariffs, but anger and calls to rethink US ties persist Canada faces calls to reduce its ‘dependence’ on the US amid threats by President Donald Trump to impose stiff tariffs. Canadian leaders have urged people to ‘buy Canadian’ in the face of US President Donald Trump’s tariff threat [File: Chris Helgren/Reuters] By Jillian…
Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform Party leads in UK poll for first time If a general election were held tomorrow, 25 percent of British voters would choose Reform, YouGov poll suggests. Reform UK Party leader Nigel Farage speaks at a conference in Chester, January 11 [Temilade Adelaja/Reuters] Published On 3 Feb 20253 Feb 2025 Nigel Farage’s…
Trump orders creation of sovereign wealth fund, says it could buy TikTok President Donald Trump says the US will create a sovereign wealth fund but didn’t offer details on how this would be possible [Evan Vucci/AP Photo] Published On 3 Feb 20253 Feb 2025 United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order for…
Inside Story What’s behind surge in Israeli attacks on Palestinian homes in West Bank? Israeli PM Netanyahu reiterates pledge to ‘redraw’ the Middle East as he arrives in the US for talks with Trump. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in the United States, where he will be the first world leader to meet President…
Video shows an Israeli military truck ramming into a Palestinian vendor’s cart in Tulkarem, occupied West Bank.
NATO chief says European defence without US ‘will not work’ Mark Rutte says trade tensions under Trump will not affect NATO’s deterrence, stressing unity in military alliance. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte speaks during a news conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, February 3 [Omar Havana/Pool via Reuters] Published On 3 Feb 20253 Feb 2025 NATO…
US Secretary of State Rubio says he has become ‘acting director’ of USAID The administration of US President Donald Trump has sought to rein in US assistance abroad, with his advisers warning USAID could be closed. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio boards a plane at Panama Pacifico International Airport in Panama City, Panama [Mark…
Trump, Sheinbaum announce one-month pause in threatened Mexico tariffs Mexico’s president said 10,000 troops will deploy to the border as she negotiates to stop threatened 25-percent tariffs. A truckload of red chiles awaits inspection at the port of entry at the border between Mexico and Columbus, New Mexico, in the United States [US Customs and…
Ex-UK soldier Daniel Khalife sentenced to 14 years for spying for Iran Court says Khalife, who previously escaped from jail, passed information to ‘enemy state’ for more than two years. A ‘wanted’ sign featuring an image of Daniel Abed Khalife near Wandsworth Prison in London, September 7, 2023 [File: Anna Gordon/Reuters] Published On 3 Feb…