News as it breaks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet with US President Donald Trump on Friday, as the US weighs the possibility of supplying Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles capable of striking deep inside Russian territory. This high-profile meeting follows President Trump’s recent phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which Trump…
U.S. President Donald Trump has renewed his threat to impose a 100% tariff on films made outside the United States, blaming foreign countries for what he calls the systematic “theft” of the American movie industry. In a fiery post on Truth Social Monday, Trump accused other nations of draining Hollywood’s…
Former Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Prof. Bola Akinterinwa, has suggested that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s absence from this year’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) could be a calculated decision to avoid potential embarrassment from US President Donald Trump. Tinubu was represented at the 80th UNGA…
US President Donald Trump has reignited his global trade war, announcing sweeping new tariffs on pharmaceuticals, heavy trucks, home renovation materials, and furniture. The measures, unveiled late Thursday on Trump’s Truth Social platform, represent the toughest trade action since his administration’s broad tariff hikes last April. “Starting October 1, we…
A federal jury convicted Ryan Routh, 59, of Hawaii, on all counts related to his attempt to assassinate former U.S. President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course last year. Routh was found guilty of attempted assassination of a presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer, and multiple firearms offenses after…
U.S. President Donald Trump made a provocative return to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, using his first appearance since his White House comeback to sharply criticize the global institution, attack international migration policies, and dismiss climate change concerns as a “con job.” In his signature confrontational style, Trump…
President Donald Trump is set to speak with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday, with the future of TikTok and progress on trade talks high on the agenda. “I’m speaking with President Xi, as you know, on Friday, having to do with TikTok, and also trade,” Trump told Fox News…
Leaders across the world have issued strong condemnations following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a prominent right-wing activist and close ally of the President of United States, Donald Trump. Kirk was shot while delivering remarks at an event hosted at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. The incident, which authorities…
The video also shows Trump mistaking Carroll for his ex-wife Marla Maples in an old photograph.
The start of the trial comes just weeks after his historic arraignment on criminal charges related to a hush-money payment made to a porn star just before the 2016 election.
