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Trump To Pardon Juan Hernández Over Drug Trafficking Case

Trump To Pardon Juan Hernández Over Drug Trafficking Case

November 29, 2025 3:18 am

President Donald Trump has announced that he intends to pardon former Honduran leader Juan Orlando Hernández, who is serving a forty five year sentence in the United States for cocaine smuggling and firearms offences. Trump revealed the plan in a social media message on Friday and claimed Hernández had been treated harshly and unfairly.

The declaration lands just days before Honduras heads into a closely watched general election and adds fresh political tension to a race already shaped by security concerns and long standing US influence in the region.

Hernández, who governed Honduras from 2014 until 2022 as a …

Trump Ukraine Peace Plan Deadline Eased

Trump Ukraine Peace Plan Deadline Eased

November 26, 2025 12:29 am

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signalled he is no longer holding Ukraine to a Thursday target for agreeing to a Washington-backed peace outline, saying talks with Moscow and Kyiv are progressing and that the timing should be flexible.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on his way to Florida for the Thanksgiving break, Trump said Russia had accepted certain concessions in recent discussions. He declined to spell them out, noting only that negotiators were “moving along.”

The shift in tone follows unease sparked last week when reports surfaced that the White House had been pushing Ukraine to accept …

Ukraine Allies To Press Trump Peace Plan At G20 Amid Kyiv Fears

Ukraine Allies To Press Trump Peace Plan At G20 Amid Kyiv Fears

November 22, 2025 5:40 am

Ukraine’s Western backers will meet at the G20 summit in South Africa on Saturday to discuss how to adjust a White House peace proposal that Kyiv worries could force painful concessions, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said after talks with fellow European leaders.

The meeting comes as President Volodymyr Zelensky warns Ukraine is facing “one of the most difficult moments in our history” following leaks of the US proposal, which includes terms long rejected by Kyiv and widely viewed in Europe as favourable to Moscow. Neither President Donald Trump nor Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the summit.

Starmer, …

Trump Lifts Brazil Tariffs In Major Reversal On Food Imports

Trump Lifts Brazil Tariffs In Major Reversal On Food Imports

November 21, 2025 1:51 am

U.S. President Donald Trump scrapped his 40 percent tariffs on Brazilian food imports on Thursday, reversing a policy that had sharply increased the price of beef, coffee, cocoa, and fruit in American markets since July.

The decision marks a significant retreat from the administration’s earlier stance, which imposed the duties to pressure Brazil over the prosecution of former president Jair Bolsonaro, a close Trump ally. The reversal suggests the White House is moving to ease costs for U.S. consumers ahead of the holiday season.

The order, published by the White House, applies to Brazilian shipments arriving on or after November …

Trump Saudi F-35 Deal Takes Center Stage As MBS Visits U.S.

Trump Saudi F-35 Deal Takes Center Stage As MBS Visits U.S.

November 18, 2025 4:42 am

U.S. President Donald Trump will host Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday, marking the Saudi leader’s first visit to the United States since the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The meeting is expected to accelerate discussions on a major F-35 fighter jet sale and advance a raft of commercial agreements with the kingdom, according to U.S. officials.

The renewed engagement signals how far the relationship has rebounded after the global backlash that followed Khashoggi’s death, which U.S. intelligence agencies concluded was approved by the crown prince. Mohammed bin Salman has denied ordering …

REUTERS/ Saudi Crown Prince White House Visit Targets Defense, Tech Deals

Saudi Crown Prince White House Visit Targets Defense, Tech Deals

November 17, 2025 6:57 am

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman would meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, aiming to revive strategic ties and push forward major agreements on defense, advanced technology, and nuclear cooperation. The meeting marks the crown prince’s first visit to the United States since the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, an incident that severely strained the partnership.

U.S. intelligence agencies previously assessed that the crown prince had approved the operation to capture or kill Khashoggi, though he denied ordering it and said he bears responsibility as the kingdom’s de facto leader. More than seven …

Trump Signs Bill To End Longest U.S. Shutdown After 43 Days

Trump Signs Bill To End Longest U.S. Shutdown After 43 Days

November 13, 2025 3:20 am

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a bipartisan funding bill that officially ended the 43-day U.S. government shutdown, the longest in the nation’s history, restoring pay for hundreds of thousands of federal employees and reviving critical public services.

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives approved the measure 222–209 earlier in the day, following Senate passage earlier this week. Trump’s signature allows federal agencies to reopen as soon as Thursday, though it remains unclear how quickly full operations will resume. “We can never let this happen again,” Trump said during a late-night signing ceremony in the Oval Office, where he criticized Democrats …

Gavin Newsom COP30 Speech Slams Trump’s Climate Absence

Gavin Newsom COP30 Speech Slams Trump’s Climate Absence

November 12, 2025 1:33 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s absence from the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil, calling it a “disgrace” and accusing his administration of abandoning global leadership on the climate crisis.

The United States, one of the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters, declined to send senior officials to the summit, marking a striking absence as global leaders gathered to address the accelerating effects of climate change. In Trump’s stead, a delegation of U.S. state and local leaders, including Newsom, sought to reassure the international community that many Americans still support robust climate action.

Speaking …

Zohran Mamdani: Trump Warns New NYC Mayor To Be “Respectful”

Zohran Mamdani: Trump Warns New NYC Mayor To Be “Respectful”

November 6, 2025 1:36 am

United States President Donald Trump said he is willing to work with New York City’s incoming mayor, Zohran Mamdani, but cautioned that the progressive mayor-elect must show “respect” toward Washington if he wants to succeed.

Trump made the comments Wednesday during an interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier, responding to Mamdani’s remarks after his historic election as the city’s first Muslim and first South Asian mayor.

“He has to be a little bit respectful of Washington, because if he’s not, he doesn’t have a chance of succeeding,” Trump said. “And I want to make him succeed. I want to …

Trump Ends South Sudan TPS After More Than A Decade

Trump Ends South Sudan TPS After More Than A Decade

November 5, 2025 10:21 am

The Trump administration has announced it will terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for South Sudanese nationals living in the United States, ending more than a decade of humanitarian protection for migrants fleeing conflict and instability.

According to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notice published Wednesday, South Sudan’s TPS designation expired earlier this week. The roughly 232 South Sudanese nationals currently protected under the program now have a 60-day grace period to depart the country before facing possible deportation in early January.

DHS said the decision reflects an assessment that “the conditions supporting South Sudan’s TPS designation …

China Supports Nigeria After Trump Threatens Military Action

China Supports Nigeria After Trump Threatens Military Action

November 4, 2025 11:13 am

China has urged the international community to respect Nigeria’s sovereignty, responding sharply to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent threat of military intervention over alleged Christian persecution.

In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning reaffirmed support for President Bola Tinubu’s government, labelling external threats and interference under the guise of religion or human rights as unacceptable.

“As Nigeria’s strategic partner, China opposes any country using religion or human rights as a pretext to interfere in internal affairs, or to impose sanctions and force,” Mao said during a press briefing.

Trump escalated tensions by ordering the Pentagon to prepare for possible …

Sanae Takaichi Faces Criticism Over Trump Diplomacy

Sanae Takaichi Faces Criticism Over Trump Diplomacy

November 4, 2025 10:01 am

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi received both commendation and criticism in parliament on Tuesday following her high-profile diplomatic debut, which included hosting U.S. President Donald Trump during her first week in office.

The 63-year-old leader, Japan’s first female prime minister, has drawn strong domestic approval for her energetic start, but opposition lawmakers accused her of “flattery diplomacy” after reports she planned to nominate Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, a move confirmed by the White House.

During a parliamentary session, Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, congratulated Takaichi on her “big smiles” and “energetic diplomacy,” …

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