All news on the topic: Donald Trump

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Trump issues ultimatum to Hamas, demanding the release of all Gaza hostages by this week or ’all hell will break out’
Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to Hamas as he warned "all hell is going to break out" if they refuse to release the final hostages.
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Thousands of investors in Trump’s meme coin lost $2 billion, while the US president’s family and their partners earned $100 million in commissions
More than 813,000 crypto wallets have lost a total of $2 billion after buying President Donald Trump’s memecoin, according to an assessment by Chainanalysis commissioned by the New York Times.
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Andrew Marr suggests King Charles could be drawn into Trump-Canada dispute
The monarch risks being exposed in the row due to his role as Canada’s head of state, raising questions about whether he should stay silent as its people come under fire from the US president.
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Trump claims Ukraine has agreed to allow US access to $500B in rare earth minerals
President Trump claims that Ukraine has “essentially agreed” to give the US half a trillion dollars worth of rare earth minerals as payment for the military aid Washington has provided Kyiv.
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Trump imposes 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum, pulling the UK into trade war
Donald Trump has declared 25% tariffs on all imports of aluminium and steel to the US, "without exceptions or exemptions".
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Macron promotes Europe and critiques Trump at Paris AI summit
‘Choose Europe and France for AI,’ says president amid speculation US and UK playing hardball over declaration.
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The transformation of Elon Musk: Rise of the broligarch
As soon as Donald Trump took office, Elon Musk effectively became the second most powerful figure in the White House.
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CNN mistakenly refers to Osama bin Laden as ’Obama bin Laden’ during live broadcast
CNN suffered yet another embarrassment Friday after using a graphic with the name ’Obama bin Laden’ on air.
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Trump urges Treasury to stop minting ’wasteful’ pennies
The US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been told to stop minting one-cent coins, or pennies as they are widely called, by US President Donald Trump in an announcement on his Truth Social media account.
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Munich security report states US seen as a risk due to Trump’s proposed land grabs
Report published before international summit suggests US is moving away from a global leadership role.
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Bank of England experiences significant gold bullion outflow
Thousands of gold bars have been withdrawn from the Bank of England’s vaults since the end of last year amid fears around the impact of Donald Trump’s trade war, Report informs via The Telegraph.
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Trump criticizes Meghan but states he won’t deport Prince Harry
Trump has ruled out deporting Prince Harry, after concerns about Harry’s former drug use.
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Israel and Hamas conduct their fifth exchange of hostages and prisoners
Release of three Israeli hostages and 183 Palestinian prisoners comes as next phase of ceasefire set to begin.
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Judge denies Musk team access to Treasury Department records
A federal judge has blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) from accessing the personal financial data of millions of Americans in Treasury Department records, according to court documents.
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Donald Trump revokes Joe Biden’s security clearance in latest act of retribution
US president cites Biden’s removal of Trump’s security clearance in 2021 in the wake of the January 6 attacks and attempts to overturn the 2020 election result.
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Trump administration halts $5bn electric vehicle charging initiative
Highway agency ordered states to no longer spend funds allocated under Biden’s EV charging station program.
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Donald Trump declares intention to end Biden’s paper straw rule, calling it ’ridiculous,’ and promote a return to plastic straws
President Donald Trump has sparked widespread celebration among fast food customers as he announced the return of plastic drinking straws.
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’Nazi’ Kanye West says he loves Hitler
Kanye West declared he is a Nazi as he launched into a vile anti-Semitic, sexist and homophobic rant on Thursday night after baffling fans by begging President Trump to free Diddy from prison.
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UN agency warns that halting US funding could result in six million deaths from HIV and AIDS
More than six million people could die from HIV and AIDS in the next four years if U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration pulls its global funding for programmes, the United Nations AIDS agency said on Friday.
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Kremlin-backed disinformation campaign succeeds with fake USAID shutdown video shared by Elon Musk, gaining over 13 million views
The Kremlin-linked bot network known as “Matryoshka” has achieved its biggest success to date: a fake video claiming that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)...
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Sources say Trump administration to retain only 294 USAID staff out of over 10,000 worldwide
President Donald Trump’s administration plans to keep fewer than 300 staff at the U.S. Agency for International Development out of the agency’s worldwide total of more than 10,000, four sources told Reuters on Thursday.
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Trump sanctions International Criminal Court, claiming it targets the US and ally Israel
Donald Trump has authorised economic and travel sanctions against people who work on International Criminal Court investigations "targeting" US citizens or "close allies" such as Israel.
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Trump administration dissolves task force aimed at Russian oligarchs
US attorney general issues memo to break up effort started after 2022 Ukraine invasion to target those close to Kremlin.
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Authoritarian regimes worldwide celebrate the dismantling of USAid
Elon Musk-led razing of US foreign aid agency led strong-arm rulers in Hungary, Belarus and elsewhere to celebrate.
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Bank cuts growth forecast in half, dealing a setback to Reeves
The Bank of England has halved its growth forecast for this year in a blow to the government.