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Trump to be sworn in at indoor ceremony first time due to extreme cold

Due to extreme cold, President-elect Donald Trumps inauguration will be held inside the US Capitol on Monday, marking the first time in 40 years that a US presidential inauguration has been moved indoors, reports Reuters. There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country. I dont want to see people...

TikTok says it will go dark Sunday without Biden’s interference

TikTok warned late Friday it will go dark in the United States on Sunday unless President Joe Bidens administration provides assurances to companies like Apple and Google that it will not face enforcement actions when a ban takes effect. The statement came hours after the Supreme Court upheld a...

FBI closes diversity office amid growing political debate

The FBI has officially confirmed the closure of its Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), a move that has sparked political controversy and raised questions about the agencys direction under the incoming administration. The announcement, made public by the agency in a statement to Fox...

Washington ramps up security for Trump inauguration

With endless perimeter fencing, all-seeing drones and some 25,000 security personnel, the US capital is preparing for Donald Trumps presidential inauguration in an unprecedented protective posture after an election cycle marked by violence. Washington is used to high-profile, high-risk...

Oligarchy of ultra-rich taking shape in US: Biden

Outgoing US President Joe Biden warned of a dangerous oligarchy taking shape in America, as he delivered his farewell address and brought a decades-long career in politics to an end. Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that really threatens our...

Trump adviser says president-elect exploring options to 'preserve' TikTok

Trumps pick for national security adviser, Florida Rep. Mike Waltz, said in an interview on Wednesday that the president-elect is exploring options to preserve TikTok. Waltz made the comment when Fox News anchor Bret Baier asked him about a report from The Washington Post that said Trump was...

Biden to hand unfinished agenda to Trump for chaotic Mideast

US President Joe Bidens national security adviser Jake Sullivan described the Middle East in late September 2023 as quieter than it had been in two decades. That assessment did not age well. Just eight days later, Hamas launched a deadly surprise attack from Gaza into Israel, triggering a war...

Biden says Gaza deal based on his framework while Trump claims credit

US President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump both claimed credit on Wednesday for a Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal that was months in the making but was helped across the line by a Trump envoy. In announcing the ceasefire, Biden noted the final deal largely mirrored the framework of...

Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg to attend Trump's inauguration

Tech giants Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg are set to attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trumps inauguration on Monday, according to sources familiar with the event planning. The high-profile CEOs of Tesla, Amazon, and Meta will be prominently featured, sitting alongside Cabinet...

Trump would have been convicted if not elected

US President-elect Donald Trump would have been convicted of illegally trying to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election - which he lost - if he had not successfully been re-elected in 2024. According to the man who led US government investigations into him, the evidence against...

Strong US economy challenges Trump’s reform agenda

When Donald Trump takes office next week, he inherits a US economy in better shape than when he began his first term in 2017. While he campaigned on promises of aggressive import tariffs, stricter immigration policies, deregulation, and smaller government, the economy now faces fewer challenges...

Special Counsel Report: Trump involved in 'criminal effort' to overturn 2020 election

U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith determined that Donald Trump attempted an unprecedented criminal effort to retain power after his loss in the 2020 election. However, the case was prevented from going to trial due to the election of the new president in November, according to a report released on...

Scholz wonders as Trump asks for higher defense spending

TASS reported German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has distanced himself from US President-elect Donald Trumps call for increasing defense spending by NATO countries to 5% of their GDP. The Russian State media quotes Scholz as saying during a trip to the city of Bielefeld: Five percent would mean more...

Bezos sees no threat from Musk-Trump ties in space race

Jeff Bezos said he does not think SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will use his close ties with US President-elect Donald Trump to undercut his space company Blue Origin, adding he feels very optimistic about the incoming administrations space agenda. Elon has been very clear that hes doing this for the...

Trump's border comments alarm Europe

US President-elect Donald Trump has made expansionist comments about extending American influence into Canada, Greenland (a Danish territory), and even the Panama Canal. His statements about potentially redrawing international borders, possibly through force, have sparked alarm in Europe,...

‘Despicable charade, no merit’

The US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday slammed the Biden-Harris administration for allegedly leading a witch-hunt against him stated that he would appeal his sentencing in a hush money trial where he was given an unconditional discharge despite being convicted of 34 felony counts, reports...

Top Japanese diplomat to visit Seoul amid political agitation

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will visit South Korea on Monday to strengthen security ties with Seoul and their mutual ally, the United States, amid regional challenges from North Korea and Chinas growing influence. Iwaya will be the first Japanese foreign minister to visit Seoul in...

Trump avoids prison or fine in hush-money case sentencing

A judge has sentenced US President-elect Donald Trump to an unconditional discharge, bringing to an end the first criminal trial of a former US president. The sentence in the hush-money payment case means the incoming president has been spared any penalty, including jail time or a fine, but he...

US SC rejects Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in hush money case

A sharply divided US Supreme Court on Thursday rejected US President-elect Donald Trumps final bid to put his New York hush-money case on hold, clearing the way for him to be sentenced for felony crimes days before he returns to the presidency. The courts 5-4 order allows Judge Juan M. Merchan...

Ukraine allies push for aid ahead of Trump second term

Western allies were set to meet withUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyyat Ramstein air base in southwestern Germany on Thursday. The key priority is to continue strengthening our air defense systems and to ensure we can at least push Russian military aviation away from our cities and...

Greenland independence is possible but joining the US unlikely

Greenland may become independent if its residents want, but is unlikely to become a U.S. state, Denmarks foreign minister said on Wednesday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out force to take control of the Arctic island. Greenlands leader met with the Danish king in...

‘Hell will break out’: Trump hints at military moves in Mideast

United States President-elect Donald Trump has hinted at possible military intervention in the Americas and the Middle East, as well as other items on his foreign policy agenda, during a wide-ranging news conference in Florida, reports Al Jazeera. Trump spoke from his Mar-a-Lago estate on...

Why Trump’s attention on China worries India?

When China announced the creation of new counties last week, it marked out borders that included swaths of land that India claims as part of Ladakh, a region administered federally by New Delhi. India was quick to respond with a public protest. The countrys Ministry of External Affairs...

Indonesia welcomes its entry into BRICS bloc

Indonesia welcomed Brazils announcement on Tuesday that it had become a full member of BRICS, a bloc of developing economies increasingly seen as a counterweight to the West. The Brazilian foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday that Southeast Asias most populous country shares with the...

Trump renews offer of making Canada 51st state of US

Hours after the resignation of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday renewed his offer of making Canada the 51st state of the United States, reports NDTV. Trudeau, announced to resign Monday as he was forced by his ruling Liberal Party amidst his...

Trump's son to visit Greenland, amid father's interest

Donald Trump confirmed Monday that his eldest son Don Jr plans to visit Greenland, two weeks after the US president-elect suggested that Washington annex the autonomous Danish territory. My son, Don Jr, and various representatives, will be traveling there to visit some of the most magnificent...

Most Asian markets cautiously higher as traders eye Trump 2.0

Asian markets started the first full week of 2025 on a positive but cautious note as traders struggled to track a healthy run-up on Wall Street, with minds turning to Donald Trumps second presidency. Ongoing concerns about Chinas stuttering economy, the outlook for US interest rates and the wars...

Reason why Trump eyes Greenland

The Arctic recently made headlines after Donald Trump repeated his desire to buy Greenland. Trump cited national security interests, but for many the territorys vast mineral wealth is the main attraction. Yet economic development elsewhere in the vast polar region has ground to a halt. Working...