Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Trump has driven up enquiries by new clients by 20% to a global financial advisory giant in the first 50 days of his second presidency. First, it was to capitalize on the euphoria of the ‘Trump Trade’. Now, it’s concerns over tariffs and economic …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Since Donald Trump took top leadership of the USA for the second time in January, his government has made several changes regarding the country’s foreign policies, particularly on aid and trade. Multinational organisations at the UN, NGOs and governments like Uganda have already lost …
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USAID closed, jobs cancelled, operations scuttled as President implements Project 2025 ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | Within just 50 days of taking office, U.S. President Donald Trump is radically shaking up American foreign policy. Trump’s assault on the U.S. State Department has affected U.S. embassies further afield like those in Uganda. …
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COMMENT | Desmond Lachman | At the first cabinet meeting of his second term, US President Donald Trump declared his intention to impose a sweeping 25% tariff on all imports from the European Union. But before opening a European front in his trade war, Trump might want to consider the continent’s …
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How did Trump, Zelensky engage in shouting match at White House? ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to Washington on Friday, Feb.28, where he and U.S. President Donald Trump were scheduled to sign a minerals deal. However, the trip took a dramatic turn as the two sides were …
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It is clear that Musk currently has Trump’s ear. The White House has given free rein to Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and Trump himself has encouraged Musk to be more aggressive. COMMENT | DANI RODRIK | Although Donald Trump came to office riding a tsunami of public …
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WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his pledge to take both the Panama Canal and Greenland. “To further enhance our national security, my administration will be reclaiming the Panama Canal, and we have already started doing it,” Trump said during his address to a joint …
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WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada will take effect on Tuesday, March 4. “Very importantly, tomorrow, tariffs, 25 percent on Canada and 25 percent on Mexico, and that’ll start,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “What they …
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WASHINGTON | Xinhua | A press conference at the White House scheduled for Friday where U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky planned to sign the U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal was canceled, following a tense shouting match between the two inside the Oval Office earlier in the day. What …
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Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT | The Oval Office meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over a peace deal with Russia got heated. After niceties, here is where it got off the rail as captured by @Last_DayWithYou on twitter ZELENSKY: Putin broke the ceasefire. What …
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