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US President Donald Trump places 10% levies on Chinese goods and China places counter-tariffs on US imports

By Kouthar Sambo China has placed counter-tariffs on United States (US) imports that came into effect on Monday, 10 February (2025). This comes after US President Donald Trump placed 10% levies on Chinese goods. So far, analysts have declared the situation a "trade war" stating that China has long prepared for this. The increase in tariff hikes is followed by BRICS nations persisting with de-dollarisation efforts. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive show, […]

today12 February 2025

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What US funding cut means for WHO’s fight against coronavirus

Concerns have been raised over the World Health Organization's (WHO) future after US President Donald Trump announced a funding cut for the body amid the coronavirus pandemic. WHO is the leading United Nations body dealing with health issues, including the fight against the deadly coronavirus which has now infected more than two million people and killed more than 128,000 people worldwide. With Trump's decision on Tuesday, several WHO programmes, including […]

today16 April 2020

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Lebanon military court drops charges against ‘Butcher of Khiam’

Lebanon's military court has dropped charges against a former member of an Israel-backed militia accused of overseeing the torture of thousands of people at a notorious south Lebanon prison decades ago. The charges against Lebanese American Amer Fakhoury, who was a former member of the now-disbanded South Lebanon Army (SLA) - a proxy militia backed by Israel during the 1982-2000 occupation of Lebanon, were dropped because the statute of limitations had […]

today17 March 2020

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Trump confirms killing of Al Qaeda chief in Yemen

US President Donald Trump confirmed on Thursday that the US had killed the leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula – days after the group claimed responsibility for a mass shooting at a US naval base. The US "conducted a counterterrorism operation in Yemen that successfully eliminated Qasim al Rimi, a founder and the leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)," Trump said in a White House […]

today7 February 2020

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‘Muslim ban should end, not expand’: Groups slam Trump travel ban

Immigrant advocates and rights groups on Friday slammed the expansion of US President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban, saying it weaponises "immigration law to advance [the administration's] xenophobic agenda". The expanded version of the travel ban targets prospective immigrants from six additional countries: Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania. More: Trump expands travel ban to six additional countries Muslim Americans testify on effects of Trump's travel ban US Democrats introduce […]

today1 February 2020

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UN Security Council to meet on Monday after Syria attack

The United Nations Security Council will meet on Monday following rival requests by Russia and the United States after a deadly chemical attack in Syria and a warning by US President Donald Trump that there would be a “big price to pay.” Russia called for a meeting of the 15-member council on “international threats to peace and security,” though the precise topic of discussion was not immediately clear, diplomats said […]

today9 April 2018

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Palestinian leaders reconsider recognition of Israel

The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) has decided to suspend its recognition of Israel until the latter recognises the State of Palestine on its 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital. During a meeting in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah late on Monday, the PLO, which is an umbrella of major Palestinian political parties, also said that the Oslo Accords, signed with Israel in the early 1990s, "no […]

today16 January 2018

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Michael Flynn quits as national security adviser

Michael Flynn  has resigned as national security adviser over his contact with Russian officials before US President Donald Trump took office. His resignation on Tuesday followed reports a day earlier that the Justice Department warned the Trump administration weeks ago that such communications could leave him in a compromised position. This is very important news and very worrying news for the Trump administration. This is number one a most important […]

today14 February 2017

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