Trump picks ex-lawmaker Lee Zeldin to head EPA
Donald Trump on Monday nominated Lee Zeldin, a former congressman and early loyalist of the Republican, to oversee US environmental policy, the latest in a series of swift cabinet choices by the president-elect. If confirmed by the US Senate as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Trump said Zeldin would be charged with making […]
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Trump secures the largest popular vote count by a Republican in history
President-elect Donald Trump has achieved a record-breaking popular vote count for a Republican candidate in the 2024 election, according to projections, NY Post reported. As of Monday morning, Trump had secured 74.83 million popular votes, surpassing his previous record of 74.22 million votes from the 2020 election, as reported by the Associated Press. Currently, Trump […]
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US warplanes attack Iran-backed Huthi targets in Yemen: Pentagon
US warplanes staged multiple strikes Saturday night on Iran-backed Huthi advanced weapons storage facilities in Yemen, the Pentagon said. The facilities contained various weapons used to target military and civilian vessels navigating international waters throughout the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, according to information provided to AFP by the Pentagon. The Huthi-run Al Masirah […]
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Biden, Trump to meet at White House on Wednesday
US leader Joe Biden will receive President-elect Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, the presidency said in a statement. Biden and Trump will meet at the Oval Office at 11:00 am (1600 GMT), the White House said Saturday, after the Republican billionaire scored a decisive victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in the […]
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US to send contractors to Ukraine to maintain military equipment
The United States aims to send a “small number” of contractors to Ukraine to help maintain advanced weapons like the warplanes and air defense systems provided to Kyiv, a US defense official said Friday. Washington has been a key military backer of Ukraine, committing more than $60 billion in security aid since February 2022, but […]
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US announces charges in alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Trump
US prosecutors announced charges on Friday in an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate former president Donald Trump and a prominent dissident Iranian-American journalist. The foiled assassination plot on Trump was allegedly directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to avenge the death of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in 2020 in a US […]
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Elon Musk took part in Trump-Zelensky call: Ukrainian official
Elon Musk took part in a phone call between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President-elect Donald Trump after his election victory, a senior Ukrainian official told AFP Friday. “I confirm it,” the presidency official who asked to remain anonymous told AFP, saying that the claim in a report by US news site Axios about the […]
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European businesses brace for Trump return
The return of Donald Trump and his protectionist agenda to the White House will likely rock US trade relations with the world, including Europe. Here is a look at how sectors of the European economy could be affected after Trump pledged 10 to 20 percent tariffs on imported goods from everywhere except China, which would […]
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EU chief suggested to Trump buying US gas instead of Russia’s
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Friday said she proposed to returning US leader Donald Trump that the United States could supply more liquefied natural gas to the bloc to replace Russian energy. With Trump headed back to the White House after a campaign loaded with threats of steep tariffs on foreign goods, the […]
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NATO, Asian partners ‘strongly condemn’ North Korea over Russia troop deployment
NATO was joined by key Asian partners on Friday in condemning the deployment of thousands of North Korean troops on Russian soil in support of Moscow’s war on Ukraine. “NATO Allies strongly condemn the decisions by the leaders of the Russian Federation and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to dangerously expand Russia’s unprovoked war […]
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