US President Donald Trump has reiterated his outrageous plan to take control of the Palestinian blockaded Gaza. He said that the United States is committed to buying the Gaza Strip and taking ownership of it. Trump told reporters on Air Force One on his way to New Orleans on Sunday (February 9) local time. Al […]
Read MoreChina’s tariffs on some US goods are set to take effect on Monday, as the trade war between the world’s two largest economies intensifies and Donald Trump threatens to impose tariffs on more countries. Beijing announced the tariffs on February 4, after the US imposed a 10% tariff on all Chinese goods. Trump said on […]
Read MoreTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected US President Donald Trump’s plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza, saying that no one has the power to evict Palestinians from war-torn Gaza. AFP reports. Speaking at a press conference at Istanbul airport before departing for Malaysia on Sunday, Erdogan said that Gaza, the West Bank and East […]
Read MoreThe ceasefire between the Palestinian armed group Hamas and the occupying Israel began on January 19. It has been done in three phases. The first phase is valid for 42 days. The terms of the agreement state that negotiations on the second phase will begin on the 16th day of the first phase and that […]
Read MoreHamas has released three more Israeli prisoners. They were released from a location in the Deir al-Balah area of central Gaza in the fifth round of prisoner exchanges as part of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas on Saturday. The freed prisoners are Eli Sharabi, Or Levi and Ohad Ben Ami. They were handed […]
Read MoreThailand’s prime minister, seeking to allay security concerns among Chinese tourists visiting Thailand, said she had “Chinese blood in her” and that she had personally looked into security protocols in place to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens. Security in Thailand has become a trending topic of conversation among Chinese nationals, by far the largest […]
Read MoreThe Hong Kong government will proceed with launching a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the United States’ decision to levy an additional 10 per cent tariff on products from the city, an escalation analysts say is important but unlikely to sway the Trump administration. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau […]
Read MoreJapanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed optimism on Sunday that his country could avoid higher U.S. tariffs, saying President Donald Trump had “recognised” Japan’s huge investment in the U.S. and the American jobs that it creates. At his first White House summit on Friday, Ishiba told public broadcaster NHK, he explained to Trump how many […]
Read MoreU.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he is committed to buying and owning Gaza, but could allow sections of the war-ravaged land to be rebuilt by other states in the Middle East. “I’m committed to buying and owning Gaza. As far as us rebuilding it, we may give it to other states in the […]
Read MoreIn order to add clarity to the reports circulating in the media, the Ministry of Finance and Revenue on Sunday said that the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) mission is visiting Pakistan to conduct a governance and corruption diagnostic assessment (GCDA). In a statement, a spokesperson for the finance ministry said that the IMF has long […]
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