BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | The U.S. Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” Wednesday in a 51-50 vote. Though touted as delivering broad prosperity, the sweeping tax and spending package disproportionately benefits the wealthiest Americans. At the heart of the bill is an unprecedented series …
Read More »Trump signs bill on taxes, spending and debt ceiling
NEW YORK, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump signed his landmark policy bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill, into law on Friday afternoon. The signing ceremony at the White House came a day after the bill was narrowly passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday. …
Read More »Who will pay the price for Trump’s “big, beautiful bill?”
WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | The U.S. Congress on Thursday passed a sweeping tax and spending package, with the House of Representatives approving it in a narrow 218-214 vote, sending the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” to President Donald Trump for his signature. As a cornerstone of Trump’s …
Read More »Byanyima warns of dire consequences of HIV/AIDS funding cuts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima has warned of the dire consequences of aid cuts to HIV/AIDS by President Donald Trump. She says a pandemic that has been on decline could re surge. “The consensus behind the old model of development financing is dying. Developing countries …
Read More »Musk again lashes at Trump’s government spending bill
In Musk’s opinion, the bill will “destroy millions of jobs in America and cause immense strategic harm to our country” NEW YORK, the United States | TASS | US President Donald Trump’s proposed government spending bill will put the United States into “debt slavery,” US billionaire and the former head …
Read More »Trump to bomb Iran again if provoked
WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he would consider ordering another military strike against Iran if the country intensifies its nuclear activities. “Without a question. Absolutely,” Trump told reporters in the White House briefing room. Trump also confirmed that his administration has …
Read More »Israel-Iran Ceasefire: potential end to conflict
MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | A ceasefire between Israel and Iran has come into effect, following mutual strikes by the Islamic Republic and the Jewish state. Both sides have reported casualties and injuries. TASS has summed up the key facts about the development of the Middle East conflict. Ceasefire announcement …
Read More »Trump announces ceasefire between Israel, Iran
NEW YORK, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday that Israel and Iran have reached a formal agreement to implement a complete and total ceasefire, marking what he called the end of the “12-Day War.” In a post on his Truth Social platform at 6:02 …
Read More »Trump threatens “far greater” strikes on Iran
WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that Iran will face more military strikes if peace does not come quickly. Addressing the nation Saturday evening, Trump said that Iran’s key nuclear facilities had been “completely and totally obliterated,” and that future attacks will be …
Read More »Trump gives Iran 2 weeks for diplomacy
NEW YORK, the United States | TASS | US President Donald Trump said his country was ready to give Iran maximum two weeks to settle the issue around its nuclear program and prevent US strikes on the Islamic Republic. “We are giving them a period of time. We’re going to …
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