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MOSCOW | TASS | Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected on May 19 to hold his third conversation with his US counterpart Donald Trump since the beginning of the year. The US president announced the conversation himself on his Truth Social page, writing that he plans to speak with Putin …

CAIRO | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump departed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday afternoon, concluding a lucrative four-day Gulf tour, which had also taken him to Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Despite expectations that Trump’s visit could help calm the conflict in Gaza and ease regional tensions, the …

MEXICO CITY | Xinhua | The Mexican cattle industry is losing about 11.4 million U.S. dollars each day due to the U.S. government’s suspension of live cattle imports from the country, authorities said Monday. The temporary ban, which Washington said was because of a review of joint efforts to control …

Donald Trump’s  most destructive economic policies will be contained by market, institutional, and structural forces COMMENT | NOURIEL ROUBINI | Last December, I argued that while some of US President Donald Trump’s policies would be stagflationary (reducing growth and raising inflation), such effects would ultimately be mitigated by four factors: market …

In 2020, Trump – who is far from a devout Christian – claimed that Biden was “against God” and “against guns.” To an ultra-conservative culture warrior, the connection is clear: we love guns, so God must, too. COMMENT | IAN BURUMA |  Some popes fit their times to perfection. Pope …

  LOS ANGELES | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he is authorizing to immediately begin the process of instituting a 100 percent tariff on all movies “produced in Foreign Lands.” In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote, “The Movie Industry in America …

NEW YORK | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated his national security advisor Mike Waltz as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. “In the interim, Secretary of State Marco Rubio will serve as National Security Advisor while continuing his strong leadership at the State Department,” …

MAGA oligarchs’ policies threaten to ruin Christmas COMMENT | THE CONTRARIAN  | This week, Donald Trump spotlighted for pro-democracy forces his greatest political vulnerability. He gave it away on Tuesday, in his tiff with Amazon founder (and Washington Post owner) Jeff Bezos. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt scolded Amazon …

BEIRUT | Xinhua | The Trump administration’s first 100 days in office have pushed the Middle East further into “an arena of deals and more destruction,” a Lebanese expert has said. The administration’s handling of Mideast affairs exposed a foreign policy approach driven by short-term interests, reckless bargaining and a …

African nations have enjoyed duty-free access to the US market for over two decades under the AGOA. What if US President Trump refuses to renew it? ANALYSIS | ADWOA TENKORAMAA DOMENA | The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a trade agreement at the core of US economic policy on Africa, …