Category: World

United States President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will buy a “brand new Tesla” to show support for his top campaign donor and advisor, Tesla CEO Elon Musk. “To Republicans, Conservatives, and all great Americans, Elon Musk is ‘putting it on the line’ in order to help our Nation, and he is doing a FANTASTIC JOB!,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform just after midnight on Tuesday. “But the Radical Left Lunatics, as they often do, are trying to illegally and collusively boycott Tesla, one of the World’s great…

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VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has shown a remarkable recovery from pneumonia, the Vatican announced on Monday, saying that his health has significantly improved and he could be discharged in the coming days as his condition continues to stabilise. The 88-year-old leader of the world’s Catholics was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on 14 February with bronchitis, which became pneumonia in both lungs. The Argentine suffered a series of breathing crises that sparked worldwide concern for his life, most recently on 3 March. But after a week of steady improvements, the…

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Mark Carney, the newly elected leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party, has pledged a swift and seamless transition after meeting outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Reuters reported. Following his landslide leadership victory, Carney is expected to formally assume office by the end of the week. Liberal members backed Carney as the leader best positioned to challenge US President Donald Trump, whose administration has imposed tariffs and threatened economic penalties on Canada. Carney refrained from commenting on US relations, stating that he would address the issue once he officially becomes prime minister. Trump’s…

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US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has pledged to reset federal energy policy to favour fossil fuels, marking a major departure from the previous administration’s approach to climate change, AFP reported. Addressing industry leaders at the Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) conference, Energy Secretary Chris Wright criticised the Biden administration’s policies, calling them “irrational quasi-religious” restrictions that burdened US citizens. Wright highlighted the Trump administration’s swift action in reducing bureaucratic hurdles for oil projects and promoting liquefied natural gas exports. “The Trump administration will end the Biden administration’s irrational quasi-religious policies on climate…

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is set to visit Saudi Arabia on Monday (today) for a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, just ahead of crucial discussions between Ukrainian and US officials on efforts to end the war with Russia. The visit comes at a time when Kyiv faces mounting challenges in its fight against Moscow. The United States, once Ukraine’s primary ally, has significantly altered its wartime stance, prioritising a swift resolution to the conflict. Washington has begun engaging directly with Moscow while simultaneously halting military aid and intelligence-sharing…

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The navies of Iran, Russia and China are set to conduct joint military exercises off the coast of Iran, starting tomorrow (Tuesday) in the port of Chabahar in a bid to strengthen ties among the three nations. The three countries, which share a mutual interests in countering what they characterise as American hegemony, have held similar exercises in the region in recent years. The drills “will begin on Tuesday in the port of Chabahar”, located in southeast Iran on the Gulf of Oman, Iranian news agency Tasnim said on Sunday, without specifying…

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United States President Donald Trump has expressed hope that the would be a lot of progress in the upcoming Ukraine-Russia peace talks set to take place in Saudi Arabia. US officials will meet on Tuesday with a Ukrainian delegation in Saudi Arabia in part to determine whether Ukraine is willing to make material concessions to Russia to end the war. Also hanging over the talks in Jeddah is the fate of a minerals deal between Washington and Kyiv. Trump expressed optimism about the talks. “We’re going to make a lot…

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Former central banker Mark Carney won the race to become leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party and will succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister, official results showed on Sunday. Carney will take over at a tumultuous time in Canada, which is in the midst of a trade war with longtime ally the United States under President Donald Trump and must hold a general election soon. Carney, 59, took 86% of votes cast to beat former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland in a contest in which just under 152,000 party members voted.…

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WASHINGTON: US Secret Service agents shot an armed man near the White House during the night, an agency spokesman said early Sunday, while President Donald Trump was spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. The man had been hospitalized and his condition was “unknown,” the spokesman said in a statement that did not specify whether the White House or Trump may have been the intended target. No injuries to the secret service agents were reported, according to the statement posted by spokesman Anthony Guglielmi on social media platform…

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OTTAWA: Canada’s Liberal Party looked set on Sunday to choose a candidate to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as it confronts threats from US President Donald Trump. The next prime minister will have to negotiate with US President Donald Trump as he threatens additional tariffs on Canada and may soon face the opposition Conservatives in a general election. Trudeau announced in January he would step down after more than nine years in power as his approval rating plummeted, forcing the ruling Liberal Party to run a quick contest to replace…

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