US President Donald Trump is making “a big move towards controlling the marginal barrel of oil,” attempting to shift the world’s energy focus from the Persian Gulf region to the Gulf of Mexico, “where oil tankers are now lining up,” geopolitical analyst Tom Luongo told RT in an interview on …
Read More »Iran chooses next supreme leader as Trump makes new threats: Live Updates (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
US President Donald Trump has once again threatened Iran, claiming that the country’s next supreme leader “is not going to last long” if Tehran does not get his approval first to replace the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. ”He’s going to have to get approval from us,” Trump told ABC News. …
Read More »Trump considers ordering banks to collect citizenship data – FT
The White House is weighing an executive order that would force banks to collect citizenship information from customers, the Financial Times has reported. The new order would represent a significant new push in US President Donald Trump’s drive to curb undocumented migration, the outlet wrote on Tuesday, citing sources. The …
Read More »Trump’s State of the Union: Key highlights
US President Donald Trump has delivered his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, using the primetime speech to defend his administration’s record and outline political and economic priorities ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The address on Tuesday, the first State of the Union of …
Read More »Iran dismisses Trump’s nuclear claims as ‘big lies’
Iran has rejected accusations that it is seeking nuclear weapons, denouncing US President Donald Trump’s latest remarks as false and misleading. Trump has repeatedly demanded that Tehran dismantle its nuclear program and curb its ballistic missile capabilities. In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, he claimed Iran was …
Read More »Fyodor Lukyanov: Here’s how Russia should deal with Trump’s new America
In recent years we have become accustomed to a great deal, yet world politics continues to set new records. Or perhaps sink to new depths, depending on your taste. One week in January provided a full set of examples: the kidnapping of Venezuela’s presidential couple by US special forces; the …
Read More »Trump announces son’s engagement
US President Donald Trump has announced the engagement of his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., to Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson during a White House Christmas reception on Monday. Footage shared on social media shows the president stepping aside at the podium as the couple stood together, prompting applause from …
Read More »Trump threatens military action in Africa
US President Donald Trump has ordered the Department of War to prepare for possible military action in Nigeria, accusing the West African nation of allowing the killing of Christians by Islamist militants. Nigeria, a country split between a Muslim-majority north and a largely Christian south, has long been plagued by …
Read More »Trump hails meeting with Xi as step toward ‘everlasting peace’
US President Donald Trump has said his meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, earlier this week will pave the way for lasting peace between the nations. The two leaders met for the first time in six years Thursday on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Busan, South Korea. …
Read More »Orban reveals what he told Trump about Russian oil
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told US President Donald Trump in a recent phone call that his country’s economy would plummet almost instantly if it stopped receiving Russian oil and gas. Budapest continues to resist mounting pressure from Brussels and Washington to end its reliance on Russian energy, citing geographic and …
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