KIA Motors vehicles are parked to be exported at a port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea

Trump Raises Tariffs on South Korean Autos and Key Goods, Accusing Seoul of Delaying Trade Deal Implementation

United States President Donald Trump said on Monday (Jan 26) that his administration would raise tariffs on imports from South Korea, including automobiles and other major goods, accusing Seoul’s legislature of failing to implement a trade framework agreed between the...
Venezuela

Venezuelans Voice Anger at US Intervention in Oil-Rich Nation While Interim Leadership Promises Dialogue and Stability

Life in the capital has largely returned to normal nearly a month after a dramatic U.S. military operation on January 3 that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and their transfer to U.S. custody....
White House Border Czar Thomas Douglas Homan speaks to the press in front of the Oval Office at the White House in Washington DC., United States

Trump Dispatches Border Czar Tom Homan to Minnesota as Protests Erupt After Two Fatal Immigration Enforcement Shootings

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he is dispatching border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota as tensions escalate following two fatal shootings involving immigration enforcement agents, incidents that have triggered mass protests across Minneapolis. “I am sending Tom...
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz

Minnesota Governor Calls on Trump to Withdraw Federal Agents After Second US Citizen Killed by Immigration Enforcement, Igniting Protests and Bipartisan Outrage

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on Sunday urged the Trump administration to withdraw nearly 3,000 federal immigration agents deployed to the Minneapolis–St. Paul area, saying their presence has inflamed tensions following the fatal shooting of American citizen Alex Pretti by a...
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

US Threatens 100% Tariffs on Canadian Imports If Ottawa Finalises New Trade Deal With China

The United States will impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on Canadian imports if Ottawa finalises a new trade agreement with China, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday (Jan 25), escalating pressure on Canada as tensions...
Gold

Gold Smashes US$5,000 Barrier to Record High as Geopolitical Tensions and Trade Fears Drive Rush to Safe Havens

Gold prices surged to an unprecedented record above US$5,000 an ounce on Monday (Jan 26), extending a historic rally as investors flocked to the safe-haven asset amid intensifying geopolitical and economic uncertainty. Spot gold rose 0.94 per cent to US$5,029.62...
UK Soldiers from 5 Rifles on patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan

Trump Climbs Down After Outcry Over Afghan War Remarks, Praises British Troops Following NATO Backlash

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday praised British troops as “among the greatest of all warriors” to fight in the Afghan war, seeking to ease tensions a day after comments attributed to him sparked outrage among UK officials and NATO...
Havana, Cuba

Cuba’s Díaz-Canel Defends Nationwide Military Drills as Deterrent After Trump Warns Havana to ‘Make a Deal’ or Face Venezuela-Style Fate

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Saturday defended extensive military preparedness exercises underway across the island, describing them as essential deterrence against what Havana sees as escalating threats from the United States. The comments come amid soaring tensions following a dramatic...
Greenland

US Defense Strategy Downgrades Europe, Elevates Greenland as Washington Pivots Toward Homeland Security and China Deterrence

The United States has formally downgraded Europe in its global defense priorities while elevating Greenland to a core homeland security concern, according to a newly released National Defense Strategy that underscores Washington’s strategic pivot toward China and the Western Hemisphere....
NATO Allies, Afghanistan

NATO Allies Rebuke Trump Over Afghanistan Remarks, Citing Frontline Combat and Heavy Casualties Alongside US Forces

America’s NATO allies have pushed back forcefully against U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that allied forces stayed “a little off the front lines” during the war in Afghanistan, with European leaders, defense officials and veterans calling the remarks inaccurate and...
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