US treasury secretary Scott Bessent

US to Be Exempt from Global Tax Deal Targeting Multinational Profits as OECD Waters Down Landmark 2021 Minimum Tax Pact

Nearly 150 countries have signed off on a reworked global tax agreement aimed at curbing profit shifting by multinational corporations, but a major exemption for the United States has sparked backlash from tax transparency advocates, who warn the deal risks...
Donald Trump

Trump Floats Military Action Against Colombia After Stunning US Raid Captures Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro

United States President Donald Trump on Sunday (Jan 4) openly threatened military action against Colombia, dramatically escalating tensions in Latin America just days after a covert US operation captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and transferred him to New York to...
US Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer

Democratic Lawmakers Say Trump Administration Misled Congress on Venezuela Regime Change, Demand Clear Plan as President Cites Risk of Leaks

Democratic lawmakers accused the administration of President Donald Trump on Saturday (Jan 3) of misleading Congress about its intentions toward Venezuela, saying senior officials had repeatedly denied any plan for regime change or major military action just weeks before the...
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima, Jan 3, 2026.

Trump Says Venezuela’s Maduro Extracted by US Forces, Bound for New York as USS Iwo Jima Takes Center Stage

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife had been extracted by helicopter and transferred to a US Navy ship, from where they would be taken to New York to face federal charges,...
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani

Israel Condemns NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani as Antisemitic Following Policy Reversals

Israel’s foreign ministry publicly accused New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani of antisemitism on Friday, escalating tensions with the progressive leader just hours after he formally assumed office. The rebuke comes amid a wave of policy reversals by Mamdani that...
Donald Trump

Trump Warns Tehran U.S. Is ‘Locked and Loaded’ to Support Iranian Protesters as Economic Unrest Spreads

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday issued a stark warning to Iran’s leadership, declaring that Washington was “locked and loaded” and prepared to intervene if Iranian authorities violently suppress nationwide protests sparked by economic hardship and anger at the country’s...
Donald Trump

Trump Delays Steeper Furniture Tariffs for One Year Amid Cost-of-Living Pressures

United States President Donald Trump has delayed the introduction of steeper US tariffs on selected imported furniture products for one year, issuing the order just hours before the higher duties were due to take effect on Thursday, January 1. The...
USS Gerald R. Ford

U.S. Military Says It Struck Three More Suspected Drug-Smuggling Boats, Killing Three as Anti-Cartel Campaign Intensifies Across Caribbean and Pacific Routes

The U.S. military said on Wednesday that it struck three additional boats allegedly involved in drug smuggling operations, killing three people and forcing others to jump overboard, where they may have survived. The latest action marks another escalation in a...
car driving through snow covered woods of Blauvelt State Park after a winter storm bore down on the US Northeast in Orangetown, New York

Snow and Ice Storm Paralyse US Northeast, Forcing Emergency Declarations in New York and New Jersey and Disrupting Post-Holiday Travel

A powerful mix of snow, sleet and ice swept across the US Northeast early Saturday, disrupting post-holiday travel, grounding thousands of flights and prompting emergency declarations in New York and New Jersey, even as the storm began to weaken by...
United States missile launch from a naval vessel as President Donald Trump says US forces conducted “powerful and deadly” strikes against Islamic State militants in northwestern Nigeria

United States and Nigeria Coordinate Precision Strikes on ISIS Terrorist Enclaves in Sokoto State, Killing Multiple Militants; Trump Labels ISIS Fighters “Terror Scum”

The United States carried out precision military strikes against Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist camps in northwest Nigeria’s Sokoto State on Christmas Day, an operation ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump and coordinated with Nigerian authorities. While both governments described the...
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