US President Donald Trump recently told a gathering of US governors that Apple CEO Tim Cook was planning to move manufacturing from Mexico to the US, Bloomberg reported. Notably, Cook or Apple have not yet publicly announced the move, but Trump claims that the Apple CEO has ” stopped two plants in Mexico” and will … Read more
New Delhi: Donald Trump on Thursday repeated his criticism about $21 million in United States government funding for India – via global aid agency USAID in 2012 – for ‘voter turnout‘, calling it a “kickback scheme” and declaring, “What the hell do I care about it? We got enough problems (of our own).” The US … Read more
Washington: Elon Musk has said he would work with US President Donald Trump for as long as he “can be helpful,” as the pair dismissed concerns over possible conflicts of interest due to the tech tycoon’s work with the White House. “I’ll be as helpful as long as I can be helpful,” Musk said when … Read more
Miami, US: Talking about the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, US President Donald Trump has warned that “World War III” is “not so far away,” but stressed his presidency will prevent it from happening. Addressing the Future Investment Initiative Institute Priority Summit on Wednesday (local time), President Trump said that he was … Read more
Washington DC: US President Donald Trump is planning to announce tariffs on more products as he pushes to shrink America’s trade deficits, boost domestic manufacturing and achieve other policy goals. According to the President, new levies will imposed on cars, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals “over the next month or sooner”. The Trump administration has already announced … Read more
Washington DC: Days after Tesla started hiring staff in India, signalling its potential entry into the market, US President Donald Trump has said that any potential plans of the EV maker to build a factory in India, to circumvent that country’s tariffs, would be ‘very unfair’. The US President made the remarks during a joint … Read more
Cairo: Countering US President Donald Trump’s controversial proposal to “take over” Gaza and displace the Palestinians living there, Egypt has floated a plan to rebuild the enclave without removing its population from their homes. Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty said Cairo is “actively developing a comprehensive, multi-phase plan for Gaza’s early recovery and … Read more
Riyadh: The top diplomats of the United States and Russia are making their way over to Saudi Arabia to hold key talks on the war in Ukraine. Trump administration’s move to choose Riyadh as the venue for hosting breakthrough US-Russia talks underscores the Kingdom’s return to the diplomatic fold from the near pariah state it … Read more
San Jose: Following in the footsteps of Panama and Guatemala, Costa Rica also announced on Monday it was willing to receive illegal migrants deported from the United States, who are nationals of other countries. The Central American nation’s presidential office said in a statement that 200 migrants from central Asia and India would be arriving … Read more
New Delhi: India may witness some economic hardships amid US President Donald Trump’s push for balancing bilateral trade with threats of reciprocal tariffs, warned Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu. He pointed out that amid Mr Trump’s threats, India will soon need to increase its imports from America to balance the bilateral trade, which could put pressure … Read more
Washington DC: US President Donald Trump’s tech billionaire ally Elon Musk denied leading a “hostile takeover” of the American government during his surprise first appearance at the White House on Tuesday. Defending his cost-cutting plans, Mr Musk said the United States would go “bankrupt” without a budget slash. The South African-born billionaire, who has been … Read more
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to reach Washington on Wednesday for a two-day visit to meet US President Donald Trump, marking his first bilateral visit to the US since the Republican leader began his second term in the White House. Amid uncertainty looming over the future of US immigration and tariff policies, … Read more