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United States President Donald Trump has issued a statement threatening Russia with tariffs and sanctions, amid accusations that he favours Moscow over the country it has invaded, Ukraine. On his Truth Social platform on Friday, Trump avoided condemning Russia’s invasion, which has been denounced as an unjustified crime of aggression under the United Nations Charter. Instead, he focused on Russia’s latest bombardment, which happened just days after the US announced it would temporarily stop sharing military intelligence with Ukraine. “Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely ‘pounding’ Ukraine on the battlefield right now, I am strongly considering large scale…

The United States will immediately start offering a rapid pathway to citizenship for South African farmers, President Trump said in a social media post on Friday, falsely claiming that South Africa’s government was confiscating their land “and MUCH WORSE THAN THAT.”The post largely echoed what Mr. Trump has previously said about South Africa, including in an executive order last month in which he suspended all American aid to the country and offered refugee status to Afrikaners, a white ethnic minority.In January, President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa signed into law a measure that would allow the government to take land…

A Palantir Technologies TITAN, Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node, for military defense field intelligence deployment, is displayed at the companys booth during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada on Jan. 5, 2023.Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesPalantir is rolling out its first two artificial intelligence-enabled systems to the U.S. Army, the company said Friday.The Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node systems, or TITAN, act as a mobile ground station that harness AI to collect data from space sensors to assist soldiers with warfare strategy and improve strike targeting and accuracy, according to Palantir.President and Chief Technology…

The Trump administration said Friday it is ending collective bargaining for more than 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers that staff checkpoints at U.S. airports and other transportation hubs.The Homeland Security Department said the move will remove bureaucratic hurdles, while the union representing workers did not immediately comment.President Donald Trump on Jan. 20 forced out TSA administrator David Pekoske, whom he had named to the job in 2017 and was reappointed by former President Joe Biden.Trump has not yet named a candidate to replace Pekoske.The TSA reached a new seven-year labor deal in May 2024 with the American Federation of Government Employees after nearly…

After President Trump imposed tariffs on Canada on Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an extraordinary statement that was largely lost in the fray of the moment. “The excuse that he’s giving for these tariffs today of fentanyl is completely bogus, completely unjustified, completely false,” Mr. Trudeau told the news media in Ottawa. “What he wants is to see a total collapse of the Canadian economy, because that’ll make it easier to annex us,” he added.This is the story of how Mr. Trudeau went from thinking Mr. Trump was joking when he referred to him as “governor” and Canada as…

WASHINGTON — After weeks of distancing the U.S. from Ukraine, President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose expanded “large scale” sanctions and tariffs on Russia until it reaches a peace agreement with Ukraine. “Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely ‘pounding’ Ukraine on the battlefield right now, I am strongly considering large scale Banking Sanctions, Sanctions, and Tariffs on Russia until a Cease Fire and FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ON PEACE IS REACHED. To Russia and Ukraine, get to the table right now, before it is too late. Thank you!!!” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.His threat…

For the past two days, under the soft lights of chandeliers in a Marriott basement a block from the White House, energy ministers and tech founders from across Africa gathered to discuss how best to bring electricity to more than 600 million people on the continent who have none.Much of their hope, and fear, came from the whirlwind of change President Trump has brought to U.S. foreign policy, including the termination of Power Africa, a major initiative that had supported them for a decade. Was Mr. Trump abandoning them? Or might his promises of “global energy dominance” be a boon?Attendees…

The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it would suspend recently imposed tariffs on Mexico and Canada for about a month. The tariffs were intended to thwart the flow of fentanyl into the United States and dampen life-threatening overdoses tied to the drug.The news has thrust fentanyl, a drug that’s been at the forefront of the opioid epidemic, into the spotlight and resurfaced questions about its dangers.More than 107,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2023, and nearly 70 percent of those deaths were caused by fentanyl and other opioids, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.Provisional C.D.C. data through September…

Gaza City – For many in Gaza, US President Donald Trump’s recent threats feel like nothing more than a justification for further violence and collective punishment against them. Late on Wednesday, Trump had threatened the people of Gaza, saying they would all be “dead” if captives continued to be held there. As Gaza continues to grapple with the devastating aftermath of war – mass displacement, widespread destruction, and dire humanitarian conditions – people are exhausted and sceptical about international efforts to resolve the war. Al Jazeera spoke to Palestinians in northern Gaza about Trump’s threats. ‘Nothing left to grieve’ Yasser…

Hock Tan, CEO of Broadcom.Martin H. Simon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBroadcom shares rose about 3% after the company posted strong first-quarter earnings and guidance that signaled ongoing artificial intelligence demand.The chipmaker posted adjusted earnings of $1.60 per share on $14.92 billion in revenue. That surpassed the adjusted earnings of $1.49 per share and $14.61 billion in revenue expected by analysts polled by LSEG. Revenues rose 25% from $11.96 billion a year ago.Bank of America analyst Vivek Arya called the results from Broadcom a “reassuring update from an AI leader” and a “positive read-across for AI sentiment.”Broadcom has benefitted from…