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Musk denies 'hostile takeover' of government in White House debut
WASHINGTON — Elon Musk denied leading a "hostile takeover" of the US government and defended his cost-cutting plans as he made a surprise first appearance at the White House on Tuesday.The world's richest man took questions from reporters in the Oval Office as he stood next to President Donald Trump, who has tasked him with slashing the size and spending of the federal government.Trump then signed an order giving Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) more authority to cut the federal workforce. It instructed the heads of government agencies to comply with Doge.The agency has been criticized by Democrats who have accused it of a lack of transparency, and its efforts have also been hampered by legal challenges.But Musk, who was questioned by reporters for the...
February 12, 2025

Musk denies 'hostile takeover' of government in White House debut

Eric Adams seen in a suit exiting a vehicle
US justice department tells prosecutors to drop NYC mayor's corruption case
NEW YORK — The US justice department has told prosecutors to drop the corruption cases against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.In a memo seen by the BBC's US news partner CBS, Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, who was appointed by President Donald Trump, instructed federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York to end the case.Adams was indicted on five charges of bribery, conspiracy and campaign finance violations in September. He has pleaded not guilty.He is accused of accepting illegal campaign funds and thousands of dollars in luxury travel benefits from Turkish businessmen and an official in exchange for his influence as mayor.Prosecutors are yet to indicate whether they intend to drop the case as requested. Any decision to do so will need to be formally...
February 11, 2025

US justice department tells prosecutors to drop NYC mayor's corruption case

Akshay and Neha say they are worried about their child's future
Trump's citizenship order leaves expecting Indian immigrant parents in limbo
SAN FRANCISCO — Neha Satpute and Akshay Pise felt ready to welcome their first child.Having worked in the US for more than a decade, the Indian couple who are engineers on H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers, expected their son — due on 26 February — to be born an American citizen.Employed at a large tech firm with a supportive parental leave policy, they had carefully built their life in San Jose, California.But President Donald Trump recently threw a wrench in their American dream by announcing a rule that would deny automatic US citizenship to children born to temporary foreign workers. Until now, birthright citizenship had been a given regardless of parents' immigration status.A federal judge in Maryland has blocked the order, extending an initial two-week block imposed by...
February 11, 2025

Trump's citizenship order leaves expecting Indian immigrant parents in limbo

President Donald Trump signs executive actions in the Oval Office on Feb. 10, 2025
Trump imposes 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday imposed a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States with no exceptions or exemptions.Although the United States gets most of its steel from Canada, Brazil and Mexico, the tariffs are largely — albeit indirectly — aimed at China.“This is a big deal — making America rich again,” Trump said in announcing the tariffs, according to a pool report.America imports very little steel directly from China, by far the world’s largest producer of steel. Steel tariffs of 25% launched in Trump’s first administration and continued by former President Joe Biden resulted in American importers shifting to other sources.Yet Chinese steel does make its way into the United States secondhand. Some is purchased by foreign...
February 11, 2025

Trump imposes 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum

The campaign was dominated by the incumbent, Daniel Noboa's hard-line approach to Ecuador's violent drug gangs
Ecuador election ends in a 'tie' prompting run-off
QUITO — Ecuador's presidential election will go to a second round after a closely contested first-round result failed to produce an outright winner.The electoral authorities called it a "technical tie" after the incumbent center-right Daniel Noboa and his main left-wing challenger Luisa Gonzalez received nearly identical percentages of the vote.The pair will now face a run-off in April.The result is far narrower than opinion polls predicted, indicating the second round could be harder to call.The narrow result also dashed the hopes of Noboa's supporters, who had been buoyed by an early exit poll suggesting he might clinch victory outright.The president's supporters gathered in Quito, waving flags, donning T-shirts with his image and holding life-size cardboard...
February 10, 2025

Ecuador election ends in a 'tie' prompting run-off

Trump raises his hands as he talks to reporters aboard Air Force One
Trump says he will announce raft of new trade tariffs
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has said he will announce a 25% import tax on all steel and aluminium entering the US, a move that will have the biggest impact in Canada.Trump also said that there would be an announcement later in the week about reciprocal tariffs on all countries that tax imports from the US, but he did not specify which nations would be targeted, or if there would be any exemptions."If they charge us, we charge them," Trump said.He told reporters of his plans while traveling from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida to the Super Bowl in New Orleans on Sunday.Canada and Mexico are two of the US's biggest steel trading partners, and Canada is the biggest supplier of aluminum metal into the US.During his first term, Trump put tariffs of 25% on steel imports...
February 10, 2025

Trump says he will announce raft of new trade tariffs

Panama says US 'spreading lies' over free canal passage
WASHINGTON — Panama President José Raúl Mulino has accused the US of spreading "lies and falsehoods" after the US State Department claimed American government vessels were no longer required to pay a fee to transit through the Panama Canal.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has since rowed back on his department's claim, but called the fee for American vessels "absurd" due to a treaty binding the US to protect the canal if it comes under attack.US President Donald Trump has repeatedly voiced his desire to regain control of the waterway since taking office and has refused to rule out retaking it by force. He is due to speak with Mulino on Friday.The Panama Canal is a 51-mile (82km) passage that links the Atlantic and Pacific oceans across the Central American...
February 07, 2025

Panama says US 'spreading lies' over free canal passage

Trump previously sanctioned ICC officials during his first term in office in 2020
Trump sanctions International Criminal Court, calls it 'illegitimate'
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court, accusing it of "illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel".The measure places financial and visa restrictions on individuals and their families who assist in ICC investigations of American citizens or allies.Trump signed the measure as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was visiting Washington.Last November, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu over alleged war crimes in Gaza, which Israel denies. The ICC also issued a warrant for a Hamas commander.The Netherlands, which hosts the court, said it "regrets" Trump's order."The court's work is essential in the fight against impunity,"...
February 07, 2025

Trump sanctions International Criminal Court, calls it 'illegitimate'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio stands by the Venezuelan government airplane he announced is being seized during a press conference in the Dominican Republic, on February 6, 2025
US seizes second plane belonging to Venezuelan President Maduro
WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio formally seized a second plane belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government on behalf of the United States on Thursday.The relationship between Caracas and Washington has been marked by tensions for decades and the plane’s seizure follows a similar instance in September when a Venezuelan aircraft was seized while in the Dominican Republic.Both aircraft were used by high-level Venezuelan officials throughout their travels, according to Edwin Lopez, the country attaché for US Homeland Security Investigations in Santo Domingo. The other aircraft was flown to Florida at the time of its seizure in September, under the Biden administration.The plane seized on Thursday, a Dassault Falcon 200EX with the tail number YV-3360, was...
February 07, 2025

US seizes second plane belonging to Venezuelan President Maduro

A ship passing through locks on the Panama canal
Panama denies US claims over free canal passages
PANAMA — Panama denied a claim made by the State Department on Wednesday that the Central American nation had agreed to no longer charge fees for US government ships to transit the country’s famous canal.“In response to a publication released by the United States Department of State, the Panama Canal Authority, which is authorized to set tolls and other fees for transiting the Canal, reports that it has not made any adjustments to them,” the authority said in a statement, adding that it stood ready to establish a dialogue with the US.Panama’s statement directly contradicted the State Department’s claim earlier in the evening.“US government vessels can now transit the Panama Canal without charge fees, saving the US government millions of dollars a year,” the State Department...
February 06, 2025

Panama denies US claims over free canal passages

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