Trump exempts smartphones and computers from new tariffs

Smartphones, computers and other electronic devices have been excluded from the list of items subject to new bilateral tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump, according to a notice posted by US Customs CBP on Friday evening. Hard drives, computer processors and microchips were also exempted from the duties.more

Democratic politicians have accused President Donald Trump of market manipulation and ‘insider trading’ following his Wednesday announcement of his decision to suspend increased tariffs. Data showed a spike in stock market activity just before Trump's announcement.more

US President Donald Trump's administration has ordered immigrants who arrived in the US through the CBP One app to leave the country immediately. This is part of a strategy to withdraw the temporary legal status granted to these individuals during Joe Biden's term under ‘humanitarian parole’.more

US President Donald Trump showed journalists a "golden card" of residence that bears his image. The program announced by Trump allows anyone who invests $5 million there to settle in the US.more

US President Donald Trump yesterday signed an executive order imposing ‘reciprocal tariffs’ of at least 10 per cent on foreign imports, and 20 per cent for the European Union. Trump described it as America's ‘declaration of economic independence’ and a ‘day of liberation’.more

President Trump said Sunday that "I'm not joking" about trying to serve a third term, the clearest indication he is considering ways to breach a constitutional barrier against continuing to lead the country after his second term ends at the beginning of 2029.more

In just a few weeks, the US tourism outlook has clouded as a result of some of President Donald Trump's policy decisions, which have angered some foreign visitors and prompted fear of a surge in prices and a stronger dollar.more

The Trump administration will revoke the temporary legal status that allows more than 500,000 immigrants to stay in the United States. They entered the United States legally under President Joe Biden's policies, Bloomberg reported.more

After a series of controversial repatriations of German tourists, Berlin has contacted other EU countries to determine whether there has been a "change in American immigration policy." Statistics from the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs do not confirm it, the Wyborcza.pl portal reported on Thursday.more

No one was injured in the incident involving a Delta Connection flight that was making a “go-around” due to an approach problem Sunday, officials said.more

In his annual State of the Union address, US President Donald Trump focused on domestic policy, claiming that ‘America is entering a golden age’. He treated foreign policy marginally. According to the media, ‘the world was the big absentee from this speech’.more

During a visit to the US, President Andrzej Duda granted Polish citizenship to American actor Jesse Eisenberg. In thanking the President, the actor - whose ancestors emigrated to the US from Poland - emphasised his ties to Poland and the importance of rediscovering his roots.more

Donald Trump is trying on a third term and it cannot be ruled out that he will resort to forceful means. A group of Republican politicians have already formed the Third Term Project initiative, and more than half of Americans estimate that he will try to stay in the White House, media in the US and UK write.more

The Trump administration has suspended delivery of all US military aid to Ukraine, blocking billions in crucial shipments as the White House piles pressure on Ukraine to sue for peace with Vladimir Putin. The decision affects deliveries of ammunition, vehicles, and other equipment including shipments agreed to when Joe Biden was president.more

Pop star Katy Perry will fly into space on a spacecraft from billionaire Jeff Bezos' company Blue Origin, the company announced on Thursday. Perry's travel companions will include the billionaire's wife Lauren Sanchez and four other women.more

I support NATO Article 5, but it will not be needed in Ukraine, said US President Donald Trump yesterday at a press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The British Prime Minister declared his readiness to send troops to Ukraine.more

The San Francisco Court of Appeals has rejected a request from the US Department of Justice seeking the immediate reinstatement of an executive order issued by President Donald Trump restricting the right to US citizenship.more

Donald Trump enjoys greater public approval at the start of his second presidency than when he began his first term in 2017. However, Americans remain sharply divided in their opinions depending on party sympathies, according to polls.more

At least one person was killed and four injured when American singer Vince Neil's plane collided with a private jet at an airport in Scottsdale, Arizona. Increased air safety checks are underway in the US after a series of recent three crashes.more

President Donald Trump seems to have ruled out deporting the Duke of Sussex from the US, it has been reported. Harry now lives in Montecito, California, with his wife Meghan and their children, but questions had been raised about his immigration status because of his admitted former drug use. more

US President Donald Trump said yesterday that discussions on Ukraine were going ‘quite well’ and that he had talks scheduled on the issue ‘with various parties’. He also announced that he would ‘soon’ impose tariffs on EU goods, and threatened that something ‘very powerful’ would happen if the US did not reclaim the Panama Canal.more

US President Donald Trump has announced that he will ‘absolutely’ impose tariffs on goods from the European Union. He also said that tariffs on products from Mexico and Canada would also include oil and gas, although the tariff rate would be 10 per cent rather than 25 per cent.more

Among the victims of the plane crash near Washington are Justyna Magdalena Beyer and her 12-year-old daughter Brielle, American media reported. The Polish embassy has not yet confirmed whether the woman had Polish citizenship.more

People associated with Elon Musk have taken up key positions in the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and are behind an attempt to get a large number of officials to leave, Wired and the ‘New York Times’ reported. They are said to be following similar practices to the Twitter layoffs.more

An American Airlines plane with 64 people on board collided with a military helicopter on approach to Washington's Ronald Reagan Airport yesterday local time and plummeted into the Potomac River. The fate of the victims is unknown. No living person has been pulled from the river so far.more

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted raids in New York City yesterday in search of illegal immigrants, with local police assisting in the operation, NBC reports.more