US President Donald Trump announced yesterday that after a conversation with the chairwoman of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, he decided to stop applying 50 percent. customs duties on goods from the EU on June 1. Trade talks between the two parties are to resume soon.more
President Donald Trump's administration has come up with a plan whereby funds earmarked for foreign aid could be used for a so-called voluntary deportation programme from the US, which could include, among others, 200,000 Ukrainians, ‘The Washington Post’ wrote yesterday.more
The US Department of Homeland Security is considering collaborating on a TV show in which immigrants would compete for US citizenship, the ‘Wall Street Journal’ reported on Friday.more
A six-day immigration sweep conducted in Florida in April led to the arrest of more than 1,100 people, according to the administration of US President Donald Trump. The current authorities, in pursuit of their mass deportation goals, intend to work more closely with local law enforcement agencies.more
Donald Trump has the lowest public support after 100 days in office of any US president since World War II, the Washington Post wrote yesterday. The newspaper also stressed that Trump has issued the most executive orders in 80 years.more
Donald Trump has declared that Harvard University should no longer receive federal funds, calling it a “joke” that “teaches hate and stupidity”, while his administration said the pre-eminent US university could lose its ability to enrol foreign students.more
US President Donald Trump has announced a programme whereby illegal immigrants will be given funding and airline tickets to return to their countries of origin under “self-deportation”. At the same time, he promised that those deemed ‘valuable’ would be able to return to America legally.more
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
