(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Donald Trump insisted Friday that his tariff policy was “doing really well” despite China hiking levies on US goods to 125 percent in the spiraling trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. Investors dumped US government bonds, the dollar tumbled and stocks seesawed after Beijing’s retaliation against Trump deepened concerns […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, has expressed concerns over new U.S. tariffs, calling them a major risk to the global economy amid ongoing economic sluggishness. She expressed the concerns in a statement, following Tuesday’s announcement of the tariff measures. “We are still assessing the macroeconomic implications of the announced […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was “very angry, pissed off” with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, NBC reported, marking a sharp change of tone as Washington seeks to end the war in Ukraine. NBC’s Kristen Welker said Trump had called her to express his fury over Putin questioning Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government and the Turkish authorities are planning on the safe return of a baby gorilla intercepted at Istanbul Airport on December 22, 2024. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Acting Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, on Saturday. According to available information, the baby gorilla, which […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Donald Trump said Monday he would levy a 25 percent tariff across the board on any country buying oil or gas from Venezuela, as he wages a deportation campaign against Venezuelans and slaps duties on a number of trading partners. Since returning to the White House in January Trump has unleashed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pope Francis was discharged from hospital Sunday after more than five weeks being treated for pneumonia, waving to crowds gathered and thanking everyone for their support before heading for home. Looking tired and worn, the pontiff sat in a wheelchair on one of the hospital balconies, waving softly to hundreds of people […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US President Donald Trump sharply escalated his conflict with the judiciary on Tuesday with a call for the impeachment of a federal judge who ordered the suspension of high-profile deportation flights of alleged illegal migrants. “This judge, like many of the Crooked Judges’ I am forced to appear before, should be IMPEACHED,” […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Microsoft has alerted users to a newly identified malware, StilachiRAT. In an announcement, Microsoft described StilachiRAT as a remote access trojan (RAT) with advanced capabilities to evade detection and steal data. StilachiRAT targets cryptocurrency wallets and collects sensitive browser information, including data from Google Chrome. The malware poses significant risks to cryptocurrency […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday began mass layoffs at Voice of America and other US-funded media, making clear its intent to gut outlets long seen as critical for US influence. Just a day after all emplyees were put on leave, staff working on a contractual basis received an email notifying them […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Albania will on Wednesday block access to the video platform TikTok for one year, starting from Thursday, Albanian media reported, citing the Authority for Electronic and Postal Communications (AKEP). Prime Minister Edi Rama announced the TikTok ban in December, although he did not specify at the time when it would come into […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The US economy is set to experience some “disturbance” from tariffs, President Donald Trump said Tuesday, as trade tensions flare after he imposed sweeping levies on Mexico, Canada and China. Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress came after he pushed forth with tariff hikes on the three countries over illegal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Donald Trump said he trusted Russia’s Vladimir Putin to stick to any Ukraine ceasefire Thursday, as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer tried to win security guarantees for Kyiv — with the help of a royal invitation to visit Britain. Trump struck a friendly tone as he and Starmer met in Washington, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday said that North Korea is behind the theft of about 1.5 billion dollars in digital assets from a cryptocurrency exchange . The company said hackers stole about 1.5 billion dollars in digital assets from Dubai-based crypto exchange Bybit on Feb.19, marking the biggest […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – French President Emmanuel Macron insisted Monday that peace cannot mean the “surrender” of Ukraine, warning as he met US counterpart Donald Trump against a world in which the “law of the strongest” wins. “This peace cannot mean the surrender of Ukraine,” Macron told a joint news conference with Trump at the White […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pope Francis’s condition “remains critical,” the Vatican said on Saturday, confirming that the 88-year-old pontiff was alert but had suffered a respiratory attack requiring “high-flow oxygen” and blood transfusions. “At the moment, the prognosis is reserved,” the statement read, as the head of the Catholic Church prepared to spend his ninth night […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US President Donald Trump called Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky a “dictator” Wednesday, widening a personal rift with major implications for efforts to end the conflict triggered by Russia’s invasion three years ago. The United States has provided essential funding and arms to Ukraine, but Trump made an abrupt policy shift by opening […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States President, Donald Trump on Tuesday said billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk will be excluded from space-related decision-making. Trump made this remark at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida in reply to a question about Musk’s potential conflicts of interest amid his efforts to cut government spending, according to media reports. “So […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Brazil’s Attorney General’s Office has filed charges against former right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro in connection with an alleged coup plot to overturn the 2022 election. The charges, which must be formally accepted by the Supreme Court, came following a recommendation from Brazil’s national police. In addition, Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet filed charges against […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Donald Trump administration has approached the Supreme Court to get the head of a United States agency protecting federal staff and whistleblowers fired, US media reported. It is the first time that President Trump has resorted to the conservative-dominated court as his blitz to slash public spending and dismantle federal agencies […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hailed US President Donald Trump’s widely criticised plan to move Palestinians out of the war-battered Gaza Strip, saying Israel is willing to “do the job”. In a Fox News interview aired late Saturday as the premier was wrapping up a visit to Washington, Netanyahu defended Trump’s […]
