Author: Anadolu Agency
US President Donald Trump’s sweeping reciprocal tariffs, which he announced on Wednesday as a “Declaration of Economic Independence,” will usher in a new era in global trade while fueling inflation and recession concerns for the US economy. Trump signed an executive order to impose sweeping reciprocal tariffs on over 180 countries, ranging from 10% to 50%, to put an end to trade practices his administration found to have been unfair. The Trump administration aims to generate nearly $700 billion via these additional tariffs to finance tax cuts for the rich, but economists warn that these will result in higher import…
US President Donald Trump’s sweeping reciprocal tariffs, which he announced on Wednesday as a “Declaration of Economic Independence,” will usher in a new era in global trade while fueling inflation and recession concerns for the US economy. Trump signed an executive order to impose sweeping reciprocal tariffs on over 180 countries, ranging from 10% to 50%, to put an end to trade practices his administration found to have been unfair. The Trump administration aims to generate nearly $700 billion via these additional tariffs to finance tax cuts for the rich, but economists warn that these will result in higher import…
Hundreds of protesters gathered in central London on Saturday to voice opposition to the policies of US President Donald Trump and his tech-billionaire ally Elon Musk, as part of a wave of coordinated demonstrations taking place around the world. The rally, held at Trafalgar Square, featured a crowd chanting anti-Trump slogans and holding up signs criticizing the US administration’s foreign policy, environmental stance, and controversial rhetoric. Placards bearing messages such as “Hands off our democracy” and “Elect a clown, expect a circus” reflected frustration with US policy decisions involving Canada, Greenland, Mexico, and the environment. One protester held a gravestone-shaped…
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian in a decree on Saturday dismissed his deputy for parliamentary affairs over the latter’s recent controversial trip to the South Pole. In a decree published on his website, Pezeshkian said Shahram Dabiri’s “leisure trip” to the South during Persian New Year holidays was “indefensible” at a time when the people inside Iran are “still under significant economic pressure.” Dabiri, who served as vice president for parliamentary affairs, was seen near the Plancius cruise ship in Antarctica in a photo shared widely on social media in recent days. It sparked a controversy at a time when economic…
Mehmet Kubasik, one of eight Turkish victims murdered by the far-right NSU terrorist group in Germany, was remembered on the 19th anniversary of his death on Friday. The ceremony took place in the city of Dortmund. A ceremony was held at the site where Kubasik was killed in front of his kiosk on Mallinckrodt Street on April 4, 2006. His daughter, wife, Türkiye’s Consul General Taylan Ozgur Aydin, and Dortmund Mayor Thomas Westphal attended the commemoration. Aydin and family members laid flowers at the memorial dedicated to Kubasik and offered prayers. In a written statement, the Turkish Consulate General in…
Russia and Cuba signed an agreement on health cooperation in Havana during a visit by a Russian delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko on Friday, marking the 65th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries. According to the Russian news agency RIA, the agreement, covering health care, medical education, and scientific research, was signed during the 22nd session of the Russian-Cuban Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, and Scientific-Technical Cooperation. Russia’s Deputy Health Minister Oleg Salagay and Cuba’s First Deputy Minister of Health Tania Margarita Cruz Hernandez signed the document. Earlier, Chernyshenko emphasized Moscow’s continued commitment to providing…
Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Berlin and Frankfurt on Saturday to protest against the policies of US President Donald Trump and his advisor, tech billionaire Elon Musk, as part of a growing international wave of dissent. In central Berlin, protesters rallied against what they described as Trump’s attacks on freedom, democracy, and human rights. The demonstration, organized by environmental movement Fridays for Future and activist group Campact, was part of the global protest campaign under the hashtag #TeslaTakedown. Protesters accused Musk, a close advisor to Trump, of contributing to the erosion of democratic norms and the American…
Mehmet Kubasik, one of eight Turkish victims murdered by the far-right NSU terrorist group in Germany, was remembered on the 19th anniversary of his death on Friday. The ceremony took place in the city of Dortmund. A ceremony was held at the site where Kubasik was killed in front of his kiosk on Mallinckrodt Street on April 4, 2006. His daughter, wife, Türkiye’s Consul General Taylan Ozgur Aydin, and Dortmund Mayor Thomas Westphal attended the commemoration. Aydin and family members laid flowers at the memorial dedicated to Kubasik and offered prayers. In a written statement, the Turkish Consulate General in…
US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged Americans to withstand temporary economic hardships caused by his tariff policies, promising “historic” prosperity in return. “THIS IS AN ECONOMIC REVOLUTION, AND WE WILL WIN. HANG TOUGH, it won’t be easy, but the end result will be historic,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. US stocks ended the week significantly lower as Trump’s trade war has intensified with the announcement of worldwide reciprocal tariffs. The president claimed his policies are already generating massive economic activity. “We are bringing back jobs and businesses like never before,” he said. Trump claimed that China is suffering more…
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Saturday condemned the controversial Waqf amendment bill passed by the Indian parliament and declared a nationwide protest and legal battle to overturn the “unjust legislation.” The board, an NGO established to protect Muslims’ interests in matters of personal law, has called on Muslims to take action to oppose the amended legislation, announcing that the board will “lead a nationwide movement against these amendments in coordination with all religious, community-based, and social organizations, and the campaign will continue until the amendments are fully repealed.” Despite criticism and opposition from other parties, the…