Author: Daily Sabah With Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in an attempt to convince his counterpart to accept a ceasefire in Russia’s war with Ukraine and move toward a more permanent end to the three-year conflict. The high-stakes call will serve as a test of Trump’s touted deal-making skills and of his prized relationship with the Russian leader, which has left traditional U.S. allies wary. “Many elements of a Final Agreement have been agreed to, but much remains,” Trump said in a social media post on Monday. “Each week brings 2,500 soldier deaths, from both sides,…
The U.N. migration agency said on Tuesday that unprecedented cuts in donor funding this year will force it to scale back or shut down projects around the world, resulting in a severe impact on migrants and affecting over 6,000 staff. The International Organization for Migration said that it expected funding to be reduced by a record 30% this year after a major decrease in U.S.-funded projects worldwide after President Donald Trump announced an overhaul of aid funding. This would mean scaling back or ending projects affecting over 6,000 staff worldwide and over 250 staff in its Geneva headquarters, IOM said,…
U.S. tariffs will inflict significant harm on the U.S. economy as other countries hit back with “high tariffs” on American goods, Chinese state media warned, leaving the door open for more measures by Beijing as another wave of levies looms. Barely two months after returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has triggered trade conflicts with China, Canada, Mexico and the European Union. Trump is also threatening reciprocal tariffs on every country that taxes U.S. imports, with those levies potentially kicking in on April 2. China swiftly responded with countermeasures in February and March when two rounds of Trump…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told Greenland and Denmark in a speech on Tuesday that the EU would always support sovereignty and territorial integrity, responding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s designs on the Arctic island. “To all the people of Greenland – and of Denmark as a whole – I want to be clear that Europe will always stand for sovereignty and territorial integrity”, she said speaking at the Royal Danish Military Academy in Copenhagen. Trump has repeatedly said that Washington plans to take control of Greenland, which is an autonomous territory of Denmark. Authorities in both Greenland…
President Vladimir Putin told Russian business leaders on Tuesday not to count on fully free trade or movement of capital being restored in the event of Western sanctions on Russia being eased. “Our competitors will always want to weaken and contain us,” Putin told a meeting with Russian businessmen. “Even if one side will make a gesture and offer to lift or ease something another method of causing problems for us will be found immediately,” said Putin.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump was committed to conditions that must be met by Russia for a 30-day ceasefire. Writing in a post on social media platform X, Macron said it was up to Russia to prove that it really wanted peace, and that he had again spoken to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky regarding the matter on Monday.
U.S. President Donald Trump must stop making “disrespectful” comments about Canada before the two countries can start serious talks about future ties, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday. Trump, who is promising potentially crippling tariffs against imports from Canada, frequently muses about making the country the 51st U.S. state. “We’ve called out those comments. They’re disrespectful, they’re not helpful, and they … will have to stop before we sit down and have a conversation about our broader partnership with the United States,” Carney told reporters in London. The remarks by Carney are his toughest yet on Trump since launching…
Iraq agreed on Sunday to double electricity imports from Türkiye to 600 MW, the Iraqi state news agency reported. The move coincides with a recent decision by the U.S. administration to end a waiver that allowed Iraq to import electricity from Iran.
Israel is prepared to continue Gaza ceasefire talks based on the mediators’ response to a U.S. proposal for the release of 11 living hostages and half of the deceased, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Saturday.
An unfolding U.S. military campaign of strikes against Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis could last days and maybe weeks, a U.S. official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. President Donald Trump announced the start of the operation earlier on Saturday, warning the Houthi attacks against Red Sea shipping needed to stop or “hell will rain down upon you.”