WASHINGTON — While Republican leaders and allies of President Donald Trump praised his strike in Venezuela to capture leader Nicolás Maduro, Democrats and even some Republicans from various ideological corners of the party are pushing back. In the immediate aftermath of the attack, Trump is facing questions from Capitol Hill about the legality and the…
Letter to UN chief, UNSC comes after Trump says US will intervene if Tehran violently suppresses protests. Published On 3 Jan 20263 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Iran’s United Nations ambassador Amir Saeed Iravani has written to the UN secretary-general and the president of the UN Security Council (UNSC),…
More musicians have canceled their upcoming concerts at the Kennedy Center after its board voted to rename the performing arts venue to include President Donald Trump’s name. The canceled performances to date include shows previously promoted for Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve and Jan. 14. The Cookers, a jazz band that was scheduled to perform…
The US president says air strikes are against ISIL, claiming the group targets Christians. “More to come”: Those are the words of United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after his country carried out a wave of air strikes against ISIL (ISIS) in northwestern Nigeria. Hegseth said the aim is to stop the group’s killing of…
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rebuffed the Trump administration over its plan to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois over the strenuous objections of local officials. The court in an unsigned order turned away an emergency request made by the administration, which said the troops are needed to protect federal agents involved in…
Reuters/Ipsos survey suggests Americans are increasingly unhappy with Trump’s handling of the economy. Published On 16 Dec 202516 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share A new poll suggests that the number of people in the United States who approve of the job Donald Trump is doing as president has dropped…
President Donald Trump has vowed to lead a revival in U.S. shipbuilding, but the success of this manufacturing renaissance in a key sector for national security will rely on the expertise from overseas. The administration’s goal of a shipbuilding boom is a part of Trump’s “Make America Great” policy agenda. Trump signed an executive order…
Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Image: DCDT If you needed a case study in political point-scoring trumping sober analysis, look no further than the ANC’s broadside on Saturday against communications minister Solly Malatsi’s policy directive on equity equivalent investment programmes (EEIPs). The party’s statement – framed as a defence of transformation and parliamentary authority – comes…
US President Donald Trump’s new foreign policy focuses less on aid and more on trade with African countries, specifically on raw materials. Could this be a wake-up call for Africa to become more economically independent? With the newNational Security Strategy, US President Donald Trump is clearly focusing less on development programs for Africa and more on securing…
Gen. David Petraeus, Former CIA Director, Fmr. Central Commander and American commander in Iraq. Adam Jeffery | CNBC The White House’s new national security strategy gave Europe a scare last week as it warned the region faced “civilizational erasure” and questioned whether it could remain a geopolitical partner for America. The document shocked allies on the…
