Biden woos Kenya’s Ruto with major ally status, lavish state dinner
“Until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of his hand,” Biden said. Kenya’s President William Ruto speaks before offering a toast. Photo: AP For his part, …
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US expected to designate Kenya as major non-Nato ally as Biden hosts Ruto in state visit
The two leaders will meet again in the Oval Office on Thursday, followed by a joint news conference and a state dinner. Kenya’s President William Ruto and US President Joe …
Meet the leaders of the Trump era’s new conservative economic populism
This reported column is Part Two of Eamon Javers’ two-part series on the new, conservative economic populism gaining ground among Republicans close to former President Donald Trump. In Part One, …
Trump chooses not to testify at hush-money trial
Former U.S. president Donald Trump opted not to testify at his criminal hush-money trial in New York on Tuesday, bringing his defence to a quick conclusion and clearing the way for jurors to begin …
Trump Republicans shift GOP approach to labor, free markets and regulation
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump shouts during a campaign event in Freeland, Michigan, U.S. May 1, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters This reported column is Part …
Explosive Trump biopic The Apprentice premieres at Cannes
Rape, erectile dysfunction, baldness and betrayal: an explosive new biopic of Donald Trump shown at Cannes on Monday paints an unflinching but nuanced portrait of the former US president, even …
FDIC chief set to quit after report detailing toxic workplace
By Ken Sweet | Associated Press NEW YORK — The White House said Monday that the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will step down, a departure that follows …
Stealing from Trump was ‘self-help’, lawyer Cohen testifies at hush money trial
Soon after Cohen left the witness box, prosecutors rested their case and Trump’s lawyers began calling witnesses of their own. One of them drew a reprimand from the judge after …
Donald Trump’s ex-foreign policy advisers had meeting with PM Netanyahu in Israel, source says
Three former US foreign policy officials in Donald Trump’s administration met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other public figures in Israel on Monday, according to a person with direct knowledge …
Canada ‘looking carefully’ at slapping higher tariffs on Chinese EVs, trade minister says
Canada ‘looking carefully’ at slapping higher tariffs on Chinese EVs, trade minister says Canada is examining whether it needs to raise tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles after the White House …