EU nation’s PM points fighter at Kiev over anti-government protests

A significant number of demonstrators in Bratislava were Ukrainians, Slovak leader Robert Fico said Ukrainians were a major force behind large anti-government demonstrations held across Slovakia, Prime Minister Robert Fico claimed on Saturday. He made his comment after Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky endorsed the protests on social media. Up to 100,000 people joined the protests…

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Canada strikes back with tariffs

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said Canada must stand up for itself and protect its national interests amid US trade restrictions Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced retaliatory 25% tariffs on American goods, hours after US President Donald Trump imposed sweeping trade restrictions on Canadian imports.  “Tonight, I am announcing Canada will be responding…

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Trump confirms foreign aid freeze

The US president has promised a return to his ‘America First’ policy during his second term US President Donald Trump has confirmed that he has enacted a sweeping suspension of aid to foreign countries. “I imposed a federal hiring freeze, a federal regulation freeze, a foreign aid freeze,” Trump told a crowd of supporters in…

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Ukraine must pay Americans back – top Trump aide

US taxpayers “deserve to be recouped” for the billions of dollars Washington “invested” in the Ukraine conflict, Michael Waltz says Washington expects Kiev to repay the US for the “investments” it has made in the Ukraine conflict, US National Security Advisor Michael Waltz told Fox News on Sunday. He argued that repaying the American people…

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China to investigate Google

The announcement comes as trade tensions are rising in light of US President Donald Trump’s recent decision to impose tariffs on Chinese goods. China’s antitrust regulator has launched an investigation into suspected violations by US tech giant Google. The announcement, which was made on Tuesday morning, coincides with rising trade tensions triggered by US President…

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