Venezuelans Flown Home as US Deportation Flights Resume
Live footage showed young men in sweatsuits walking off the plane. Some of them were seen smiling and clapping as officials looked on.
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Trump Floats US Takeover of Ukraine Nuclear Plants
The offer comes as some 30 military chiefs from countries keen to help protect an eventual ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine prepared for talks in Britain on Thursday to discuss planning for a peacekeeping force.
Trump pauses aid to Ukraine after Zelensky clash
The move comes just days after a stunning public clash between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Trump, who is seeking a rapid end to the war.
Trump bashes Zelensky, ‘confident’ on Ukraine deal
Zelensky had earlier Tuesday criticised the US-Russia talks for excluding Kyiv, saying efforts to end the war must be “fair” and involve European countries, while postponing his own trip to Saudi Arabia.
In joint interview, Trump outlines Musk’s role as enforcer-in-chief
Billionaire Musk, who was Trump’s top donor during his 2024 presidential campaign, was tasked with leading the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), with the declared goal of rooting out “waste, fraud and abuse” in federal spending.
US aid freeze stops crucial Pacific projects
Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze has halted vital projects in the South Pacific, aid workers and analysts say, risking lives and hurting US efforts to woo the region.
Thailand misses 2024 GDP forecast, Trump tariff fears loom
The slack performance means Thailand has had “one of the weakest recoveries in Asia” from the effects of Covid-19, with GDP just over four percent above its pre-pandemic level, Shivaan Tandon of Capital Economics said in a note.
Trump Administration Begins Firing Probationary Staff
More than 200,000 recently hired federal workers are currently serving out their probationary period, according to the most recently available government data.
Trump pardons former governor jailed for corruption
Democrat Blagojevich was removed from his governor’s post in 2009 and later convicted of essentially selling the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama when he won the US presidency in 2008.
Trump Tells US Treasury to Stop Minting new Pennies
The so-called Department of Government Efficiency — a cost-cutting initiative led by billionaire Elon Musk that has helped slash federal spending — highlighted the cost of producing pennies in a post on X in January.
