US completes withdrawal from World Health Organisation

The US has finalised its withdrawal from the World Health Organisation (WHO), one year after President Donald Trump announced America was ending its 78-year-old commitment, federal officials said ....

Half of Europeans see Trump as ‘enemy of Europe:’ Survey

A half of Europeans surveyed in seven EU countries view US President Donald Trump as an 'enemy of Europe,' according to a poll published on Friday. Fifty-one per cent...

Starmer’s diplomacy wins Trump dramatic U-turn

It is impossible to see the last week as anything other than a diplomatic triumph for Sir Keir Starmer. He has stood firm on Greenland, faced down the White...

Trump to sue New York Times over unfavourable opinion poll

US President Donald Trump announced he will sue The New York Times over an unfavourable opinion poll and suggested that what he called 'fake' surveys should criminalised. Trump lashed...

Trump unveils Board of Peace, 'New Gaza' plans at Davos

US President Donald Trump unveiled his new Board of Peace at Davos on Thursday, casting himself again as a global peacemaker despite widespread scepticism over a plan that aims...

Change of mind

Second-term slump

This week US President Donald Trump marked the end of his first year of his second term as president with an average of 40 per cent approval ratings. This...

Saudi, Qatar and others join 'Board of Peace;' Europe divided

Saudi Arabia and seven Muslim-majority countries including Gaza mediators Qatar and Turkey have agreed to join US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” the Saudi foreign ministry said on...

Stocks gain in choppy trade as markets digest Trump’s speech

US stocks staged a modest recovery on Wednesday after the sharpest equities selloff in three months, as investors digested President Donald Trump’s comments at ‍Davos, including a ‌fresh push...

Compared with other presidents, Trump 2.0 is one of a kind

When matching up the first year of Donald Trump’s second term with other presidencies, there really is no comparison. Trump’s breakneck pace since returning to office does not draw...