China has announced a significant tariff increase on U.S. products. In response to President Trump’s 104% tariff, China imposed an additional 84% tariff. This move is much higher than the previously declared 34%. The trade war between the two countries is intensifying as both sides continue to retaliate. On Wednesday, China’s Ministry of Finance revealed […]
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US supreme court allows Trump to use 1798 act for migrant deportations
The US Supreme Court has removed a block on deporting undocumented Venezuelan migrants under the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) from 1798. In a close 5-4 decision, the court gave President Trump an important legal victory. However, the ruling made it clear that migrants still have basic legal protections. This includes their right to challenge deportation […]
US Denial will not Stop China’s Rise
China’s rise is perhaps the most significant socio-political and economic phenomenon to take place in the first two decades of the new millennium. Following, the events of 9/11, the Global War on Terror and the aftermath of the US economic recession, China’s emergence not only as an economic giant, but as a credible global political […]
Golan: US cover for Israel’s false claim sets a dangerous precedent
President Trump’s current move to recognize Israel’s annexation of the Golan, which laughs off the decree of international law, is a dangerous precedent for the future of international law based order. “There is a very important principle in international life,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last week at the Golan signing ceremony at the […]
US targets return to Moon in 2024
Donald Trump’s administration announced Tuesday it was speeding up plans to send US astronauts back to the Moon, from 2028 to 2024, calling for a “spark of urgency” to prevail over delays that have plagued NASA’s lunar return plans. “It is the stated policy of this administration and the United States of America to return […]
Trump intensifies attacks on head of Russia probe
US President Donald Trump intensified his attacks Tuesday on the special counsel probing possible collusion between Russia and his 2016 electoral campaign, after prosecutors said his former campaign chairman lied to investigators. Trump’s ongoing attacks against the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller have become more virulent this month, after the president installed a new […]