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The appeal trial of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen against her conviction in a case involving the alleged misuse of European Union funds is set to begin on Tuesday. A Paris court will reopen the case against Le Pen, 11 other defendants and her National Rally party. It is a make-or-break moment for the popular politician, as the outcome …

President Donald Trump said any country doing business with Iran would face a tariff rate of 25 per cent on any trade with the U.S.. Trump’s threat is coming as Washington weighs a response to the situation in Iran which is seeing its biggest anti-government protests in years. “Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran …

When Yoweri Museveni seized power in Uganda in 1986, he said “the problem of Africa in general and Uganda in particular is not the people but leaders who want to overstay in power.” The 81-year-old president and former rebel is seeking a seventh term in office on Thursday after nearly four decades leading the East African nation, the vast majority …

The U.S. Government says it has revoked more than 100,000 visas within the past one year of President Donald Trump’s second term in office. This is contained in a statement posted by the U.S. State Department on its official X handle on Monday. It explained that the visa revocation affected about 8,000 student visas and 2,500 specialised work permits. The …

The message Mr Trump has very clearly sent across the world is that powerful countries can bully their weak, hapless neighbours without scruples. he unexpected abduction of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, and his wife, Cilia Fores, by the United States in an invasion on 3 January, has sent shock waves around the world. It is a grave assault on …

Rep Randy Fine, who is introducing the bill on Monday, says he wants the US to acquire Greenland voluntarily House Republican is pushing for Greenland to become the country’s 51st state as President Donald Trump publicly pushes for the Danish territory to come under U.S. rule. Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., is introducing a bill on Monday aimed at authorizing Trump …

Amid ongoing mass protests across Iran in which hundreds of people have been killed, the country has asked the United States to open new negotiations, U.S. President Donald Trump has said. Speaking aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump told reporters the Iranian leadership had called him “to negotiate” a day earlier. He added that a meeting with Iranian representatives …

The finance ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) leading global democracies and others plan to discuss access to critical raw materials in Washington on Monday. Thirty-four materials, such as lithium, cobalt, rare earths, copper and aluminium, are considered critical raw materials due to their particular importance to the economy. The raw materials are essential for key technologies, but their …

resident Donald Trump is weighing a series of potential military options in Iran following deadly protests in the country, two US officials told CNN, as he considers following through on his recent threats to strike the Iranian regime should it use lethal force against civilians. Trump was briefed in recent days on different plans for intervention, the officials told CNN, …

Trump vows to halt all oil and financial support to Cuba following Maduro’s capture. WH energy official details Trump’s Venezuela oil deal with top executives resident Donald Trump signaled a hardline stance toward Cuba on Sunday, vowing to halt all oil and financial support and urging the island nation to “make a deal” before it is “too late.” “THERE WILL …