Traffic ground to a halt at one of France’s busiest train stations on Friday after an unexploded World War II bomb weighing more than 1,000 pounds was uncovered just north of Paris, the authorities said. The bomb was discovered in the Saint-Denis suburb during overnight work on tracks that lead into the Gare du Nord,…
A day after President Trump ordered the suspension of American military assistance, Ukrainian diplomats and politicians scrambled on Tuesday to find a way to salvage their alliance with Washington while the war weary nation prepared for the possibility that it will have to fight on without U.S. support. With the White House and the Kremlin…
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: ANI) The US treasury department announced Sunday that it will no longer enforce the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its associated Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements.The decision effectively suspends penalties for US citizens and domestic companies, shifting enforcement efforts toward foreign businesses.The move was welcomed by…
Israel announced on Sunday that it was immediately halting the entry of all goods and humanitarian assistance into Gaza, trying to strong-arm Hamas into accepting a temporary extension of the cease-fire in the enclave — a move that disrupts the existing, agreed-upon framework for negotiating a permanent end to the war and puts the fate…
The Trump administration has halted the firings of hundreds of federal employees who were tasked with working on the nation’s nuclear weapons programs, in an about-face that has left workers confused and experts cautioning that DOGE’s blind cost-cutting will put communities at risk. Three US officials who spoke to The Associated Press said up to…
NEW YORK: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which Congress established to monitor credit card companies, mortgage providers, debt collectors and other segments of the consumer finance industry, is the latest U.S. government agency to have its work halted by the Trump administration. Conservatives have long targeted the work of the CFPB. Critics complain the independent…
Experts are questioning President Donald Trump’s latest effort to slow the electric vehicle charging buildout in the U.S. In a letter Thursday night, the Trump administration directed states to stop spending money for EV charging infrastructure, funds they were allocated under former President Joe Biden. Trump has slammed federal funding for electric vehicle chargers as…
FILE – President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the 2025 House Republican Members Conference Dinner at Trump National Doral Miami in Doral, Fla., Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) Apprehension of dismantling, with no recourse, has placed the US Education Department in troubled waters. President Donald Trump initiated a “deferred resignation programme” in…
The United States Postal Service announced Tuesday that it had temporarily stopped accepting packages from China and Hong Kong, hours after an order by President Trump took effect that ended duty-free handling of these parcels. The United States imports about 3 million parcels a day with almost no customs inspection and no duties collected —…
US President Donald Trump has temporarily halted 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico after agreements on border security and troop deployment, while maintaining tariffs on China. Canada strengthened its borders to halt fentanyl inflow, and Mexico deployed 10,000 troops to its southern borders to tackle drug smuggling and illegal immigration. Source link