Man sets himself on fire outside Donald Trump hush money trial in New York court

A man set himself on fire outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump’s historic hush-money trial was taking place, but he did not appear to have been targeting Trump, officials said. The man burned for several minutes in full view of television cameras that were set up outside the courthouse, where the first-ever criminal … Read more

Janet Yellen in China: what’s on the table as Washington’s ‘effective emissary’ begins her trip?

Premier Li Qiang, Vice-Premier He Lifeng, Minister of Finance Lan Fo’an, central bank governor Pan Gongsheng and Liu He, China’s former vice-premier who led previous trade negotiations with the US, would also meet with Yellen during trip, the US Treasury statement added. Current affairs: sparks fly between China, US over EVs before Janet Yellen visit … Read more

Donald Trump calls Biden ‘crooked Joe’, challenges him to “debate anytime, anyplace.” Know the controversy in detail

The 2024 US Presidential Election is getting vitriolic, though the polling will be held in November, seven months from now. Calling him ‘crooked Joe’, Donald Trump has challenged Joe Biden to “debate anytime, anyplace.” In a campaign rally held Tuesday in Wisconsin, the former president put an empty mic stand next to his podium and … Read more

With ‘made-by-China’ under US pressure, Mexican trade probes spark concerns over curbs

Mexican tariffs on Chinese steel products indicate a willingness to accommodate US demands, analysts said, with additional trade curbs in the run-up to November’s presidential election set to add to the concerns of Chinese producers and investors. Mexico’s Ministry of Economy imposed a provisional compensatory duty of 31 per cent on Chinese steel nail producers … Read more

US election tests Donald Trump’s ‘Teflon Don’ image

He was impeached twice, found liable in fraud and sexual abuse lawsuits, charged with dozens of felonies and declared politically dead again and again — but count Donald Trump out at your peril. Eight months ahead of the US presidential election, and days before he is due to stand trial for alleged 2016 campaign finance … Read more

‘He suffers from Trump derangement syndrome’: Trump blasts Biden over State of Union address

Coming out hard against US President Joe Biden over his State of Union address, his predecessor Donald Trump called his speech “terrible” and said that he suffers from “terminal case of Trump derangement syndrome,” Fox News reported. Reacting to Biden’s address, the former President told Fox News Digital, “He was angry, mentally disturbed, and misrepresenting … Read more

Donald Trump eyes Super Tuesday sweep as rival Nikki Haley vows to fight on

Donald Trump aims to deliver a Super Tuesday knockout blow to his lone challenger for the Republican US presidential nomination, Nikki Haley, as 15 states hold Republican contests on the biggest voting day of the primary season. The former president, who has dominated the Republican campaign from the start despite his litany of criminal charges, … Read more

Trump, Biden Dominate Super Tuesday Contests As They March Toward Rematch

Trump won the Republican votes in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, brushing aside former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, his lone remaining rival. President Biden Slams Donald Trump For Mocking Nikki Haley’s Military Husband President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump swept to victory in statewide nominating contests across … Read more

joe biden: The man who defeated Biden: Jason Palmer, an unknown Democrat, makes people sit up and take notice

US President Joe Biden’s near-perfect Super Tuesday had a notable blemish — his sweeping streak of wins was marred by an expected defeat to a little-known rival. Biden swept every Democratic contest on Super Tuesday everywhere — except in American Samoa. He was beaten there by a previously unknown Democrat candidate named Jason Palmer. A … Read more

Nikki Haley trailing behind Donald Trump in Republican presidential battle on Super Tuesday

Indian-American Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is trailing far behind her rival Donald Trump, who is most likely to emerge as the presumptive nominee after the Republican Party’s crucial Super Tuesday contest. Trump and Haley were campaigning vigorously in various Super Tuesday states, making a last-minute pitch to the Republican voters. Super Tuesday is an … Read more