US President Donald Trump warned Russia on Tuesday that he was prepared to impose strong economic measures if it failed to end the war in Ukraine, and rejected global moves to recognize the state of Palestine in a bellicose speech before the UN General Assembly. In a wide-ranging foreign policy speech that included scathing criticism of the United Nations and European nations, Trump argued for lowering global migration and said world leaders must halt efforts to combat climate change, which he called the world's "biggest scam." Overall, the 56-minute speech was a rebuke of the world body...
President Donald Trump warned Tuesday at the UN General Assembly that the U.S. is prepared for a "very strong round of powerful tariffs" if Russia does not agree to end the war in Ukraine. He criticized European nations for continuing to purchase Russian energy, saying, "They are funding the war against themselves," and argued that the EU must join Washington in imposing tariffs for them to be effective. While Europe has reduced Russian energy imports since the war began, Hungary and Slovakia remain key buyers of oil, and France, Belgium, and Spain still import natural gas, albeit at lower...
According to a report from the US Department of Labor released on Thursday (September 25), the number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment insurance rose to 218k for the week ending September 21. This latest figure is higher than expected and lower than the 232k in the previous week. Source: Newsmaker.id