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  • Trump says he supports transitional Palestinian panel in Gaza
    Dawn - 07:15 Jan 16, 2026
    US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was backing the newly appointed “Palestinian Technocratic Government” in Gaza, where Washington has announced the launch of a second phase in a ceasefire that went into effect in October but remains fragile. “I am backing a newly appointed Palestinian Technocratic Government, the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, supported by the Board’s High Representative, to govern Gaza during its transition,” Trump said on social media. Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas signed off in October on Trump’s plan, which says the Palestinian technocratic body will be overseen by an international so-called “Board of Peace” that is meant to supervise Gaza’s governance for a transitional period. In another post, Trump said the “Board of Peace,” of which Trump himself is the chair, was formed, and its members would be announced shortly. Israel and Hamas have accused each other of ceasefire violations in Gaza, where, since the start of the truce in October, over 440 ...
  • Trump announces Gaza Board of Peace after U.S. declares move to phase two of cease-fire
    Haaretz - 07:11 Jan 16, 2026
    As chair of the Board of Peace, Trump said he supports a Palestinian technocratic committee appointed this week to manage Gaza during what he described as a period of transition. 'These Palestinian leaders are unwaveringly committed to a PEACEFUL future,' he said
  • Netanyahu urged Trump not to attack Iran: report
    Dawn - 06:02 Jan 16, 2026
    WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged United States President Donald Trump to delay any American military strike on Iran, according to a report by The New York Times, a development that highlights growing regional unease over the risk of a wider conflict. Netanyahu spoke to President Trump on Thursday, the same day the US president publicly suggested that Tehran had eased its internal crackdown and halted executions, citing information from “very important sources on the other side”, remarks that were widely read in Washington as a signal of hesitation about imminent military action, the report said. The Israeli leader’s intervention comes as several key Arab partners of the US have also pressed the Trump administration to avoid an attack on Iran, warning that such a move could trigger a broader regional war, according to a senior official from a Gulf Arab country cited by the newspaper. Officials from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Egypt have contacted senior US officials over the pa...
  • Trump accepts Nobel medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado
    Dawn - 05:33 Jan 16, 2026
    Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gave her Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump on Thursday during a White House meeting, as she tries to gain some influence over how the president shapes the South American country’s political future. A White House official confirmed that Trump intends to keep the medal. In a social media post on Thursday evening, Trump wrote: “Maria presented me with her Nobel Peace Prize for the work I have done. Such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect. Thank you Maria!” Machado, who described the meeting as “excellent,” said the gift was in recognition of what she called his commitment to the freedom of the Venezuelan people. Machado’s attempt to sway Trump came after he dismissed the idea of installing her as Venezuela’s leader to replace the deposed Nicolas Maduro. Trump openly campaigned for the prize before Machado was awarded it last month and complained bitterly when he was snubbed. Though Machado gave Trump the gold medal that honorees receive with...
  • Report: Netanyahu urges Trump to delay U.S. military strike on Iran
    Haaretz - 20:27 Jan 15, 2026
    A U.S. official told the New York Times that Netanyahu and Trump spoke on Wednesday, when the president said he had been told that the killing of protesters in Iran has stopped, and that there are no plans for executions. The official did not specify why Netanyahu requested the delay
  • ‘Don’t know whether his country will accept his leadership’: Trump questions support for Reza Pahlavi in Iran
    Dawn - 15:35 Jan 15, 2026
    US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi “seems very nice” but expressed uncertainty over whether Pahlavi would be able to muster support within Iran to eventually take over. In an exclusive Reuters interview in the Oval Office, Trump said there was a chance Iran’s government could collapse and blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the stalemate in negotiations with Russia over the war in Ukraine. Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene in support of protesters in Iran. But he was reluctant on Wednesday to lend his full support to Pahlavi, the son of the late shah of Iran, who was ousted from power in 1979. “He seems very nice, but I don’t know how he’d play within his own country,” Trump said. “And we really aren’t up to that point yet. I don’t know whether or not his country would accept his leadership, and certainly if they would, that would be fine with me.” Trump’s comments went further in questioning Pahlavi’s ability to lead Iran, after he...
  • Trump informed Iran he does not intend to attack, asked Tehran to exercise restraint: envoy
    Dawn - 10:59 Jan 15, 2026
    ISLAMABAD: Iran’s envoy to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moghadam, revealed on Thursday that US President Donald Trump informed Tehran that he will not attack the country and asked that Iran also exercise restraint. Moghadam made the remarks during a visit to the National Rahmatul-lil-Alameen Authority, where he met the authority’s chairman, Khurshid Ahmad Nadeem. Protests have taken place across Iran in a movement sparked by anger over the rising cost of living, leading to authorities imposing internet restrictions. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene in support of protesters. On Wednesday, Trump said that he had been informed the killings of protesters in Iran had been halted, and added that he would “watch and see” about threatened military action. The Iranian envoy also disclosed that he received information at around 1am, which indicated that Trump did not want war and had asked Iran not to attack the US interests in the region. Speaking of the protests, the envoy maintained that the ...
  • Eén jaar presidentschap heeft Trump miljarden dollars opgeleverd
    FD - 10:30 Jan 15, 2026
    Als er één familie is die in het afgelopen jaar financieel heeft geprofiteerd van Donald Trumps presidentschap, dan is het die van Trump zelf. Welke geldstromen vloeien er naar hem toe?
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  • Oil slides over 3pc after Trump comments ease Iran fears
    Dawn - 10:08 Jan 15, 2026
    Oil prices fell more than three per cent on Thursday after US President Donald Trump said killings of demonstrators in nationwide protests in Iran were stopping, tempering concerns over military action against Iran and supply disruptions. Brent futures LCOc1 were down $2.19, or 3.3pc, at $64.33 a barrel by 8:45am GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1had slipped $2.07, or 3.34pc, to $59.95 a barrel. Brent futures rose above $66.50 a barrel on Wednesday before giving back most gains after Trump’s remarks reduced expectations of a potential US attack on Iran. Trump turned the oil market mood by saying he had received assurances that killings of demonstrators in Iran had stopped, said PVM analyst John Evans, adding that prices on Thursday reflect the narrative of a near-term future of oversupply. Further weighing on prices, US crude and gasoline inventories rose last week more than analysts had estimated, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Also on the supply side, Venezuela has be...
  • Trump reiterates desire for Greenland following high-stakes meeting
    Dawn - 06:26 Jan 15, 2026
    US President Donald Trump reiterated on Wednesday that the United States needs Greenland and that Denmark cannot be relied upon to protect the island, even as he said that “something will work out” with respect to the future governance of the Danish overseas territory. The remarks, which came after a high-stakes meeting between US, Danish and Greenlandic officials, indicate that there are still fundamental, if not intractable, differences between how Washington, Copenhagen and Nuuk see the political future of the island. “Greenland is very important for the national security, including of Denmark,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “And the problem is there’s not a thing that Denmark can do about it if Russia or China wants to occupy Greenland, but there’s everything we can do. You found that out last week with Venezuela,” he said. After meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance at the White House on Wednesday, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and his Greenland...
  • Trump houdt na topoverleg vast aan Groenland-wens: ‘We zullen zien wat er gebeurt’
    AD.nl - 20:58 Jan 14, 2026
    Trump blijft erbij dat de Verenigde Staten Groenland moeten annexeren voor de nationale veiligheid. Zijn vicepresident JD Vance en buitenlandminister Marco Rubio spraken woensdag met de Denen en de Groenlanders, maar Trump leek daarna niet van mening te zijn veranderd. „We hebben Groenland nodig. We zullen zien wat er gebeurt.” Volg alle ontwikkelingen in ons liveblog.
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  • Trump înăsprește politicile privind imigrația: SUA suspendă pe termen nedeterminat procesarea vizelor din 75 de țări
    Adevarul Romania - 19:01 Jan 14, 2026
    Statele Unite vor suspenda pe termen nedeterminat procesarea vizelor de imigrare pentru cetățeni din 75 de țări, în cadrul unei noi măsuri de înăsprire a politicilor privind imigrația adoptate de administrația Trump.
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  • Denmark, Greenland in crunch White House talks as Trump ups pressure
    Dawn - 18:00 Jan 14, 2026
    Denmark and Greenland’s top diplomats held high-stakes talks at the White House on Wednesday, with US President Donald Trump warning it was “vital” for the United States to take control of the Arctic island. Shortly before the meeting with US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Denmark announced it was immediately boosting its military presence in strategic Greenland. Footage from CNN showed Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and his Greenlandic counterpart Vivian Motzfeldt arriving at the White House campus, while AFP journalists saw Rubio and Vance heading into the talks. Trump’s escalating threats over Greenland — a vast and sparsely populated autonomous territory belonging to Nato ally Denmark — have deeply shaken transatlantic relations. The 79-year-old Republican insisted ahead of the talks that Nato should support the US effort to take control of Greenland, saying it was crucial for his planned Golden Dome air and missile defence system. “Nato becomes far more formidab...
  • Bitcoin ignored Trump’s latest 25% tariff threat, but the $19B liquidation ghost from October is quietly resetting in the shadows
    CryptoSlate - 13:35 Jan 14, 2026
    President Donald Trump declared on Jan. 12 that the US would impose a 25% tariff on any country conducting business with Iran, “effective immediately,” via Truth Social. Bitcoin (BTC) dipped briefly below $91,000, then recovered above $92,000 within hours. No liquidation cascade materialized. No systemic unwind. The market absorbed what appeared to be a maximalist […] The post Bitcoin ignored Trump’s latest 25% tariff threat, but the $19B liquidation ghost from October is quietly resetting in the shadows appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Warren seeks delay to World Liberty bank bid until Trump cuts ties
    Cointelegraph.com - 01:48 Jan 14, 2026
    Warren seeks delay to World Liberty bank bid until Trump cuts ties“We have never seen financial conflicts or corruption of this magnitude,” said Senator Elizabeth Warren on US President Donald Trump's links to World Liberty Financial. US Senator Elizabeth Warren is pressuring the country’s banking regulator to hold off on considering World Liberty Financial’s bid for a bank charter until US President Donald Trump divests his interest in the crypto platform.  In a letter on Tuesday, Warren asked Comptroller of the Currency, Jonathan Gould, to delay reviewing World Liberty’s application for a national trust bank until Trump “eliminates all financial conflicts of interest involving himself or his family and the company.” “We have never seen financial conflicts or corruption of this magnitude,” Warren said. “The United States Congress failed to address them when it passed the GENIUS Act into law—so it is incumbent for the Senate to address these real and serious conflicts of interest as it considers crypto market structure legislation.” Read more
  • ‘Help is on its way’: Trump tells Iranians to keep protesting
    Dawn - 18:23 Jan 13, 2026
    US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Iranians should continue nationwide protests and take over the country’s institutions. “Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING - TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. “Save the names of the killers and abusers. They will pay a big price. I have cancelled all meetings with Iranian Officials until the senseless killing of protesters STOPS. HELP IS ON ITS WAY.” Later, when asked what he meant by saying “help is on its way” to protesters in Iran, Trump told reporters that they would have to figure it out. “You’re going to have to figure that one out. I’m sorry,” Trump said in response to a question. On Monday, his Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that a channel for diplomacy with Tehran remained open, saying that Iran was taking a “far different tone” in private discussions with Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff. Trump on Monday also announced a 25 per cent tariff on any country doing business with Iran. Following the US pre...
  • Fed-baas Powell krijgt brede steun in harde botsing met Trump
    NRC.nl Economie - 16:28 Jan 13, 2026
    Nadat justitie de chef van de Amerikaanse centrale bank, Jerome Powell, heeft gedagvaard, scharen vakgenoten in binnen- en buitenland zich achter hem. Ook partijgenoten van president Trump roeren zich. De markten blijven opvallend kalm.
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  • Trump says U.S. halted all contact with Tehran, tells protesters 'help is on way'
    Haaretz - 15:53 Jan 13, 2026
    Trump urged the Iranian people to 'KEEP PROTESTING – TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS' and said he canceled all meetings with Iranian officials, after announcing on Sunday that his administration had been in talks to arrange a meeting with Tehran
  • Het Amerikaanse bedrijfsleven is heus niet blij met Trump, denkt deze socioloog. ‘Ze willen niet knielen voor een president’
    NRC.nl Economie - 14:35 Jan 13, 2026
    De Amerikaanse socioloog Mark Mizruchi bestudeert al jaren de verhouding tussen bedrijfsleven en politiek. Volgens hem is de macht van bedrijven de laatste decennia kleiner geworden, waardoor ze geen vuist kunnen maken tegen Trump.
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  • Trump says nations doing business with Iran face 25pc tariff on US trade
    Dawn - 13:09 Jan 13, 2026
     A map of Iran showing the locations of protests as posted on social media. — Reuters US President Donald Trump announced a 25 per cent tariff on any country doing business with Iran, ramping up pressure as a crackdown on protests continues. Trump, who has repeatedly threatened Iran with military intervention, said in a social media post on Monday that the new levies would “immediately” hit the Islamic republic’s trading partners who also do business with the United States. “This Order is final and conclusive,” he wrote, without specifying who they will affect. Iran’s main trading partners are China, Turkiye, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq, according to economic database Trading Economics. Trump has been mulling his options on Iran, which has been roiled by more than two weeks of demonstrations that have defied a near-total internet blackout and lethal force. Sparked by economic grievances, the nationwide protests have grown into one of the biggest challenges yet to the theocratic system that has ruled Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution ousted the shah. Iranian authorities have blamed f...