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Trump says China and Walmart should βeat the tariffsβ instead of raising prices
The US president lashed out at the retail giant after it warned that everything from bananas to child car seats could get more expensive.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:
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Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:‘I’ll be watching’: Trump tells Walmart to eat the cost of his tariffs instead of raising prices
As Trump hasjacked up import taxes, he has tried to assure a skeptical public that foreign producers would pay for those taxes and that retailers and automakers would absorb the additional expenses. Most economic analyses are deeply skeptical of those claims and have warned that the trade penalties would worsen inflation.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Trump Will Call Putin and Zelenski on Monday βTo Negotiateβ an End to the Conflict
US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he will call next Monday his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, and then the Ukrainian, Volodymyr Zelensky, to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, he told in his Truth Social platform. RELATED: Russia Liberates Six Key Towns and Reports Nearly 9,000 Ukrainian Casualties in One Week [β¦]
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Severe weather, tornadoes kill over 20 people in US
Severe storms have swept through midwestern and southern states including Kentucky and Missouri, leaving a trail of death and destruction, as well as cutting power off to nearly 200,000 people.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Trump to speak with Putin and Zelenskyy on Monday
Negotiations on the war that Trump promised to end on βDay Oneβ of his term have dragged on over the last four months.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Severe storms kill at least 21 across US Midwest and South with death toll expected to rise
A violent storm system tore through central US, killing at least 21 people in Kentucky and Missouri.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Hamas says new Gaza truce talks under way as Israel expands ground assault
Israel and Hamas confirm indirect talks being held in Qatar as Israel expands ground offensive, killing dozens.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Gaza and Regional Middle East Unity: Focus on Arab League Summit in Baghdad
On Saturday, the 34th Arab League summit takes place at the Government Palace in Baghdad, Iraq, as the region experiences tensions due to external and internal factors, the participating states are expected to adopt a unified position in seeking a just and final solution to the escalation of Israelβs genocide in the Gaza Strip. RELATED: [β¦]
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Top genocide scholars unanimous that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza: Dutch investigation
Top genocide scholars unanimous that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza: Dutch investigation Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 05/17/2025 - 15:17 Researchers from Israel, the Netherlands, the US, the UK, Australia, Croatia and Canada say Israel's conduct meets the legal threshold of genocide A Palestinian man carries the body of a child killed in Israeli strikes in Jabalia, northern Gaza, on 16 May 2025...
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Secret Service interviewed Comey over '8647' post
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed that the Secret Service interviewed former FBI director James Comey after he posted a social media post that some interpreted as a threat against President Trump.
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Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Boeing aims to soar in Africa
The continent will need 1200 new commercial aircraft over the next two decades, the firm says
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Democrats are letting the far-left take them out of the running for 2028
Hating on Trump and creating as much self-serving publicity as possible are neither policies nor strategies.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Ugly Texas primary threatens GOP efforts to defend Senate
Republicans are increasingly concerned that a bitter Senate primary in Texas next year could make it harder to defend their majority in the upper chamber. Earlier this week, the Senate Leadership Fund rolled out a poll showing Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) trailing Attorney General Ken Paxton by 16 points. But in a hypothetical general election...
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Israel launches new military operation in Gaza a day after Trump leaves the Middle East
Negotiations between Israel and Hamas have yet to achieve progress in Qatarβs capital, Doha. Hamas, which releasedan Israeli-American hostage as a goodwill gesturebefore Trumpβs trip, insists on a deal that ends the war and leads to the withdrawal of Israeli forces β something Israel said that it won't agree to.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong police investigating after woman found dead under pile of items in flat
Womanβs brother calls police after being unable to contact her for two days and finding her in bedroom with only arm visible from the clutter.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Three Iranian men charged under UK's National Security Act
The men arrived in the UK, including by small boats, between 2016 and 2022 and were granted temporary leave to remain after claiming asylum.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Severe weather leaves at least 14 dead in Kentucky, 7 dead in Missouri
Storm systems sweeping across parts of the Midwest and South have left at least 21 dead, many of them in Kentucky, where what appeared to be a devastating tornado crumbled buildings and flipped a car over on an interstate.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Trump sets up Monday call with Putin to talk ceasefire, trade
President Trump on Saturday announced that he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday as the administration has signaled frustration with Moscow over the ongoing war in Ukraine. βI WILL BE SPEAKING, BY TELEPHONE, TO PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN OF RUSSIA ON MONDAY, AT 10:00 A.M.β he wrote on Truth Social. βTHE SUBJECTS OF...
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Trump says he will speak by phone with Putin on Monday to discuss war in Ukraine
US President Donald Trump said in a social media post that he will speak with Putin regarding the war in Ukraine on Monday, after which he plans to do the same with Ukraine's Zelenskyy.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Authorities search for escapees after 10 break out of New Orleans jail through hole in cell wall
Ten men broke out of a New Orleans jail Friday in an audacious overnight escape by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall while the lone guard assigned to their cell pod was away getting food, authorities said.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Israeli defence minister says Hamas returned to talks following deadly army offensive
Israeli defence minister says Hamas returned to talks following deadly army offensive Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has said that Hamas has returned to discussions after Israel launched a deadly military offensive on Gaza late on Friday. βWith the launch of Operation Gideonβs Chariots in Gaza, led with great force by the IDF [Israeli army] command, the Hamas delegation in Doha announced a return to negotiations...
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Gaza dominates Arab League Summit as leaders push for ceasefire and pledge to work on reconstruction
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro SΓ‘nchez and UN General-Secretary AntΓ³nio Guterres attended the annual Arab League Summit, as leaders from Arab nations reiterated their push for a Gaza ceasefire and promised to contribute to the territory's reconstruction.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Israel expands Gaza ground offensive after days of air strikes
Defence minister claims fresh fighting puts pressure on Hamas as latest round of talks begins in Qatar
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Dozens killed after severe weather slams Kentucky, Missouri
At least 27 people have been killed by storm systems that swept across part of the U.S. Midwest and South, with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announcing Saturday that 18 of the deaths came in his state and 10 others were hospitalized in critical condition.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:10 escape from US jail through hole in wall when guard left to get food
7 of the escapees remain on the lam following the breakout that the local sheriff says may have been aided by members within the department.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Israel targeted 68 food and aid distribution centres since start of war on Gaza
Israel targeted 68 food and aid distribution centres since start of war on Gaza Israel has attacked 68 humanitarian aid and food distribution centres in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war, according to the Gaza government media office. "This criminal behaviour, which deliberately targets relief and social welfare facilities, confirms beyond doubt that the Israeli occupation is using food as a weapon of war, in...
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:New strain of bacteria found on Chinaβs Tiangong space station
The microbe developed in a cabin and its discovery could have important implications for the future of space travel.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Nine killed in Russian strike on civilian bus in Ukraine
Another seven people are injured in Ukraine's north-eastern Sumy region, local officials say.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Trump says US will set new tariff rates for countries, skirting negotiations
βItβs not possible to meet the number of people that want to see us,β the president said.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Israeli army continues West Bank raid as settlers attack homes and burn vehicles
Israeli army continues West Bank raid as settlers attack homes and burn vehicles Submitted by Fayha Shalash on Sat, 05/17/2025 - 12:18 The town of Bruqin remains under siege as the Israeli army looks for a gunman who killed a settler A Palestinian man surveys the charred remains of vehicles in the Barkan Industrial Park, near the town of Salfit in the occupied West Bank, on 16 May 2025 (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP) Off The...
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:At least 21 dead after storms hit US states of Missouri and Kentucky
The storms are part of a severe weather system sweeping across the Midwest, leaving thousands without power.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Unrwa chief: New plans for Gaza 'distraction from atrocities'
Unrwa chief: New plans for Gaza 'distraction from atrocities' Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa), has stressed that there is an imminent danger of famine looming over Gaza's population. "Donβt reinvent the wheel: putting together new 'plans' is a distraction from the atrocities + a waste of resources," he said in a post on X. Lazzarini added that humanitarian...
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Iranβs supreme leader says Trump βliedβ about bringing peace in Mideast
Tehran reiterates its threats against Israel while trying to negotiate a new nuclear deal with Washington.
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