Washington, Feb. 2 (UNI) U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Saturday to impose a 10-percent tariff on goods imported from China. The latest U.S. trade protectionist measure has drawn widespread opposition both domestically and internationally. The White House said the 10-percent tariff is on all imports from China on top of existing…
Mexico City, Feb 2 (UNI) Following the introduction of tariffs by the United States, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she had instructed Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard to use “tariff and non-tariff measures” to protect the country’s interests. “I am instructing the Economy Minister to implement Plan B, which we are working on, which includes tariff…
New York, Feb 1 (UNI) A medevac plane with six people on board crashed in a northeast Philadelphia neighborhood shortly after takeoff on Friday evening, sparking a large fire, authorities said. Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, the company operating the plane, confirmed that the aircraft was carrying four crew members, a pediatric patient who had just…
Cairo, Feb 1 (UNI) The Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced on Friday that foreign ministers from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Palestine are set to convene in Cairo on Saturday. The meeting will also be attended by the secretary-general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (UNI) India and the US are working on an early visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US following the phone conversation between PM Modi and President Donald Trump on January 27, the Ministry of External Affairs said today. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, addressing a media briefing, said: “The PM…
Washington, Jan 31 (UNI) The Chinese Embassy in the United States said on Thursday that two Chinese citizens were among the victims in the mid-air collision of a passenger plane and a helicopter near Reagan National Airport Wednesday night. In a statement obtained by Xinhua, the Chinese Embassy expresses its deep condolences to all the…
Washington, Jan 30 (UNI) A military helicopter collided with a regional flight near the Reagan National Airport in Washington, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday. “Tragically, it appeared that a military helicopter collided with a regional jet at DCA airport,” Leavitt told Fox News. She confirmed that President Donald Trump has been made…
Bogota, Jan 29 (UNI) Two Colombian Aerospace Force planes with migrants deported from the United States landed Tuesday in the country’s capital Bogota, Colombian President Gustavo Petro confirmed. The Colombian nationals were picked up in Houston, Texas, and San Diego, California, on the instructions of Petro. “They are Colombians, they are free and dignified and…
Bogota, Jan 27 (UNI) Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday said he will not authorize the entry of U.S. military flights carrying deported Colombian migrants, which is part of a new immigration policy put into effect by U.S. President Donald Trump. Noting that the United States cannot treat Colombian migrants as criminals, Petro said in…
Mexico City, Jan 25 (UNI) Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday that there is no trade war on the horizon with the United States, after U.S. President Donald Trump’s conciliatory remarks on trade with Mexico the day before. “I do not see a trade war. The U.S. president spoke differently about Mexico yesterday,” Sheinbaum told…
