US President Donald Trump is set to announce a plan that would let Americans use their retirement savings for down payments on homes. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, who hinted at the plan on Friday, offered few details about how withdrawals from US workplace retirement accounts – known as 401(k)s – would work. “Suppose […]
Explore MoreLarge crowds have gathered along parts of the 2,300 mile peace walk from Texas to Washington, DC, but the monks expressed surprise at the level of support in North Carolina. The Buddhist monks say they are walking from Forth Worth, Texas to Washington, DC to promote awareness of peace, kindness and compassion across the United […]
Explore MoreGetty Images ICE and other federal officers stand at a Minneapolis intersection where protesters had gathered after the death of Renee Good The fatal shooting of 37-year-old Minneapolis woman Renee Nicole Good has sparked protests across the US and increased scrutiny of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE). ICE has made thousands of arrests […]
Explore MoreLaura Bicker,Beijing , Suranjana Tewari,Singapore , Koh Ewe,Singaporeand Jessica Murphy,Toronto Reuters Mark Carney’s visit to China is the first by a Canadian leader in nearly a decade Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Canadian PM Mark Carney have announced lower tariffs, signalling a reset in their countries’ relationship after a key meeting in Beijing. China is […]
Explore MorePeople expressed concern and surprise in Copenhagen and the ‘Danish Capital of America’, Solvang, California, as Trump doubled down on his bid to bring Greenland under US control. Denmark and Greenland’s foreign ministers travelled to Washington for a meeting with US Vice-President JD Vance on Wednesday. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said while the […]
Explore MoreA British owned, Canadian-made whisky is at the centre of a spat between two provinces that is testing a unified “Team Canada” approach in the face of US tariffs. It started after the whisky maker, Diageo, said it will shut down a bottling plant in Ontario to move some of it closer to US consumers. […]
Explore MoreNatalie ShermanBusiness reporter Getty Images US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell A political leader demanding questionable policy from the central bank and testing the legal limits to get it – to Martin Redrado, sitting in Argentina, Donald Trump’s stand-off with the Federal Reserve feels surprisingly familiar. Redrado was fired as head […]
Explore MoreIn the politically pivotal state of Michigan, residents of Waterford Township, a suburb north of Detroit, are taking stock of the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term. The BBC spoke to supporters about what they think are Trump’s biggest successes and failures so far this term. Video by Eloise Alanna source
Explore MoreUS President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the rarely used Insurrection Act to quell unrest over federal immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis. He threatened to send in troops following a night of protests and vandalism in the Minnesota city after an agent shot a man in the leg. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) […]
Explore MorePaul AdamsDiplomatic Correspondent AFP via Getty Images For almost two weeks, Donald Trump has seemed on the verge of intervening in Iran. From his 2 January threat to come to the “rescue” of protesters if the Iranian authorities used violence against them, to his promise this week that “help is on its way,” the US […]
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