China has promised to retaliate if United States President Donald Trump goes ahead and slaps tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports. Beijing “will have to take necessary counter-measures,” a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday. “The escalation…
Life imitates art as author of ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ kills husband
A romantic suspense novelist, Nancy Crampton-Brophy, 68, who once wrote an essay entitled “How To Murder Your Husband,” has been arrested for allegedly killing her husband, Dan Brophy, according to Punch report. Police in Portland, Oregon, US arrested Crampton-Brophy, last…
US-Canada trade talks end in deadlock, to resume next week (DW)
The US and Canada’s attempts at forging a new trade deal ended this week with few signs of progress. Negotiations were upended after a series of inflammatory remarks by President Trump were leaked to the Canadian press. Negotiations between Canada…
I don’t want to meet ‘lifeless’ Buhari again, Donald Trump warns
Donald Trump, the United States president referred to Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari as “lifeless” shortly after a meeting between the two leaders on April 30, according to Financial Times Monday. Buhari, the first sub-Saharan Africa president to meet Trump since…
US sanctions on Zimbabwe – truths, history and lies (Thezimbabwemail)
A new regime of US sanctions has just been signed into law, opening a fresh front in the increasingly polarised political debate in Zimbabwe. Critics say they hurt the economy, while supporters say the measures are justified due to Zimbabwe’s…
Iran unveils new fighter jet as president says US ‘knows the consequences’ of an attack on Tehran (Telegraph)
Iran unveiled a new fighter jet as President Hassan Rouhani ratcheted up tension with the US by suggesting Washington would not attack the Islamic Republic because it was too powerful. Iran has expanded its military presence in the region by…
Trump restores Iran sanctions (Bloomberg)
The first round of renewed U.S. sanctions on Iran took effect as President Hassan Rouhani — under increasing economic and political pressure — spurned President Donald Trump’s suggestion for talks with “no preconditions.” Following an executive order signed by Trump,…