Despite growing military threats and conflicting messages dampening hopes for de-escalation, Iran and the US held a second round of high-stakes nuclear talks in Rome and decided to meet again next week. Almost daily, US President Donald Trump tells Tehran that it has two choices: a deal or war. He has previously stated that if
The chairman of the United States Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the tariffs that President Donald Trump has imposed will probably drive up prices and limit growth. Powell cautioned the Economic Club of Chicago that “tariffs are highly likely to generate at least a temporary rise in inflation,” and that the inflationary impact “could also
For failing to prohibit transgender athletes from playing women’s sports, the state of Maine is being sued by the Trump administration. The action is part of a public spat between the governor of the state and Donald Trump, which has escalated since the president threatened to reduce funding for Maine’s education department. “The Department of
A Palestinian activist and college student who was detained by US immigration officials feared that an interview for US citizenship was a ruse. When Mohsen Mahdawi showed up for the appointment on Monday, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) detained him despite his permanent US residence or “green card” status. He told CBS News that
As part of plans to expedite asylum applications, particularly from those countries, the European Union has designated seven nations that it deems safe countries of origin. Under the presumption that their claims were likely to be rejected, citizens of Kosovo, Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, India, Morocco, and Tunisia would all have their cases expedited within three
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has predicted that the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump will result in a decline in global trade this year. It highlighted “severe downside risks” that might cause the global goods trade to decrease even more, such as reciprocal tariffs and political unpredictability. The World Trade Organization predicted that
Regardless of whether it receives federal financing or not, Harvard University has stated that it will not comply with US President Donald Trump’s demands. In a letter published on the university’s website, Harvard President Alan Garber stated that “no government – regardless of which party is in power – should dictate what private universities can