Trump Warns Hamas on Ceasefire Compliance, Notes Additional Hostage Returns
Hamas has accused Israel of breaching the ceasefire by killing Palestinians while Israel says it wants the bodies of all hostages returned...
In an expansive interview marking his first 100 days back in office, President Donald Trump sketched out an agenda that touches everything from punitive tariffs and China policy to cease-fire hopes in Ukraine and an overhaul of domestic programmes. Below are the highlights.
1. Tariffs: the Centrepiece of Economic Strategy
“Giant department store” doctrine – Trump likened the United States to a retailer that sets its own prices, insisting that high across-the-board tariffs (up to 145 % on some products) are “total victory” because they force companies to build in America.
Timetable for deals – He claimed to have struck or finalised “200” tariff arrangements and said definitive country-by-country rates will be unveiled “within three to four weeks.”
Small-business concerns – While CEOs of major retailers “love” the policy, the President said exemptions for small firms would be considered “case-by-case.”
Inflation rebuttal – Trump argued that inflows of tariff revenue, not interest-rate moves, are already lowering grocery and energy prices.
2. China: From Phone Calls to “Unsustainable” Trade
Direct line to Xi – Trump confirmed President Xi Jinping “has called,” adding that both sides want a deal but only on U.S. terms.
Hard line on deficits – He labelled a $2 trillion annual U.S. trade gap “unsustainable” and reiterated tariffs as leverage until Beijing “pays a fair price.”
No summit unless Beijing blinks – Trump said he will not phone Xi first and will reveal country-specific tariff rates that push supply chains back to American soil.
3. Ukraine–Russia: “Very Close to a Deal”
Cease-fire ambition – Calling the conflict “Biden’s war,” Trump insisted he alone can bring both sides to the table and claimed talks are advancing.
Crimea stays Russian – The President declared that Crimea “will stay with Russia,” contending Kyiv already recognises that reality.
NATO limits – Trump repeated that Ukraine “will never” join NATO, arguing the alliance question originally sparked the war.
Putin factor – He believes peace is achievable “if Putin is still president” and that Moscow prefers negotiation over “taking the whole thing”—provided Trump brokers it.
4. Domestic Cuts, DOGE and Deportations
Government downsizing – Through the Data-Oriented Government Efficiencies (DOGE) initiative, agencies are compiling a single database to uncover “hundreds of billions” in waste.
Border and deportations – Trump said mass removals of undocumented immigrants fulfil campaign promises and insisted U.S. criminality justifies exploring overseas incarceration deals.
Social programmes – He pledged to veto any Republican bill that slices Social Security or Medicare, but said “waste, fraud and abuse” in Medicaid remain targets.
Free-speech backlash – The administration revoked student visas for protesters it deems antisemitic, a move Trump says defends campuses rather than chills dissent.
5. Third-Term Talk and Global Ambitions
Term-limit “loopholes” – Despite once ruling out a third term, Trump now says supporters “are inundating” him to consider legal avenues, though he “doesn’t believe in loopholes.”
Territorial expansion – He floated statehood for Canada, acquisition of Greenland and strategic control of the Panama Canal as ways to bolster U.S. security and wealth.
Middle-East push – An upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE aims to secure a promised $1 trillion in Gulf investment and restart the Abraham Accords, potentially drawing Riyadh into formal ties with Israel.
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
Authorities in California have identified the dismembered body discovered in a Tesla registered to singer D4vd as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who had been missing from Lake Elsinore since April 2024.
A tsunami threat was issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island.
The war in Ukraine has reached a strategic impasse, and it seems that the conflict will not be solved by military means. This creates a path toward one of two alternatives: either a “frozen” phase that can last indefinitely or a quest for a durable political regulation.
Hamas has accused Israel of breaching the ceasefire by killing Palestinians while Israel says it wants the bodies of all hostages returned
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will speak in the coming days to prepare a new summit between presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, a Kremlin aide said on Thursday.
Catastrophic floods in central and eastern Mexico have claimed 70 lives, left 75 people missing, and displaced thousands, as survivors plead for government assistance while navigating streets covered in mud and debris.
Russian attacks have forced Ukraine to suspend activities at several major gas facilities this month, the state energy company said on Thursday, leaving Kyiv in need of more imports.
Britain’s top intelligence officer has revealed MI5 thwarted an attack from China within the past week, as he issued a stark warning that Beijing presents a “daily” threat to the UK’s national security.
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