Month: December 2025

US president goes on racist tirade against lawmaker and Somali Americans, alleging fraud in industryDonald Trump took further aim at Minnesota’s Democratic governor Tim Walz and the Somali American representative Ilhan Omar on Wednesday in the wake of his administration’s decision to freeze federal childcare funding to their state.“Much of the Minnesota Fraud, up to 90%, is caused by people that came into our Country, illegally, from Somalia,” Trump alleged […]

Green party leader says he could see potential for political partnership with Labour under Andy BurnhamThe Green party leader, Zack Polanski, has said he would refuse to work with Keir Starmer but could work with Andy Burnham, Starmer’s potential rival for the Labour leadership, to keep Reform out of power.Polanski said he would not enter a political partnership with Labour under the current prime minister, but would consider it if […]

Levy on beef exceeding quotas to begin immediately as Beijing seeks to protect domestic industryAustralian beef producers said they were “extremely disappointed” after China announced a 55% tariff on imports that exceed quota levels in a move to protect a domestic cattle industry slowly emerging from oversupply.China’s commerce ministry said on Wednesday the total import quota for 2026 for Australia and other countries such as Brazil and the US covered […]