Donald Trump pledged to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal, accusing Panama ... industry as part of efforts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine war, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 16.

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Donald Trump's aggressive stance on the Panama Canal risks setting a dangerous precedent. It could offer China a blueprint to justify its territorial ambitions. Critics say Trump's stance could embolden Beijing's expansionism in Taiwan and the South China Sea,

Donald Trump argues that the US needs Greenland for national security, while a retaking of the Panama Canal is necessary to curb the overcharging of American ships and combat Chinese influence.

Putin also wants a summit with Trump, which appears to be on track to happen this year. A meeting with the U.S. president would signal an end to the period of international isolation Russia entered after it invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

President Trump said Tuesday it was likely he would impose additional sanctions on Russia if it did not come to the negotiating table to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine. “Sounds likely,”

A childcare centre in Sydney was set alight early morning on Tuesday and antisemitic graffiti was sprayed on the wall, authorities said, the latest in a spate of attacks in Australia targeting the Jewish community.

McKinley, who was inaugurated in 1897, presided over the negotiations that created the Panama Canal. He loved tariffs, both as a way to fund the government and to protect domestic industry. And he courted, and was courted by, robber barons of the Gilded Age.