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Trump’s administration policies on stricter immigration enforcement and attempts at selective deportation have faced strong legal challenges and opposition from those who argue that the policies are anti-democratic, discriminatory, inhumane and ineffective. – REUTERSpix

Trump’s Maga vision hits speed bump

BARELY 100 days into his new term, President Donald Trump is deeply embroiled in battles on multiple fronts in his Maga (Make America Great Again) mission.

In the critical domestic battleground, he has ...

Trump called for 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs affecting over 180 countries, announced on April 2, while excluding China from the pause period. - REUTERSPIX

Tariff war standoff: Who will hold firm?

“THERE are no winners in a trade war, and going against the world will only lead to self-isolation.” – China President Xi Jinping

Until Friday, April 11, the big question for market analysts and media commentators ...

Asean countries are the hardest hit by Trump’s tariff war.

How will Asean respond to tariffs?

TRUE to his election promises, President Donald Trump has unleashed his tariff bazooka on the world to make America great again.

Using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a rarely used presidential ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul - REUTERSpix

East Asia at historic turning point

WHEN Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya noted in his welcoming speech at the trilateral summit meeting of Japan, China and South Korea on March 21 that the increasingly severe international situation ...

Past experience indicates that a severe, unresolved tariff war combined with recessionary forces could push the Dow down 30% to 50% from peak levels. - AFPpix

How low can the Dow go?

AFTER a tumultuous week in which the Dow Jones (DJ) index entered correction territory – a 10% drop from its previous high – those heavily invested, especially US President Donald Trump’s supporters, are ...

Trump has one nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize due to his leading role in trying to reach a peace agreement between the key combatants. – AFPPIC

Who will win 2025 Nobel Peace prize?

SHORTLY now, if not already taking place, the Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize selection committee will be examining nominations for this year’s winner.

The result of this coveted and highly sought-after prize ...

The diplomatic humiliation of Zelensky is unprecedented and has adverse repercussions on the standing of the US in the eyes of political leaders and the public in Western Europe. – AFPpix

Lessons from US-Ukraine showdown

THE lessons to be learnt from Ukraine and the endgame unfolding in Europe will not be lost to countries in the Asia Pacific region.

Hollywood could not have scripted and produced a more unlikely and dramatic ...

Pix for representational purpose only - PEXELSpix

Strengthening China’s soft power

CHINA has overtaken the UK to secure second place globally, advancing one position from the previous year, according to the Global Soft Power Index 2025.

The latest report by the influential brand valuation ...

Whether DOGE will be able to make more progress for now is unclear as the opposition from the civil service, other beneficiary groups and political opponents of Musk and Trump take their case to the American public - REUTERSPIX

How will DOGE transform bureaucracy?

“WE really have here rule of the bureaucracy as opposed to rule of the people – democracy”. – Elon Musk speaking at the World Governments Summit, Dubai, Feb 13.

Since the establishment of the Department ...

The ‘reciprocal’ tariff war that Trump is unleashing and committed to will have consequences for the larger global order and rule of law that G7 and allies of the US have espoused. – AFPPIC

Trump demolishing global order

FOLLOWING Donald Trump’s inauguration, John Harris, the founding editor and editor-in-chief of Politico – an American digital newspaper reporting on politics on both sides of the Atlantic owned by Axel ...