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Who is Donald Trump

Donald Trump is an American businessman, media personality, and politician who serves as the 47th President of the United States. Born on 14 June 1946 in Queens, New York, he earned an economics degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He expanded his family's real estate business into a global brand with properties, hotels, and golf courses. Trump gained further fame as the host of The Apprentice.

In 2016, Trump ran as the Republican nominee, defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton despite losing the popular vote. His presidency was marked by a distinct populist approach, with policies focusing on tax
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European troops arrive in Greenland amid Trump's push to acquire island

Greenland and Denmark say the island is not for sale, that threats of force are reckless and security concerns should be resolved among allies

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Updated On : 15 Jan 2026 | 11:05 PM IST

Oil slides over 4% as Trump signals US response to Iran is on hold

Oil has pushed higher in the new year as turmoil in OPEC's fourth-largest producer, along with upheaval in Venezuela, added geopolitical risk to prices

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Updated On : 15 Jan 2026 | 10:11 PM IST

Trump warns of invoking Insurrection Act as Minnesota protests grow

The 1807 law allows the president to use regular military troops on US soil for domestic law enforcement. It was last invoked during the 1992 riots in Los Angeles

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Updated On : 15 Jan 2026 | 10:05 PM IST

Trump to meet Venezuelan Oppn leader after cozying up to Maduro's successor

The meeting comes as Trump and his senior advisers signal readiness to work with acting President Delcy Rodríguez, who remains in charge of day-to-day government operations after Maduro's removal

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Updated On : 15 Jan 2026 | 2:32 PM IST

Zelenskyy, not Putin, is delaying Ukraine peace agreement, says Trump

At times, Trump has been more willing to accept Putin's assurances at face value than the leaders of some US allies, frustrating Kyiv, European capitals and US lawmakers

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Updated On : 15 Jan 2026 | 12:56 PM IST

US races to sell Venezuelan oil, transforming ties with former foe

US officials brokered the sale of hundreds of millions dollars worth of Venezuelan oil to stabilize the country's economy after capturing its president

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Updated On : 15 Jan 2026 | 10:55 AM IST

'This time bullet will not miss': Iranian TV airs warning with Trump image

Iranian TV broadcast a Trump rally shooting image with a warning as US-Iran tensions rose over protests, military threats and reports of killings in Iran

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Updated On : 15 Jan 2026 | 10:52 AM IST

World leaders turn to China as Trump's tariffs reshape global diplomacy

With Xi, 72, traveling abroad less - he skipped the recent G-20 leaders' summit in South Africa, for example - the impetus is on foreign leaders to subscribe to his home-court diplomacy

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Updated On : 15 Jan 2026 | 10:37 AM IST

How Greenland influences climate, geopolitics in a rapidly warming world

The fate of the world's largest island has outsize importance for billions of people on the planet, because as the climate warms, Greenland is losing ice-that has consequences

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Updated On : 15 Jan 2026 | 10:02 AM IST

Trump holds off new tariffs on critical minerals after security review

The president is floating price floors on imports - not just traditional percentage-based tariffs - to develop the supply chains for those materials that run through US-aligned nations

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Updated On : 15 Jan 2026 | 7:59 AM IST

Iran signals fast trials, executions; warns US, Israel against action

Human Rights Activists News Agency said 2,615 of the dead were protesters and 153 were government-affiliated; 13 children were killed, along with 14 civilians it said were not taking part in protests

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Updated On : 15 Jan 2026 | 7:45 AM IST

Datanomics: US imposes 25% tariff, worsening Iran's economic stress

As the US slaps fresh tariffs on Iran's trading partners, India faces little fallout - but the move underscores Tehran's deepening economic stress under decades of sanctions

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Updated On : 14 Jan 2026 | 11:19 PM IST

Pakistan signs deal with Trump-linked crypto firm on $1 stablecoin

The announcement represents one of the first publicly announced tie-ups between World Liberty, a crypto-based finance platform launched in September 2024, and a sovereign state

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Updated On : 14 Jan 2026 | 11:16 PM IST

Trump says 'anything less' than US control of Greenland is 'unacceptable'

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that American control of the island was necessary to counter the influence of Russia and China

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Updated On : 14 Jan 2026 | 8:34 PM IST

Can US citizenship of migrants be revoked? What law allows, what it doesn't

Trump's remarks on revoking citizenship revive questions over US denaturalisation law, who can be targeted, and how rare such cases remain

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Updated On : 14 Jan 2026 | 5:02 PM IST

Trump makes obscene gesture at Ford plant heckler; White House defends him

During a visit to Ford's Detroit plant, Donald Trump made an obscene gesture and mouthed an expletive at a heckler; the White House called his response 'appropriate'

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Updated On : 14 Jan 2026 | 12:49 PM IST

Trump's proposed credit card interest cap would hit $70 bn market for debt

Credit card debt has already declined as a share of the overall ABS market, making up 9 per cent of total issuance compared with 36 per cent at its peak in 2009, according to data from Morgan Stanley

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Updated On : 14 Jan 2026 | 11:06 AM IST

Iran uses Russian tech to jam Starlink as protests grow under blackout

Iran has reportedly used Russian-made jammers to disrupt Starlink internet during protests, even as SpaceX waived fees to help people connect amid a nationwide internet blackout

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Updated On : 14 Jan 2026 | 9:42 AM IST

US looks to take over Greenland in 'weeks or months', says Trump aide

Senior US official claims swift movement is possible on Greenland, but the island's leader and Denmark have firmly rejected any takeover, stressing sovereignty amid Arctic tensions

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Updated On : 14 Jan 2026 | 8:57 AM IST

Trump urges Iranians to escalate protests, hints at action as deaths mount

Iran has experienced weeks of mass unrest. While initially touched off by a currency crisis and worsening economic conditions, the protests have increasingly taken aim at the regime

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Updated On : 14 Jan 2026 | 8:04 AM IST