Tag: Donald Trump

• Monday, April 13th 2026 - 21:52 UTC

  Tankers turn back at Hormuz as crude jumps over 4% on US blockade

  

  Two oil tankers reversed course as they approached the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, just hours after the US naval blockade against Iranian ports took effect, according to maritime tracking platform MarineTraffic. Brent crude for June delivery closed up 4.4% at $99.36 per barrel, while US benchmark WTI rose 2.6% to $99.08, according to Bloomberg.

• Monday, April 13th 2026 - 21:33 UTC

  Trump deletes image of himself as Jesus Christ amid backlash as clash with Pope escalates

  

  US President Donald Trump on Monday deleted from his Truth Social account an AI-generated image depicting himself as Jesus Christ healing a sick person. The post, which remained visible for more than 12 hours, drew sharp criticism from Catholic organizations, conservative figures and members of his own party, who called it blasphemous.

• Monday, April 13th 2026 - 08:12 UTC

  Trump has demolished the US-led global order, prepare for a rough 15 years

  

  By Mike Martin MP - “We’re all one people … to all of you down there on Earth … we love you”. Listening to the crew of Artemis over the last week has been a refreshing reminder of a part of America’s soul. Deep inside, it is a country that holds the highest ideals about individual spirit and endeavour, and the potential of humanity when we work together. Hearing the astronauts with my four-year-old daughter has been inspiring and awesome.

• Sunday, April 12th 2026 - 23:07 UTC

  Hungary: Magyar's victory shakes European politics, dealing blow to Trump and Moscow

  

  Opposition leader Péter Magyar won Hungary's parliamentary elections on Sunday in a landslide that ends Viktor Orbán's 16 consecutive years in power. With 97% of votes counted, Magyar's Tisza party secured 138 of 199 parliamentary seats — a two-thirds supermajority granting the power to amend the constitution. Orbán's Fidesz won 55 seats, while the far-right Our Homeland party took six.

• Sunday, April 12th 2026 - 13:30 UTC

  Trump escalates Gulf crisis with order for total blockade of Strait of Hormuz

  

  US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the Navy would immediately begin blocking all maritime traffic attempting to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz, and ordered the interception on the high seas of any vessel that has paid a toll to Iran.

• Wednesday, April 8th 2026 - 10:27 UTC

  US and Iran reach ceasefire deal with both sides claiming victory

  

  The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday night, just 90 minutes before a deadline President Donald Trump had set to launch massive strikes against Iranian civilian infrastructure. The deal, brokered by Pakistan, pauses a six-week conflict that has killed thousands and triggered a global energy crisis.

• Tuesday, April 7th 2026 - 20:57 UTC

  Trump says he is in “heated negotiations” with Iran hours before Hormuz ultimatum expires

  

  US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is in “heated negotiations” with Iran just hours before his ultimatum for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face massive attacks on its civilian infrastructure expires.

• Tuesday, April 7th 2026 - 12:36 UTC

  Fresh strikes hit Kharg Island as Trump threatens to kill “a whole civilization” tonight

  

  The United States and Israel struck Iran's Kharg Island, the country's main oil export terminal, on Tuesday, hours before President Donald Trump's ultimatum for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face massive attacks on its power plants and bridges expires.

• Monday, April 6th 2026 - 01:00 UTC

  Trump threatens to destroy Iran's power plants and bridges over Hormuz Strait closure

  

  US President Donald Trump threatened Sunday to bomb Iran's power plants and bridges if Tehran fails to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping by Tuesday at 8:00 PM Eastern Time.

• Thursday, April 2nd 2026 - 23:37 UTC

  Trump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi over Epstein files, political prosecutions

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday, ending a turbulent 14-month tenure at the helm of the Justice Department. Trump confirmed the move in a Truth Social post in which he called Bondi “a Great American Patriot” and announced that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche would step in as acting attorney general.