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WASHINGTON, United States — President Joe Biden may be a regular churchgoer, but his challenger Donald Trump, who rarely appears in church and spent Easter raging at opponents, is the only candidate comparing himself to Jesus Christ.
WASHINGTON, United States — Mexico's president said in an interview broadcast Sunday that Republican Donald Trump's mantra that the US-Mexico border should be walled off is a nonstarter, reiterating his view that only huge US foreign policy changes will stem illegal migration.
There was talk of war — past conflicts, and current ones — and pleas for peace. There was a painful reminder of the recent death of Alexei Navalny. There were protests outside the Dolby Theatre, calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. And there was a bit of election-year politics, too, from host Jimmy Kimmel.
LOS ANGELES, United States — Wins for "Oppenheimer," live musical performances from "Barbie" and an (almost) naked John Cena helped lift Oscars ratings for a third consecutive year, early viewing figures showed, as 19.5 million tuned in to watch Hollywood's big night.
WASHINGTON, United States — Donald Trump on Monday pledged to free people jailed for taking part in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol as one of his first actions if reelected, calling them "hostages."
MELBOURNE: Philippine foreign minister Enrique Manalo told AFP on Monday that his country wants to solve maritime disputes with China peacefully -- but delivered a simple message to Beijing: "stop harassing us".Speaking on the sidelines of an Asean-Australia summit in Melbourne, Manalo defended his government's policy of publicising Chinese manoeuvres in contested maritime territory -- including the recent passage of warships near Scarborough Shoal.
Turns out, Donald Trump still likes tariffs. In his bid for a second term, he is promising a 10 percentage point tariff increase on all America's trading partners, and dangling a tariff on Chinese imports of at least 60 per cent. All that might sound similar in tone to his first term, but trade watchers should quell any sense of nostalgia. His return could be quite different.
WASHINGTON, United States — The US Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear Donald Trump's claim that as a former president he enjoys immunity from criminal prosecution, as the 2024 White House candidate faces dozens of state and federal charges.