Trump pauses military aid to Ukraine
The United States has paused all military aid to Ukraine, days after President Trump's heated confrontation with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the White House.
President Trump has ordered a pause to all military aid to Ukraine. Since Russia's full scale invasion, the US has supplied more money and weaponry to Kyiv than any other nation. The decision comes just days after a public row between Presidents Trump and Zelenskyy. We'll speak to a former US colonel.
The US is to impose trade tariffs on neighbours Canada and Mexico from today. The border taxes of twenty-five per cent are expected to disrupt trade across North America and push up prices for US consumers. Canada has already retaliated, announcing its own tariffs on US products.
The White House is also increasing border taxes on goods from China. Our business presenter will brief us on the global implications.
A leader of the M23 rebels who have swept through the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has told the 91热爆 they will go all the way to the capital, if they come under attack from government forces.
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And the next mission by the private space venture, Blue Origin, will have an all female crew. We'll speak to one of them.
(Photo: Ukrainian marines attend military exercises in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine February 24, 2025; Credit: Reuters)
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