Paul Godfrey

United States

Journalist at United Press International (UPI)

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Foreign ministers attend conference in London to try to halt Sudan civil war

1 week ago | upi.com | Paul Godfrey

April 15 (UPI) -- An international summit to try to revive peace talks in war-torn Sudan opened in London on Tuesday, two years to the day since fighting erupted in the Northeast African country between forces of the military government and the Rapid Support Forces, a rival military faction.
White House Special Envoy Witkoff says deal to secure Ukraine peace getting closer

1 week ago | upi.com | Paul Godfrey

April 15 (UPI) -- U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said he was confident a deal with Russia to secure a permanent peace was "emerging" because he had managed to pin down President Vladimir Putin on what his demands were in their latest round of negotiations.
Mark Zuckerberg defends Meta as FTC antitrust suit gets underway in Washington, D.C.

1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Paul Godfrey |Sheri Walsh

April 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. government's landmark antitrust suit, alleging Meta's takeover of Instagram and WhatsApp was illegal, got underway Monday in Washington, D.C., following a six-year Federal Trade Commission investigation. Meta chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg was the first to take the stand to defend his company. The FTC claims Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, sought to become a monopoly by acquiring its competitive rivals.
FTC antitrust suit against Meta gets underway in Washington court

1 week ago | upi.com | Paul Godfrey

April 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. government's antitrust suit alleging Meta's takeover of Instagram and WhatsApp was illegal was due to get underway Monday in Washington, following a six-year Federal Trade Commission investigation.
U.S., European leaders condemn killing of at least 34 Ukrainians in Russian missile attack

1 week ago | upi.com | Paul Godfrey

April 14 (UPI) -- The United States sent condolences to the people of Ukraine after Palm Sunday Russian missile strikes on the northeastern city of Sumy killed at least 34 people and injured 117 with President Donald Trump condemning the attack as "terrible" while his special envoy to Ukraine said it was "immoral.""I think it was terrible and I was told they made a mistake, but I think it's a horrible thing.
Commander of Greenland U.S. Space Force base fired after comments on Vance visit

1 week ago | upi.com | Paul Godfrey

April 11 (UPI) -- The commander of the U.S. Space Force's Pituffik base in Greenland, Col. Susannah Meyers, was fired by the head of Space Operations Command for allegedly undermining Vice President JD Vance by briefing against him following his March 28 visit to the station. Meyers was removed from her command on Thursday by Col. Kenneth Klock, commander of Space Base Delta 1, due to a "loss of confidence in her ability to lead," SpOC said in a news release.
China raises tariffs on U.S. goods to 125%; says it will 'ignore' Trump if he persists

1 week ago | upi.com | Paul Godfrey

April 11 (UPI) -- China hiked its tariffs on imports of American products by another 41% to 125% on Friday in an escalating trade war between the world's two largest economies, warning it would price U.S. goods out of the Chinese market. Calling U.S. President Donald Trump's ramping up of tariffs on China on Thursday to 125% "unilateral bullying and coercion," the Chinese Finance Ministry said in a statement that the rate on U.S. goods would be increased from 84% to 125%, effective Saturday.
Trump 'reciprocal' tariffs come into force; China retaliates with 84% import tax

2 weeks ago | upi.com | Paul Godfrey

April 9 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs on dozens of countries around the world, including a 104% rate of import duty on Chinese goods, came into force early Wednesday, prompting China to respond by hiking tariffs applied to U.S. goods by 50% to 84%.
$20B billion IMF loan set to help Argentina’s Javier Milei stay course in economic reforms

2 weeks ago | thenewstribune.com | Paul Godfrey

April 9 (UPI) -- The International Monetary Fund said it had reached an agreement with Argentina on a $20 billion four-year bailout arrangement for the embattled country, South America's second-largest economy.
Climate watchdog reports warmest March on record in Europe, second warmest globally

2 weeks ago | upi.com | Paul Godfrey

April 8 (UPI) -- Europe recorded its warmest-ever March with an average land temperature of 6.03 degrees Celsius, 2.41 degrees Celsius higher than the 1991-2020 average for the month, the European Union's climate monitor said Tuesday.

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