The US Commerce Secretary has defended the country's decision to impose tariffs on a group of uninhabited islands, which are populated only by penguins and seals.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Sunday tried to defend US tariffs even on islands only populated with penguins.

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has defended President Donald Trump's move to impose tariff against uninhabited islands ...

Tariffs were the centerpiece of Trump's economic agenda on the 2024 campaign trail, and his administration has argued they will spur production in America. However, some analysts say that ...

The Heard and McDonald Islands in Antartica can only be reached by sea and are largely populated by penguins and seabirds.

President Trump, as part of his expansive package of new tariffs, levied taxes on a number of uninhabited or sparsely ...

Some of the more sparsely populated territories in the world that do little trade with the United States have been caught up ...

President Donald Trump’s far-reaching new tariffs are going farther than many expected – far enough to reach remote islands ...

For centuries, census and household surveys have been the backbone of population knowledge. But we’ve just returned from the ...

The world’s population continues to grow, with some countries housing hundreds of millions of people. These highly populated nations shape global economies, politics, and cultures. As of 2025, the ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The World Happiness Report releases a list of happiest countries in the world every year based on various factors such as social welfare, freedom, and healthcare system. In 2025, ...

Russian Missile Attack Wounds 88 in Ukraine's Sumy, Officials Say (Reuters) -A Russian missile attack hit a densely-populated district of Ukraine's northeastern city of Sumy, wounding 88 people ...