Posts tagged with "Donald Trump"

Trump defends ex-aide Manafort as jury weighs verdict World

Trump defends ex-aide Manafort as jury weighs verdict

August 17th, 2018 By Nathan Layne and Karen Freifeld   Weighing in even as a Virginia jury deliberates for a second day, U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday called the bank and tax fraud trial of his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort "very sad" and described the defendant as a "very good person." Manafort's trial in federal court in...
Trump military parade planned for November postponed - Pentagon Americas

Trump military parade planned for November postponed - Pentagon

August 17th, 2018 A military parade requested by US President Donald Trump that had been planned for November in Washington has been postponed until at least next year, the Defence Department said on Thursday. "We originally targeted November 10, 2018 for this event but have now agreed to explore opportunities in 2019," Defence Department Spokesman...
Iran's Khamenei rejects Trump offer of talks, chides govt Middle East

Iran's Khamenei rejects Trump offer of talks, chides govt

August 13th, 2018 Iran's Supreme Leader on Monday rejected US President Donald Trump's offer of unconditional talks to improve bilateral ties and he also accused the Iranian government of economic mismanagement in the face of reimposed US sanctions. Washington reimposed the sanctions last week after pulling out of a 2015 international deal aimed at...
Trump threatens U.S. government shutdown over immigration Americas

Trump threatens U.S. government shutdown over immigration

July 29th, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would allow the federal government to shut down if Democrats refuse to back major changes to immigration laws his administration wants. "I would be willing to 'shut down' government if the Democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security, which includes the Wall! Must get rid of...
EU leaders unite over Trump tariffs, foreign investments Europe

EU leaders unite over Trump tariffs, foreign investments

June 29th, 2018 European Union leaders pledged on Friday to react firmly against protectionism and called for a new EU law to screen foreign investments, with Washington and Beijing clearly in mind. The leaders, meeting in Brussels for a crucial summit focused more on migration, said the US import tariffs imposed on EU steel and aluminium could...
Trump, Putin to meet on July 16 in Helsinki - officials Russia

Trump, Putin to meet on July 16 in Helsinki - officials

June 28th, 2018 US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on July 16 in Helsinki, the Kremlin and the White House said on Thursday, a first official summit that will be closely watched by nervous US allies in Europe and critics of Russia in America. The two countries announced the details simultaneously a day after...
In Supreme Court pick, Trump can push conservative social agenda Americas

In Supreme Court pick, Trump can push conservative social agenda

June 28th, 2018 With a second Supreme Court pick less than 18 months into his presidency, Donald Trump is poised to cement conservative control of the court and fire up supporters eager for a rightward shift on divisive social issues. Shortly after Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement on Wednesday, White House officials said Trump had...
Trump threatens 20 per cent tariff on European Union cars Americas

Trump threatens 20 per cent tariff on European Union cars

June 22nd, 2018 US President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 20 per cent tariff on all European Union-assembled cars coming into the United States, a month after the administration launched an investigation into whether auto imports pose a national security threat. "If these Tariffs and Barriers are not soon broken down and removed, we will be...
US military may house immigrant kids amid Trump policy confusion Americas

US military may house immigrant kids amid Trump policy confusion

June 22nd, 2018 The US military has been asked to get ready to house up to 20,000 immigrant children, officials said on Thursday, as President Donald Trump's efforts to roll back a widely condemned policy of separating children from their parents were beset by confusion. While no decision has been made, the Department of Health and Human Services...
Trump sets $50bn in China tariffs, Beijing ready to strike back Americas

Trump sets $50bn in China tariffs, Beijing ready to strike back

June 15th, 2018 US President Donald Trump announced hefty tariffs on $50bn of Chinese imports on Friday as Beijing threatened to respond in kind, in a move that looks set to ignite a trade war between the world's two largest economies. Trump, whose hardline stance on trade has seen him wrangle with allies, said in a statement that a 25 per cent...
Trump says N. Korea no longer threat, North highlights concessions Asia

Trump says N. Korea no longer threat, North highlights concessions

June 13th, 2018 North Korea no longer poses a nuclear threat, nor is it the "biggest and most dangerous problem" for the United States, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday on his return from a summit in Singapore with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The summit was the first between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader and...
Trump says Russia should be at G7 meeting Russia

Trump says Russia should be at G7 meeting

June 8th, 2018 US President Donald Trump said on Friday Russia should also be attending a Group of Seven nations summit, as he prepared to fly into a chilly reception at the meeting in Canada, where other G7 leaders are set to clash with him over trade. Russia was expelled from what was then called the G8 in 2014 because of its annexation of...
Trump attacks EU, Canada amid backlash ahead of G7 summit World

Trump attacks EU, Canada amid backlash ahead of G7 summit

June 8th, 2018 Leaders of the Group of Seven rich nations headed for a summit in Canada on Thursday more divided than at any time in the group's 42-year history, as US President Donald Trump's 'America First' policies risk causing a global trade war and deep diplomatic schisms. In a bid to rebuild America's industry, Trump has imposed hefty tariffs...
For high-stakes summit with Kim, Trump trusts gut over note cards Americas

For high-stakes summit with Kim, Trump trusts gut over note cards

June 8th, 2018 US President Donald Trump will deploy a mix of charm and pressure to coax North Korean leader Kim Jong Un into a deal to give up nuclear weapons, trusting his gut instinct over briefing books in his ability to strike an accord, aides and former administration officials said. Kim, who at 34 is nearly half Trump's age, will get a...
Trump-Kim summit set for Singapore's Sentosa Island -White House Asia

Trump-Kim summit set for Singapore's Sentosa Island -White House

June 6th, 2018 The summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will be on Singapore's southern island of Sentosa, the White House said on Tuesday as preparations accelerated for next week's event. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said in a Twitter post that the venue would be the Capella Hotel on Sentosa and...
Manafort 'attempted to tamper with potential witnesses' Americas

Manafort 'attempted to tamper with potential witnesses'

June 5th, 2018 President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, who has been indicted by US Special Counsel Robert Mueller, attempted to tamper with potential witnesses, Mueller said in a court filing on Monday. Mueller, who is investigating possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, asked the judge overseeing the...
Putin says 'fierce' US politics hindering summit with Trump Russia

Putin says 'fierce' US politics hindering summit with Trump

June 4th, 2018 Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed political ructions in the United States for difficulties in arranging a summit with President Donald Trump, in remarks broadcast on Monday. Trump said in March the two leaders would meet soon. But since then already fragile ties between Washington and Moscow have been strained further by the...
N. Korea shakes up top military brass ahead of Trump summit - US Asia

N. Korea shakes up top military brass ahead of Trump summit - US

June 4th, 2018 North Korea's top three military officials have been removed from their posts, a senior US official said, a move analysts said on Monday could support efforts by the North's young leader to jump-start economic development and engage with the world. Kim Jong Un is preparing for a high-stakes summit with US President Donald Trump in...
Trump says still chance of June 12 North Korea summit (Update) Asia

Trump says still chance of June 12 North Korea summit (Update)

May 25th, 2018 US President Donald Trump said on Friday said it was possible a planned summit with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un could still take place on June 12 as originally planned, just a day after he cancelled the meeting citing Pyongyang's "tremendous anger and open hostility." Trump welcomed the conciliatory statement from...
Europeans scramble to salvage Iran deal after Trump reneges (Update) Middle East

Europeans scramble to salvage Iran deal after Trump reneges (Update)

May 9th, 2018 Dismayed European allies sought to salvage the international nuclear pact with Iran on Wednesday after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the landmark accord, while Tehran poured scorn on the US leader. "The deal is not dead. There's an American withdrawal from the deal but the deal is still there," French...
Russian firm's US affiliate paid Trump attorney $500,000 Americas

Russian firm's US affiliate paid Trump attorney $500,000

May 9th, 2018 An attorney for porn star Stormy Daniels said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's lawyer, Michael Cohen, was paid $500,000 by a company with ties to a Russian oligarch who was hit last month with US sanctions to punish Moscow for activities that included suspected meddling in the 2016 US election. In a tweet and a report,...
France says Iran deal ‘not dead’, Macron to contact Rouhani Middle East

France says Iran deal ‘not dead’, Macron to contact Rouhani

May 9th, 2018 France's foreign minister said on Wednesday the Iran deal was not dead despite US President Donald Trump's decision to pull out, and French President Emmanuel Macron would speak to his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani later in the day. Jean-Yves Le Drian told RTL radio that France wanted to stick to the nuclear accord that Tehran...
Anger in France, Britain over Trump's gun law speech World

Anger in France, Britain over Trump's gun law speech

May 6th, 2018 By Sarah White and David Milliken   U.S. President Donald Trump caused anger in France and Britain by suggesting looser gun laws could have helped prevent deadly attacks in Paris in 2015 and linking knife crime in London to a handgun ban. In a speech to the National Rifle Association (NRA) on Friday, Trump mimicked the...
Months after Parkland shooting, Trump to embrace NRA Americas

Months after Parkland shooting, Trump to embrace NRA

May 4th, 2018 President Donald Trump, who briefly pledged to "fight" the National Rifle Association after a February mass shooting at a Florida high school, is expected to throw his full weight behind the powerful gun rights group on Friday at an event in Dallas. In addressing the gun lobbying group's annual convention, the Republican president...
Macron's White House tree disappears Europe

Macron's White House tree disappears

April 30th, 2018 French President Emmanuel Macron celebrated the special relationship between the United States and France during his state visit to Washington last week by planting a tree with President Donald Trump on the grounds of the White House. Now the oak sapling is gone - at least temporarily. White House photographers noticed the tree...
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