Tag: US President Donald Trump

Trump-backed Republican clings to narrow lead in US House race in...

WASHINGTON: A Republican clung to a narrow lead in a hotly contested US House of Representatives race in Ohio late on Tuesday, holding off...

China says it wants to resolve differences with US ‘on equal...

SINGAPORE: China is willing to resolve differences with the United States on an equal footing, the Chinese government’s top diplomat said on Friday after...

Trump to propose 25-percent tariff on $200 billion of Chinese imports

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration plans to propose slapping a 25-percent tariff on $200 billion of imported Chinese goods after initially setting them at 10...

Citing Trump, some Republican women to vote Democratic in Ohio election

DUBLIN, Ohio: Becky von Zastrow often votes Republican in her affluent central Ohio suburb - but her dissatisfaction with US President Donald Trump has...

Israel freed Turkish detainee at Trump’s request, official says

JERUSALEM: Israel freed a Turkish woman accused of ties to Hamas following a request by US President Donald Trump, an Israeli official said on...

Trump thanks Kim as North Korea transfers remains of Korean War...

WASHINGTON: North Korea transferred 55 small, flag-draped cases carrying the suspected remains of US soldiers killed in the Korean War on Friday, officials said,...

Trump says China is targeting US farmers, being ‘vicious’

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused China of targeting American farmers in a “vicious” way and using them as leverage to get...

Trump wants $12 billion in aid to US farmers suffering from...

WASHINGTON:  The Trump administration on Tuesday said it will use a Great Depression-era program to pay up to $12 billion to help US farmers...

Targeting critics, Trump threatens ex-officials’ security clearances

WASHINGTON: The White House on Monday threatened to strike back at critics of President Donald Trump’s contacts with Russia by revoking the security clearances...

Trump warns Iran to ‘never, ever threaten’ US or suffer consequences

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump warned Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday not to threaten the United States or face the consequences, hours after...

German industry groups warn US on tariffs before Trump-Juncker meeting

BERLIN: German industry groups warned on Sunday, before European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker meets US President Donald Trump this week, that tariffs the United...

Trump ups ante ahead of G20 discussions on global trade tensions

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump's latest attacks on China and the European Union will shape the discourse on global trade conflicts and competitive devaluation...

Trump ‘on tape’ discussing hush money for Playboy model

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump was secretly taped two months before the 2016 election discussing a payment to hush up an alleged affair with a...

Trump invites Putin to Washington despite US uproar over Helsinki summit

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington this autumn, the White House said on Thursday, a daring rebuttal to...

Trump backs Putin on election meddling at summit, stirs fierce criticism

HELSINKI: Standing side by side with Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump refused on Monday to blame the Russian leader for meddling in the...

Erdogan, Trump emphasize importance of Manbij roadmap

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump held a phone call on Monday and discussed the importance of implementing the joint...

Trump blames ‘US foolishness and stupidity’ for poor Russia ties ahead...

HELSINKI: US President Donald Trump blamed “US foolishness and stupidity” for bad relations between Washington and Moscow, hours before he was to sit down...