Tag: US President Donald Trump
Trump and Putin to hold first summit talks as twitchy West...
HELSINKI: After months of exchanging long-distance compliments, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin sit down on Monday for their first ever summit, a potential political...
Trump says he will run for reelection, had Brexit chat with...
LONDON: US President Donald Trump said he intends to run for re-election in 2020 because “everybody wants me to” and there are no Democratic...
Trump ready to help some NATO states buy US arms
BRUSSELS: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was ready to help smaller NATO countries to buy US weapons as he pushed them...
Trump says May’s Brexit plan kills hope of a US trade...
LONDON: US President Donald Trump directly criticised UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit strategy, saying her proposals had probably killed off hope of a...
After discouraging year, US officials expect review of Afghan strategy
WASHINGTON: The United States is preparing to undertake a review of its strategy in Afghanistan, US officials told Reuters, a year after President Donald...
Transatlantic ties hang in the balance as Trump comes to Europe
BRUSSELS: European leaders say they no longer have any illusions about Donald Trump as they welcome the US president at a NATO summit this...
Trump administration halts billions in insurance payments under Obamacare
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Saturday halted billions of dollars in payments to health insurers under the Obamacare healthcare law, saying that a recent...
As Trump heads for Europe, trade strains start to show
LONDON: The global economy is starting to show signs of strain from the “America First” push of US President Donald Trump who will hear...
Trump makes veiled WTO threat after EU warning on car tariffs
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump warned the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Monday that “we’ll be doing something” if the United States is not...
Trump says Saudis must compensate for drop in Iran oil supply
BERKELEY HEIGHTS: President Donald Trump lashed out at OPEC with a warning to stop manipulating oil markets and piled pressure on US ally Saudi...
Trump, ahead of NATO summit, repeats complaints on Germany, other Europeans
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: US President Donald Trump, less than two weeks before a NATO summit in Brussels, on Friday repeated his complaint that...
Trump says he is not seeking new chief of staff, but...
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: US President Donald Trump said on Friday he is not looking for a new chief of staff to replace John...
White House press secretary responds to controversy over restaurant ouster
WASHINGTON: White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders urged greater civility three days after she was asked to leave a Virginia restaurant because she worked for...
Trump defends policies on border, North Korea in visit to Las...
LAS VEGAS: President Donald Trump defended his tough stance on immigrants crossing the US border with Mexico on Saturday, praising his administration for a...
White House defends immigration policy as outrage grows over children
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration defended its hardline immigration policy at the US-Mexico border on Monday as furor grew over the separation of immigrant parents...
North Korea ‘no longer a nuclear threat’, says Trump
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump, arriving back in the United States on Wednesday after his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un,...
‘Fair trade now fool trade’, Trump vents anger on NATO allies,...
SINGAPORE: US President Donald Trump issued a volley of tweets on Monday venting anger on some of Washington’s closest NATO allies over the United...
