US President Donald Trump
The End of NATO?
What is left of NATO and the transatlantic order after US President Donald Trump's tumultuous week in Brussels, the United Kingdom, and Helsinki, where he defended Russian President Vladimir Putin against accusations of cyber warfare by America's own intelligence agencies?
24 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Trump says he 'gave up nothing' at Putin meeting
US President Donald Trump says he "gave up nothing" at last week's private meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin but remained elusive about their conversation as fellow Republicans and other critics questioned any potential deals.
23 July 2018, 15:08 PM
Iran will resist Trump's 'psychological warfare': Iran general
Overnight threats by President Donald Trump against Iran amount to "psychological warfare", and Tehran will continue to resist its enemies, a senior commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards was quoted as saying.
23 July 2018, 09:58 AM
Trump lashes ex-lawyer, says taping of client 'perhaps illegal'
US President Donald Trump says his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen may have acted illegally after it emerged he had secretly taped a discussion about payments to a former Playboy model over an alleged affair.
21 July 2018, 15:04 PM
Trump invites Putin to Washington despite US uproar over Helsinki summit
President Donald Trump has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington this autumn, the White House says, a daring rebuttal to the torrent of criticism in the United States over Trump's failure to publicly confront Putin at their first summit for Moscow's meddling in the 2016 election.
20 July 2018, 05:22 AM
Trump announces intent to nominate Miller as next US ambassador in Dhaka
US President Donald Trump announces his intent to nominate Earl Robert Miller to be next Ambassador of the United States of America to Bangladesh, according to an announcement of the White House.
18 July 2018, 09:08 AM
Trump blames bad Russia ties on FBI 'witch hunt'
US President Donald Trump sets the scene for his summit with Vladimir Putin by blaming the chill in relations with Moscow on the investigation into Russian interference in his election victory.
16 July 2018, 07:31 AM
UK PM May says Donald Trump told her to sue the EU over Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May says US President Donald Trump had previously advised her to sue the European Union as part of her Brexit strategy, disclosing a piece of advice Trump says last week she had ignored.
15 July 2018, 11:42 AM
Trump picks conservative judge Kavanaugh for Supreme Court
President Donald Trump nominates Brett Kavanaugh for the US Supreme Court as he aims to entrench its conservative control for years to come, but the federal appeals court judge faces a tough confirmation fight in the bitterly divided Senate.
10 July 2018, 03:47 AM
Under fire for ethics scandals, US EPA chief Pruitt resigns
US Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt, who had been lauded by US President Donald Trump for his aggressive efforts to roll back environmental regulations, resigns yesterday under heavy fire for a series of ethics-related controversies.
6 July 2018, 05:12 AM
Trump narrows US Supreme Court list
US President Donald Trump says he plans to announce his nominee to replace retiring US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on July 9, and that he has narrowed his list of candidates.
30 June 2018, 06:12 AM
Trump threatens 20 percent tariff on all imported EU cars
US President Donald Trump threatens to impose a 20 percent tariff on cars imported from the European Union, after the bloc's additional tariffs on dozens of American products took effect.
22 June 2018, 15:17 PM
Trump backs down, orders end to family separations at US border
US President Donald Trump backs down and abandons his policy of separating immigrant children from their families on the US-Mexico border, after images of youngsters in cages sparked outrage at home and abroad.
20 June 2018, 23:37 PM
Trump ratchets up China trade conflict with fresh tariff threat
US President Donald Trump threatens to impose a 10 percent tariff on $200 billion of Chinese goods, prompting a swift warning from Beijing of retaliation, as the trade conflict between the world's two biggest economies quickly escalated.
19 June 2018, 08:55 AM
Democrats, activists rally against Trump's family separation policy
Democratic lawmakers join protesters outside immigration detention facilities in New Jersey and Texas on Sunday for Father's Day demonstrations against the Trump administration's practice of separating children from their parents at the US-Mexico border.
18 June 2018, 07:20 AM
US judge sends ex-Trump campaign head Manafort to jail until trial
US President Donald Trump's former election campaign manager, Paul Manafort, is sent to jail pending trial after being charged with witness tampering, the latest episode in his long fall from grace.
16 June 2018, 11:06 AM
Trump-Kim summit makes momentum to overcome tension: Dhaka
Bangladesh welcomes the historic Summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un which has generated 'momentum' to overcome long-drawn tensions.
14 June 2018, 06:09 AM
A watershed moment for global politics
Since Egypt's President Anwar Sadat shook hands with declared enemy country Israel's Prime Minister Menachem Begin under the appreciating eyes of US President Jimmy Carter on the manicured lawns of Camp David more than four decades ago, no other handshake at that political level has drawn as much global attention as the one between North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump in the serenity of Singapore's Sentosa Island this Tuesday.
13 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Trump accuses OPEC of driving up oil prices
US President Donald Trump accuses the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries of driving up oil prices, in a fresh swipe at the cartel's agreement to cap production.
13 June 2018, 14:03 PM
Fair trade, fool trade, Trump vents anger on NATO allies, EU, Trudeau post-G7
US President Donald Trump fires off a volley of tweets venting anger on NATO allies, the European Union and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the wake of a divisive G7 meeting over the weekend.
11 June 2018, 06:12 AM