Tag: Donald Trump

Tuesday, August 18th 2026 - 22:06 UTC
Trump posts a map designating the Strait of Hormuz as “new US territory”

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday posted an image on his Truth Social platform showing a map of the Strait of Hormuz circled and captioned “NEW U.S. Territory,” above a band in the colours of the American flag. The post carried no accompanying text.
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Monday, August 17th 2026 - 23:07 UTC
The Washington-Tehran memorandum expires without talks ever having opened

The memorandum of understanding signed on June 17 by the United States and Iran expired on Monday at the end of its sixty-day term, without the peace talks it envisaged ever taking place and without either side announcing an extension.
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Sunday, August 16th 2026 - 07:40 UTC
Colombia asks Washington to suspend 12.5% tariffs over the earthquake emergency

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella on Saturday asked his US counterpart, Donald Trump, to temporarily suspend tariffs on Colombian goods, arguing this would give exporters relief as the country faces the economic consequences of Monday's magnitude 7.4 earthquake.
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Thursday, August 6th 2026 - 22:08 UTC
Two months from the vote, Lula turns diplomatic crises into a sovereignty message

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva enters the final stretch toward the October 4 elections with three open diplomatic fronts and a message centered on defending national sovereignty.
Wednesday, August 5th 2026 - 08:46 UTC
Brasília accuses Washington of seeking to interfere in the October elections

Brazil's government on Tuesday accused the United States of attempting to interfere in the October 4 presidential election, responding to the revocation of the visa of its ambassador in Washington, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti.
Wednesday, August 5th 2026 - 08:22 UTC
Trump calls on US companies to lower gasoline prices, “Oil Prices Down, NOW!”

This Monday President Donald Trump demanded that U.S. oil companies immediately lower gasoline prices after crude futures plunged following his decision to suspend another planned military strike on Iran. In a Truth Social post, Trump instructed producers to “get your consumer (retail!) Oil Prices DOWN, NOW!”
Tuesday, August 4th 2026 - 23:19 UTC
US revokes Brazilian ambassador's visa over delay in accepting its envoy

The United States has revoked the visa of Brazil's ambassador in Washington, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, in response to the Brazilian government's delay in granting diplomatic approval to the US ambassador designated for Brasília and to the denial of visas to several American diplomats, senior State Department officials said on Tuesday.
Sunday, August 2nd 2026 - 20:00 UTC
Trump halts strikes on Iran as Tehran denies any deal exists

US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he was suspending further strikes on Iran, saying the broad terms of an understanding had been agreed, an account Iranian authorities rejected hours later.
Wednesday, July 29th 2026 - 22:54 UTC
US seeks Uruguay as destination for deported migrants; Montevideo stops short of confirming deal

The United States government has been negotiating with Uruguay for months over the possibility that the South American country receive deported migrants, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. Uruguay's foreign ministry confirmed that talks are underway but said nothing has been settled and that the discussions are not limited to Cuban nationals.
Tuesday, July 28th 2026 - 20:57 UTC
Trump and Netanyahu meet at the White House as contacts to negotiate with Iran advance

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Tuesday for about 90 minutes at the White House, in their first encounter since the joint offensive against Iran began in February. The meeting was held behind closed doors, with no appearance before the press, as Washington seeks to revive negotiations with Tehran.