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Montevideo, May 8th 2026 - 14:27 UTC

Tag: Donald Trump

  • Wednesday, April 15th 2026 - 22:12 UTC

    Trump says he will fire Powell if he stays past May as Senate stalls successor's confirmation

    Powell publicly linked the investigation to political pressure after receiving the first subpoena in January

    US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell if he does not leave when his term expires on May 15. “Well then, I'll have to fire him,” Trump said in an interview on Fox Business. “I've held back firing him. I've wanted to fire him, but I hate to be controversial. I want to be uncontroversial, but he will be fired.”

  • Wednesday, April 15th 2026 - 01:06 UTC

    Trump turns on Meloni, his top European ally, as Italy suspends defense deal with Israel

    On the same day, Meloni announced that Italy would suspend the automatic renewal of its defense cooperation agreement with Israel

    US President Donald Trump on Tuesday turned on Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, until recently his closest ally in Europe, in a phone interview with the Italian daily Il Corriere della Sera. “I thought she had courage, but I was wrong,” Trump said, criticizing Meloni for refusing to involve Italy in the war against Iran and for calling his attacks on Pope Leo XIV “unacceptable.”

  • Wednesday, April 15th 2026 - 00:59 UTC

    US lifts sanctions on Venezuela's Central Bank and backs its return to the IMF

    The move responds to persistent demands by acting President Delcy Rodríguez, whose individual sanctions OFAC had already lifted on April 1

    The US Treasury Department on Tuesday lifted financial sanctions on Venezuela's Central Bank and three other state-owned banking institutions, in the most significant easing of the punitive regime in place since 2017. On the same day, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent publicly endorsed efforts by the International Monetary Fund to reintegrate Venezuela into the international financial system.

  • Monday, April 13th 2026 - 21:52 UTC

    Tankers turn back at Hormuz as crude jumps over 4% on US blockade

    The Malawi-flagged tanker Rich Starry, 188 meters in length, turned around “within minutes of approaching the strait,” MarineTraffic reported

    Two oil tankers reversed course as they approached the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, just hours after the US naval blockade against Iranian ports took effect, according to maritime tracking platform MarineTraffic. Brent crude for June delivery closed up 4.4% at $99.36 per barrel, while US benchmark WTI rose 2.6% to $99.08, according to Bloomberg.

  • Monday, April 13th 2026 - 21:33 UTC

    Trump deletes image of himself as Jesus Christ amid backlash as clash with Pope escalates

    The image came in the midst of an unprecedented confrontation between the president and Pope Leo XIV over the war in Iran

    US President Donald Trump on Monday deleted from his Truth Social account an AI-generated image depicting himself as Jesus Christ healing a sick person. The post, which remained visible for more than 12 hours, drew sharp criticism from Catholic organizations, conservative figures and members of his own party, who called it blasphemous.

  • Monday, April 13th 2026 - 08:12 UTC

    Trump has demolished the US-led global order, prepare for a rough 15 years

    “We British have to accept that the old world order is gone. It was fantastic for us – a strong middle power – while it lasted. But that time is not coming back,” Mark Martin MP, Liberal Democrat

    By Mike Martin MP - “We’re all one people … to all of you down there on Earth … we love you”. Listening to the crew of Artemis over the last week has been a refreshing reminder of a part of America’s soul. Deep inside, it is a country that holds the highest ideals about individual spirit and endeavour, and the potential of humanity when we work together. Hearing the astronauts with my four-year-old daughter has been inspiring and awesome.

  • Sunday, April 12th 2026 - 23:07 UTC

    Hungary: Magyar's victory shakes European politics, dealing blow to Trump and Moscow

    Orbán called Magyar to congratulate him and then addressed supporters, calling the defeat “painful” but “clear.”

    Opposition leader Péter Magyar won Hungary's parliamentary elections on Sunday in a landslide that ends Viktor Orbán's 16 consecutive years in power. With 97% of votes counted, Magyar's Tisza party secured 138 of 199 parliamentary seats — a two-thirds supermajority granting the power to amend the constitution. Orbán's Fidesz won 55 seats, while the far-right Our Homeland party took six.

  • Sunday, April 12th 2026 - 13:30 UTC

    Trump escalates Gulf crisis with order for total blockade of Strait of Hormuz

    “No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas,” Trump wrote

    US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the Navy would immediately begin blocking all maritime traffic attempting to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz, and ordered the interception on the high seas of any vessel that has paid a toll to Iran.

  • Wednesday, April 8th 2026 - 10:27 UTC

    US and Iran reach ceasefire deal with both sides claiming victory

    Iranian flags at a rally in support of the government of the Islamic Republic - Photo: Europa Press/Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader

    The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday night, just 90 minutes before a deadline President Donald Trump had set to launch massive strikes against Iranian civilian infrastructure. The deal, brokered by Pakistan, pauses a six-week conflict that has killed thousands and triggered a global energy crisis.

  • Tuesday, April 7th 2026 - 20:57 UTC

    Trump says he is in “heated negotiations” with Iran hours before Hormuz ultimatum expires

    Pakistani mediation intensified after Iran rejected on Monday a 45-day ceasefire proposal, known as the Islamabad Accord, and submitted a 10-point counteroffer relayed through Pakistan

    US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is in “heated negotiations” with Iran just hours before his ultimatum for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face massive attacks on its civilian infrastructure expires.