Tag: Donald Trump

Tuesday, March 4th 2025 - 09:29 UTC
Canada will retaliate if Trump moves on with tariffs

Canada's Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly announced Monday that her country was ready for if or when US President Donald Trump decides to move on with the 25% tariffs currently on pause following a telephone understanding with acting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Monday, March 3rd 2025 - 14:46 UTC
US not interested in FTA with Argentina, Latin American Envoy says

Former Inter American Development Bank (IDB) President Mauricio Claver-Carone, now Us State Department envoy for Latin American Affairs, said during the weekend that President Donald Trump's administration was not after any new Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which might be disappointing to Argentina's Javier Milei who announced he was willing to leave Mercosur to achieve just that.
Monday, March 3rd 2025 - 09:43 UTC
Europe steps in behind Zelensky after Trump's withdrawal

After being ejected from the White House last Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky found support for his cause in a European Summit in London, where British Prime Minister Keir Starmer picked up the baton Donald Trump dropped. Other regional leaders followed suit.
Friday, February 28th 2025 - 21:45 UTC
Zelensky's appearance at the Oval Office ends in acrimonious dismissal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a rough time Friday at the White House as his US colleague Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance conveyed to him the Republican Government's view of how he handled the three-year war with Russia. Trump insisted his guest was not ready to negotiate peace with Russian President Vladimir Putin and ended up ejecting the Ukrainian delegation from the Oval Office. In a later posting on social media, Trump said the former comedian could return when he was ready for peace.
Thursday, February 27th 2025 - 10:34 UTC
Trump ends Biden's oil concessions to Venezuela

US President Donald Trump has revoked the oil concessions granted to Venezuela by his predecessor, Joseph Biden, due to non-compliance with electoral conditions and lack of cooperation in the process of deporting “violent criminals,” it was announced in Washington DC. This decision impacts Chevron's operations in Venezuela, which were authorized by Biden in 2022.
Monday, February 24th 2025 - 10:42 UTC
Milei tells CPAC deeper chainsaw coming up

Argentine President Javier Milei told the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in the United States that the “era of the omnipresent State” was over ass he pledged to deepen his so-called “chainsaw” efforts cutting expenses.
Thursday, February 20th 2025 - 16:23 UTC
Price of eggs forces Trump to rehire fired bird flu experts; in NYC a dozen sells for over US$ 12

US President Donald Trump's administration is attempting to rehire officials with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) who worked on the government response to bird flu before being fired over the weekend, US media report.
Wednesday, February 19th 2025 - 09:05 UTC
Trump: Russia willing to end Ukrainian war

US President Donald Trump Tuesday acknowledged from his Mar-a-Lago residence that Russia was willing to end the war in Ukraine and criticized Kyiv for its reluctance to negotiate. In the Republican leader's view, the conflict could have been resolved sooner.
Tuesday, February 18th 2025 - 06:48 UTC
Trump demands Ukraine's precious metals in exchange for protection

By Gwynne Dyer

What’s the difference between smash-and-grab raids and protection rackets? Not all that much from the legal point of view, but protection rackets has a lower level of risk and a higher rate of returns.
Thursday, February 13th 2025 - 10:55 UTC
End of war in Ukraine nearer after Trump-Putin talks

US President Donald Trump held a telephone conversation Wednesday with his Russian colleague President Vladimir Putin, with whom he discussed for over 90 minutes the idea of starting negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. Both leaders expressed their eagerness to end the conflict at the earliest opportunity possible.