Tag: Donald Trump

• Thursday, January 24th 2019 - 09:34 UTC

  Pope Francis arrives in Panama for the World Youth Day; immigration high in the agenda

  

  Pope Francis wasted no time wading in on the standoff over funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall on Wednesday as he started his trip to Panama, saying on the plane from Rome that hostility to immigrants was driven by irrational fear. In a brief conversation between the pope and journalists on the flight, one reporter described the barrier that juts out into the Pacific Ocean between the two countries in San Diego, California, as a “folly”.

• Thursday, January 24th 2019 - 09:33 UTC

  Sao Paulo state willing to support automaker GM with tax incentives

  

  General Motors Brazil unit is in advanced talks with Sao Paulo state to receive tax incentives, the company told public officials and union representatives at a meeting on Tuesday, a few days after telling workers in a memo that it was losing money in the country.

• Wednesday, January 23rd 2019 - 18:03 UTC

  Trump would recognize Guaidó as president of Venezuela; Protests increase

  

  US President Donald Trump would be ready to recognize the opposition leader and president of the National Assembly (AN) of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, as the legitimate president of Venezuela after his probable inauguration on Wednesday, according to CNN sources.

• Friday, January 18th 2019 - 09:23 UTC

  US investigating China's Huawei for “stealing trade secrets” from American partners

  

  The United States is reportedly investigating Huawei for “stealing trade secrets” from American business partners in the latest action against the Chinese technology giant. The criminal inquiry was first reported by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

• Friday, January 18th 2019 - 08:55 UTC

  Border wall tit-for-tat: Trump halts Pelosi's trip to Afghanistan by denying military aircraft

  

  President Donald Trump has postponed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's upcoming trip to Brussels and Afghanistan, asking her to stay to negotiate an end to the partial US government shutdown.

• Thursday, January 17th 2019 - 09:12 UTC

  Shutdown: Pelosi asks Trump to postpone State of the Union speech to Congress or deliver it by writing

  

  Democrats have asked President Donald Trump to postpone a speech to Congress, arguing security cannot be guaranteed due to the government shutdown. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said in a letter to Mr Trump that he should deliver the speech in writing instead unless federal agencies reopen.

• Tuesday, January 15th 2019 - 08:52 UTC

  Auto industry calls on Trump and Congress to end government shutdown

  

  Leading automakers on Monday called on the Trump administration and Congress to resolve trade disputes, and end the US government shutdown, saying political uncertainty is costing the industry, Reuters reports.

• Tuesday, January 15th 2019 - 08:41 UTC

  China's trade figures point reveals a strong weakening of the economy, and global demand

  

  Chinese exports saw the steepest fall for two years in December, according to the latest trade figures. Exports from China fell 4.4% last month compared with the year before, while imports fell 7.6%. The figures indicate a further weakening in the strength of the world's second biggest economy and sent Asian stock markets lower on Monday.

• Monday, January 14th 2019 - 08:52 UTC

  As US government shutdown breaks record, Senator close to Trump calls for dialogue

  

  A senior US Republican has urged President Donald Trump to temporarily reopen parts of the government shut down for more than three weeks. Senator Lindsey Graham, who is close to Mr Trump, said a limited re-opening of a few weeks would allow talks to resume between Republicans and Democrats.

• Friday, January 11th 2019 - 12:43 UTC

  Trump campaigns for The Wall, steel or concrete, along the Mexican border

  

  President Donald Trump warned of murderers and gangsters spreading across the country during a visit to the US-Mexican border on Thursday to push his demand for a multi-billion dollar wall. Trump used the backdrop of the Rio Grande border river at McAllen, Texas, to ramp up what has already turned into a hugely messy political fight with Democratic opponents, resulting in the shutdown of swaths of the US government.