Tag: Donald Trump

• Wednesday, September 11th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Trump fires hyper hawk Bolton; “foreign policy remains unchanged”, Pompeo

  

  Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the firing of hawkish national security adviser John Bolton, a move widely seen as boosting the president's push to negotiate with US foes in Afghanistan, North Korea, and other trouble spots.

• Tuesday, September 10th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  EU strengthens trade relations with Cuba to counter a raft of US lawsuits against European firms

  

  EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Monday reaffirmed the bloc's drive to deepen trade with Cuba and counter a wave of lawsuits against European firms as Washington increases pressure on the communist-run island.

• Saturday, September 7th 2019 - 09:10 UTC

  Ivanka Trump in Paraguay commits funds for women empowerment

  

  Ivanka Trump met with Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez and female artisans on Friday as part of her tour of South America, announcing the commitment of an additional US$ 500 million for a fund to help women entrepreneurs in the region.

• Friday, September 6th 2019 - 08:56 UTC

  During Ivanka Trump's visit to Argentina, US announces US$ 400 million investment

  

  The United States has approved a US$400 million highway investment in Argentina as President Donald Trump's eldest daughter Ivanka Trump visits the country on a wider tour of the region.

• Thursday, September 5th 2019 - 09:48 UTC

  PM Johnson defeated: parliament reject early election and insist on delaying Brexit to January

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government was left in limbo on Wednesday after MPs voted to derail his Brexit plan and rejected his call for an early election to break the political deadlock.

• Thursday, September 5th 2019 - 09:19 UTC

  Soybean plantation in Brazil forecasted to grow at a much lower pace

  

  The area in Brazil to be planted with soybeans in the 2019-20 season, which starts this month, will grow by the slowest pace in 13 years as a global trade war and swine fever in China cloud the outlook for farmers, according to analysts at AgRural.

• Wednesday, September 4th 2019 - 09:10 UTC

  Bio-fuel controversy: Trump caught between farmers and the oil industry

  

  The American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to reject proposals floated by U.S. farmers and ethanol producers to boost ethanol demand, the latest development in the clash over bio-fuel policy.

• Wednesday, September 4th 2019 - 08:40 UTC

  US/China trade war further escalates; Trump claims Beijing speculating with next year's presidential election

  

  Amid fresh signs his trade wars are rattling the US economy, President Donald Trump on Tuesday sent stern warnings to China, urging the Pacific power not to drag its feet in trade negotiations.

• Monday, September 2nd 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  US and China in a new round of additional tariffs; Beijing says Trump behaving as a “school bully”

  

  China and the United States began imposing additional tariffs on each other's goods on Sunday, the latest escalation in a bruising trade war, but U.S. President Donald Trump said the sides would still meet for talks later this month.

• Saturday, August 31st 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Brazil thanks Trump for being “on the same page” in the Amazon controversy: no foreign interference

  

  Brazil and the United States believe the international community should have no say in confronting fires raging in the Amazon rainforest, Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo said on Friday after meeting President Donald Trump.