Tag: Donald Trump

• Thursday, June 27th 2019 - 09:08 UTC

  US and China seem willing to reach a trade deal next Saturday in Osaka

  

  United States president Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a trade deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping was possible this weekend but he is prepared to impose U.S. tariffs on virtually all remaining Chinese imports if the two countries continue to disagree.

• Thursday, June 27th 2019 - 08:59 UTC

  Impersonation of Kim Jong-un and Trump dining ahead of the G20 summit

  

  The residents of Japan’s capital were treated to the extraordinary sight of Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un casually dining together, just days before the G20 summit in Osaka, only to realize the pair in question were uncanny lookalikes.

• Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 09:13 UTC

  China will not allow discussions on Hong Kong at G20 summit warns Beijing

  

  China said it will not allow discussion of Hong Kong at the G20 summit this week even as US President Donald Trump plans to raise the city's mass protests during his meeting with President Xi Jinping.

• Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 08:54 UTC

  Mexican president denies having ordered troops to detain migrants trying to cross to the United States

  

  Mexico's president vowed on Tuesday to investigate the controversial detention of migrants trying to cross the US border, saying the 15,000 troops he has deployed there have no such orders.

• Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 08:50 UTC

  US tightens the noose on Iran leaders, including Supreme Ayatollah Khamenei

  

  United States president Donald Trump targeted Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top Iranian officials with sanctions taking a dramatic, unprecedented step to increase pressure on Iran after Tehran’s downing of an unmanned American drone.

• Tuesday, June 25th 2019 - 09:21 UTC

  In an open letter, US super rich want to pay higher taxes

  

  Some of America's richest people are urging US presidential candidates to back a wealth tax on the super-rich to improve inequality and climate change. “America has a moral, ethical and economic responsibility to tax our wealth more,” they said in a letter.

• Monday, June 24th 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  US launched cyber attacks against Iranian missile control systems

  

  The United States launched cyber attacks against Iranian missile control systems and a spy network after Tehran downed an American surveillance drone, according to US media reports.

• Saturday, June 22nd 2019 - 08:56 UTC

  Iran conflict: Trump “cocked and locked”, but proved the dove among his hawkish advisors

  

  United States president Donald Trump said on Friday he aborted a military strike to retaliate for Iran's downing of an unmanned US drone because it could have killed 150 people, and signalled he was open to talks with Tehran.

• Friday, June 21st 2019 - 12:04 UTC

  Trump and Trudeau meet to mend fences and push for legislative approval of trade deal

  

  President Donald Trump-hosted his Canadian counterpart Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday to mend fences after last year's diplomatic meltdown and to push the still un-ratified North American free trade deal.

• Friday, June 21st 2019 - 09:52 UTC

  Trump pulls back from a Friday retaliation attack on Iran for the downing of a US drone

  

  United States President Donald Trump approved military strikes against Iran in retaliation for downing a US surveillance drone but pulled back from launching them on Thursday night after a day of escalating tensions.