Tag: Donald Trump

Tuesday, December 18th 2018 - 07:04 UTC
Pompeo will lead US delegation to Brazilian president Bolsonaro's inauguration

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will lead a delegation to the January first presidential inauguration of Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro, president Donald Trump announced on Monday.
Friday, December 14th 2018 - 08:52 UTC
US Senate blames Saudi prince Salman for Khashoggi's death and votes to stop military aid in Yemen

The US Senate has voted to withdraw US military aid for Saudi Arabia's war on Yemen and to blame the kingdom's crown prince for the murder of a journalist. The historic vote is the first time any chamber of US Congress has agreed to pull US forces from a military conflict under the 1973 War Powers Act.
Wednesday, December 12th 2018 - 08:41 UTC
China prepared to cut tariffs on US-made cars to 15%, reports Bloomberg

China has reportedly proposed cutting tariffs on US-made cars to 15%, the same tax levied on car imports from other countries. Bloomberg reported that China's cabinet will review the plans, which would undo the 40% import duty China imposed on US cars this summer.
Wednesday, December 12th 2018 - 07:19 UTC
Huawei conflict: Trump intervenes; Ms Meng granted bail in Canadian court

Donald Trump says he could intervene in the case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou if it helps to avoid a further decline in US relations with China. “Whatever's good for this country, I would do,” the US president said.
Tuesday, December 11th 2018 - 08:44 UTC
Arab League warns Bolsonaro on moving embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

The Arab League has told Brazil's right-wing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro that moving Brazil's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem would be a setback for relations with Arab countries. Such a move by Bolsonaro, who takes office on January first, would be a sharp shift in Brazilian foreign policy, which has traditionally backed a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Monday, December 10th 2018 - 05:51 UTC
US/China trade negotiations have a deadline: March first, says Lighthizer

U.S.-China trade negotiations need to reach a successful end by March 1 or new tariffs will be imposed, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Sunday, clarifying there is a “hard deadline” after a week of seeming confusion among President Donald Trump and his advisers.
Friday, December 7th 2018 - 14:52 UTC
Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno asks Assange to leave London embassy

After the United Kingdom has guaranteed that the founder of Wikileaks will not be extradited to the US, President Lenín Moreno invited Julian Assange to leave Ecuador's embassy in London, because his time of asylum in the diplomatic building after six years is about to run out.
Thursday, December 6th 2018 - 09:28 UTC
Populism is not an ideology, it's a political technique which thrives on angry people

Five of the world’s largest democracies now have populist governments, claimed The Guardian last week, and proceeded to name four: the United States, India, Brazil and the Philippines. Which is the fifth? At various points it name-checks Turkey, Italy and the United Kingdom, but it never becomes clear which. (And by the way, India’s prime minister Narendra Modi is not a populist. He’s just a nationalist.)
Wednesday, December 5th 2018 - 09:33 UTC
China confident in implementing trade commitments to US “as soon as possible”

Chinese officials have said they are “confident in implementing” trade commitments made to the US “as soon as possible”, without giving details. An ongoing trade war has seen both countries impose duties on billions of dollars of one another's goods.
Monday, December 3rd 2018 - 07:18 UTC
Oil prices recover following on US/China trade conflict 90-day truce

Oil prices surged in early trading on Monday after the United States and China agreed on a truce in their trade conflict and ahead of a meeting by producer club OPEC this week that is expected to result in a supply cut.