Tag: Donald Trump

Saturday, May 12th 2018 - 09:30 UTC
Germany moves closer to Russia: Merkel will visit Putin in Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken with Germany's Angela Merkel and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a bid to keep the Iran nuclear deal alive after the US decision to withdraw, the Kremlin said Friday.
Saturday, May 12th 2018 - 06:43 UTC
“Europe must take its destiny in its own hands, US will not protect us”, claims Merkel

Europe cannot put all of its trust in the U.S. when it comes to protection and should instead “take its destiny into its own hands,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said. “It's no longer the case that the United States will simply just protect us”.
Wednesday, May 9th 2018 - 08:39 UTC
Despite Trump, Europe, Russia and China committed to the Iran nuclear deal

Western powers, Russia and China remain committed to the Iran nuclear deal - after the US announced it was withdrawing from the agreement. The UK, France and Germany say they “will work with all remaining parties” and urged the US not to obstruct its implementation and the other signatories to the 2015 deal - Russia and China - have also stressed their continuing support.
Wednesday, May 9th 2018 - 07:10 UTC
Latin American (and global) currencies hit by strong dollar and Trump's policies

The dollar hovered near a four-month high on Tuesday, continuing to draw support from higher Treasury yields and upbeat prospects for the U.S. economy, leaving its major rivals such as the Euro struggling and other Latin American currencies including the Argentine peso down sharply.
Tuesday, May 8th 2018 - 08:59 UTC
Guterres praises UK contribution to UN, “Brexit or no Brexit”

Britain will remain a “very important pillar” of the United Nations after Brexit, the organization's secretary general has said. Antonio Guterres’s comments appear to contradict the fears of some opponents of Brexit that the UK’s withdrawal from the EU might throw into question its position as one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, alongside the US, Russia, China and France.
Tuesday, May 8th 2018 - 08:54 UTC
NRA elects ex Reagan aide involved in the Iran-Contra scandal

The influential US gun lobby the National Rifle Association (NRA) has elected a former aide to President Ronald Reagan as its new president. Oliver North, a retired US Marine Colonel, played a major role in the so-called Iran-Contra scandal.
Tuesday, May 8th 2018 - 08:14 UTC
Oil rises to US$ 70 a barrel, ahead of Trump's Tuesday decision on sanctions to Iran

Oil prices rose for the fourth straight day on Monday to hit levels not seen since late 2014, boosted by the latest trouble for Venezuelan oil company PDVSA and the possibility that the United States could re-impose sanctions on Iran.
Monday, May 7th 2018 - 08:25 UTC
Lead case in UK: Cambridge Analytica must turn in all personal information on a US academic

Britain's data privacy watchdog has ordered Cambridge Analytica to hand over all the personal information it holds on a U.S. academic, confirming the right of people abroad to seek data held by a UK firm. Data privacy activists say that it sets a precedent that would enable millions of other U.S. voters to request information that the company had collected on them.
Saturday, May 5th 2018 - 09:08 UTC
Trump said date and location for meeting with Kim Jong Un has been set

President Donald Trump on Friday said the date and location have been set for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, building suspense for the unprecedented talks, as South Korea said it would oppose a withdrawal of U.S. troops from the area.
Wednesday, May 2nd 2018 - 08:18 UTC
Trump's 2015 “Super” health report was dictated by the president, claims doctor

Donald Trump's former doctor has said he did not write a 2015 letter declaring the then-Republican presidential candidate's “astonishingly excellent” health, US media report. “[Trump] dictated that whole letter,” Harold Bornstein told CNN on Tuesday.