Tag: United States

• Monday, January 13th 2020 - 09:52 UTC

  Trump the “protector” of Iranians protesting against the ayatollahs regime

  

  United States President Donald Trump warned Iran on Sunday against killing protesters who have risen up over the regime's downing of a civilian airliner as his defense secretary left the door open to talks with Tehran without preconditions.

• Monday, January 13th 2020 - 08:42 UTC

  All ready to sign US/China Phase 1 trade deal, following lengthy translation process

  

  China's commitments in the Phase 1 trade deal with the United States were not changed during a lengthy translation process and will be released this week as the document is signed in Washington, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday.

• Saturday, January 11th 2020 - 09:59 UTC

  Iran admits it downed “unintentionally” the Ukrainian jet killing 176 people

  

  Iran’s military early on Saturday morning announced its role in the downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet that killed all 176 people on board, saying the shootdown was “unintentional” and blaming “human error.”

• Saturday, January 11th 2020 - 09:50 UTC

  Trump sharply reduces flights to Cuba “to impede the regime gaining access to hard currency”

  

  The United States on Friday sharply reduced flights allowed to go to Cuba in a bid to reduce revenue to the communist island. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that charter flights would only be allowed to fly to Havana, not other airports - a step already taken with commercial flights.

• Friday, January 10th 2020 - 14:25 UTC

  Colombia eradicated 100.000 hectares of coca in 2019, president Duque reports

  

  Colombia, a top source of coca, the base ingredient in cocaine, eradicated more than 100,000 hectares of the crop last year, President Ivan Duque said on Thursday. The Andean country has come under repeated pressure from the United States, an important destination for cocaine shipments, to reduce coca cultivation, especially as crop figures shot up in recent years.

• Friday, January 10th 2020 - 09:56 UTC

  US changes policy, supports negotiations in Venezuela, a transitional government and fresh elections

  

  The United States on Thursday threw its support behind negotiations in Venezuela, saying talks could establish a transitional government, lead to fresh elections and bring an end to the crisis.

• Friday, January 10th 2020 - 09:54 UTC

  US justifies at UN the killing of Iranian commander, but ready “to engage with Teheran in serious negotiations”

  

  The United States told the United Nations on Wednesday that the killing of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani last week was self-defense and vowed to take additional action “as necessary” in the Middle East to protect US personnel and interests.

• Friday, January 10th 2020 - 09:52 UTC

  US/China second phase trade negotiations results after presidential election, Trump warns

  

  Negotiations for the second phase of a pending US-China trade deal will begin promptly but the outcome may wait until after this year's elections, President Donald Trump said on Thursday.

• Friday, January 10th 2020 - 09:50 UTC

  Fed members confident about the US economy in 2020: headwinds abating

  

  The global trade wars may not be over, but U.S. Federal Reserve officials on Thursday said the economy may have weathered the worst of it as risks begin to ease and businesses adjust to a new trade environment.

• Friday, January 10th 2020 - 09:36 UTC

  Canada and US believe Ukrainian airliner was downed, unintentionally, by Iranian missile; Iran denies

  

  Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, was likely brought down by an Iranian missile, Canada's prime minister, Justin Trudeau, said on Thursday, citing intelligence from Canadian and other sources.