United States

• Thursday, September 13th 2018 - 09:55 UTC

  Trump signs executive order punishing foreign countries or persons that meddle with US elections

  

  Under fire over his handling of Russian election meddling, US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to strengthen election security by imposing sanctions on foreign countries or people who try to interfere in the US political process. The order, coming only eight weeks before congressional elections on November 6, drew immediate criticism from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers as too little, too late.

• Thursday, September 13th 2018 - 06:20 UTC

  “Extremely dangerous major” hurricane Florence advancing on the Carolinas

  

  Hurricane Florence, one of the strongest storms to threaten the East Coast of the United States in decades, continued to swirl in the Atlantic on Wednesday night on a path that is taking it dangerously closer to the Carolinas. Meanwhile, another storm system in the Atlantic gained strength on Wednesday and was named subtropical Storm Joyce.

• Tuesday, September 11th 2018 - 08:51 UTC

  US economy “booming”, but only 38% approve of Trump, according to opinion polls

  

  United States voters love the performance of the economy, but it has failed to translate into higher approval for President Donald Trump, according to one new poll. The disconnect is perhaps the biggest challenge facing Republicans as they battle to keep control of Congress in November's midterm elections.

• Monday, September 10th 2018 - 18:15 UTC

  Several dead in military complex amid revelations of coup plans in Venezuela

  

  Eight alleged criminals were killed on Sunday at the most important military complex in Venezuela amid the revelations about plans for a coup supported by the government of the United States.

• Saturday, September 8th 2018 - 09:10 UTC

  “I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration”

  

  Top members of Donald Trump's administration are so alarmed by the president's “erratic” and “amoral” behavior that they are actively working to undermine him, an anonymous senior official wrote in The New York Times on Wednesday.

• Friday, September 7th 2018 - 09:29 UTC

  Witch hunt season in the White House: fierce speculation as to an editorial “coup”

  

  A number of top US officials have denied that they are the author of a damning anonymous editorial that attacks President Donald Trump. The New York Times article, said to be written by a senior White House official, point out Mr Trump's appointees are trying to stifle his agenda.

• Friday, September 7th 2018 - 09:12 UTC

  United States describes Nicaragua's civil unrest a threat to the region's security

  

  United States declared Nicaragua’s civil unrest a threat to the region’s security, saying government repression of protests risked creating an overwhelming displacement of people akin to Venezuela or Syria. More than 300 people have been killed and 2,000 injured in crackdowns by Nicaraguan police and armed groups in protests that began in April over an abortive plan by leftist President Daniel Ortega’s government to reduce welfare benefits.

• Thursday, September 6th 2018 - 08:40 UTC

  IMF receptive to Argentina's request, but now Macri must implement the hard austerity program

  

  Argentina’s economy minister sounded upbeat on Wednesday about clinching a new deal with the International Monetary Fund after two days of talks in Washington, and said had sought U.S. support for securing approval from the IMF’s board.

• Thursday, September 6th 2018 - 08:22 UTC

  U.S. trade deficit at a five month high in July; China maintains a comfortable surplus

  

  The U.S. trade deficit rose to a five-month high in July, with the politically sensitive gap with China hitting a record high, which economists said could embolden the Trump administration to aggressively pursue its “America First” agenda.

• Thursday, September 6th 2018 - 08:12 UTC

  Trump says the US is not yet ready to reach a trade agreement with China

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States was not yet ready to come to an agreement over trade disputes with China but he said talks would continue.