United States

Tuesday, April 11th 2017 - 15:04 UTC
CONCACAF joint bid launched for 2026 World Cup

The United States, Canada and Mexico are teaming up in a bid to host the 2026 World Cup. The official announcement came on Monday at a media event in New York, with the heads of all three federations signing a Memorandum of Understanding.
Monday, April 10th 2017 - 08:12 UTC
Trump will host Argentina's Macri at the White House on April 27

Argentine president Mauricio Macri confirmed that a date has been officially established for his meeting with Donald Trump at the White House, April 27. The date was revealed by the president Macri during an interview with Bloomberg.
Saturday, April 8th 2017 - 10:14 UTC
US technically enjoying full employment; but job creation is slowing down

The US unemployment rate fell to its lowest in almost a decade in March, despite the economy adding a smaller than expected number of jobs. Employers added 98,000 jobs last month - far fewer than the 180,000 expected by economists and less than half the figure for January and February.
Saturday, April 8th 2017 - 10:07 UTC
Trump describes “tremendous progress” in talks with Xi; state visit to China later this year

President Donald Trump has accepted his counterpart Xi Jinping's invitation to make a visit to China, said Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Mr. Trump is hosting the Chinese president for a two-day visit at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
Friday, April 7th 2017 - 10:39 UTC
Mercosur and Pacific Alliance summit will address potential convergence and Trump's protectionism

Mercosur and Pacific Alliance foreign ministers are scheduled to meet this Friday in Buenos Aires, on an Argentine initiative to advance in a possible political and trade confluence with the prospect of a regional alliance in the near future. The controversial Venezuela case will also be on the table, but attendants have anticipated that they won't let this issue dominate the agenda or cast a shadow on the purpose of the summit.
Friday, April 7th 2017 - 10:31 UTC
“I have gotten nothing” from Xi, but a strong friendship has developed, Trump admits

United States President Donald Trump said to light laughter at a Thursday evening dinner he hosted for Chinese President Xi Jinping that after a long discussion, “I have gotten nothing, absolutely nothing” from his guest. But Trump added that the two leaders, who chatted earlier at the president’s Florida resort, had quickly “developed a friendship,” and he predicted that “long term we’re going to have a very, very great relationship and I look very much forward to it.”
Thursday, April 6th 2017 - 12:46 UTC
Trump removes top strategist Steve Bannon from the Security Council

President Donald Trump has removed his senior strategist Steve Bannon from the US National Security Council (NSC). The appointment in January raised fears that the circle of US intelligence chiefs was being politicized.
Tuesday, April 4th 2017 - 07:32 UTC
Trump administration begins to cut UN funding: UNFPA first target

United States has withdrawn funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), an agency that promotes family planning in more than 150 countries. The state department said the UNFPA “supports or participates in the management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization”.
Monday, April 3rd 2017 - 13:39 UTC
Mexico planning to purchase Brazilian rice ahead of a clash with Trump over a Nafta review

A move announced recently by Mexican diplomats may be a precursor of what could be happening in the coming months with the trading of major commodities involving the country’s trade war talks with the U.S.
Sunday, April 2nd 2017 - 06:02 UTC
Trump will host Xi at his Florida resort April 6/7; anticipates “difficult meeting”

United States President Donald Trump will meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for the first time on April 6-7 at Trump's Florida resort, China's Foreign Ministry announced, amid a range of pressing issues including trade, North Korea and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.