President Donald Trump will Tuesday welcome Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Washington, the White House announced, two years after the US leader was accused of leaking classified information to him. Trump will “discuss the state of the bilateral relationship” in a meeting both with Lavrov and US Secretary of […]
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Donald Trump warns Kim Jong Un has ‘everything’ to lose through hostility
President Donald Trump warned Sunday that North Korea’s Kim Jong Un had “everything” to lose through hostility towards the United States, after Pyongyang said it had carried out a major new weapons test. “Kim Jong Un is too smart and has far too much to lose, everything actually, if he […]
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FBI calls Florida shooting ‘terrorism’, Saudi’s MBS phones Donald Trump
The FBI presumes a Florida attack by a Saudi air force officer that left three U.S. sailors dead “was an act of terrorism,” the agent in charge of the investigation said, and Republican lawmakers urged a suspension of training from foreign fighters in the U.S. As criticism mounted about the […]
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Donald Trump’s campaign bars Bloomberg News, alleging ‘bias’
US President Donald Trump’s campaign said Monday it was banning journalists from Bloomberg News from its electoral events, claiming “bias” by the media group owned by presidential rival Michael Bloomberg. Brad Parscale, the Trump 2020 campaign manager, said the decision was made after Bloomberg News announced it would not investigate […]
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White House will not take part in impeachment hearing, says Donald Trump’s attorney
US President Donald Trump’s attorney has said that the White House will not participate in congressional hearings set for Wednesday that will consider passing impeachment articles against the president. “We cannot fairly be expected to participate in a hearing while the witnesses are yet to be named and while it […]
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Donald Trump accuses Obama administration of spying on his 2016 campaign
In a startling revelation, US President Donald Trump, who is facing an impeachment inquiry from the opposition Democratic party, on Friday accused the previous Obama administration of spying on his 2016 presidential campaign. Trump said whatever the modern-day version of wiretapping may be, but the anti-Trump conspiracy still went “to […]
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‘I want nothing’: Notes in hand, Donald Trump states his case about impeachment
Sometimes it helps for a president to have notes. President Donald Trump engaged with journalists on Wednesday as he regularly does when he departs the White House at the start of a trip, only this time he had some help with what he wanted to say. Walking before assembled journalists, […]
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Donald Trump, Kim at odds as deadline looms in nuclear talks
The bonhomie between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is nearing a key deadline showing new signs of strain. Trump urged Kim over the weekend to “act quickly” to get a nuclear deal done, suggesting the two leaders could meet again “soon.” His comments came hours […]
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‘I have the right to speak,’ says Donald Trump amid impeachment hearings
Amid the ongoing impeachment hearings against him by a Democrats-dominated Congressional panel, US President Donald Trump has asserted that he has the right to speak and the freedom of speech. The president made the assertion while accusing the opposition Democratic party of denying the Republicans the due process in the […]
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Donald Trump expects to ‘work something out’ with Erdogan, senators on F-35s
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he and Turkish President Tayipp Erdogan were talking about the F-35 fighter jet programme with Republican U.S. senators, after Washington removed Turkey from the programme over its purchase of a Russian S-400 missile defence system. During a White House meeting attended by Erdogan, […]
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Impeachment witness says Donald Trump asked about Ukraine probes
For the first time a top diplomat testified Wednesday that President Donald Trump was overheard asking about “the investigations” he wanted Ukraine to pursue that are central to the impeachment inquiry. William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, revealed the new information as the House Intelligence Committee opened extraordinary […]
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Donald Trump ‘so extreme’ on climate he’s waking people up, says Greta Thunberg
Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg said Tuesday that US President Donald Trump’s climate change denialism was “so extreme” that it had helped galvanize the movement to halt long term planetary warming. She spoke in an interview with AFP on the eve of her departure from North America where she has […]
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Donald Trump to release transcript of second call with Ukrainian president
US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he was going to release the transcript of the second call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky this week in his battle against the ongoing impeachment inquiry that enters a new phase of public hearings that will be aired live. “Now I’ll give you […]
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Donald Trump says he will visit India ‘at some point’
US President Donald Trump said Friday he will visit India “at some point” at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “He wants me to go there,” Trump said to reporters about a standing invitation from Modi, who he said, is a “very good friend”. “I will be going at […]
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Testimony from two of Donald Trump’s Ukraine ‘three amigos’ to be released
Testimony by two of the “three amigos” charged with running Ukraine policy for President Donald Trump will be made public on Tuesday as Democratic-led congressional committees release more transcripts from their impeachment investigation. Representative Adam Schiff, chairman of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, told reporters on Monday transcripts would […]