United States President Donald Trump

Iran says it begins 20% uranium enrichment amid US tensions

Iran says Europe ‘obliged’ to let it sell and ship oil

8:12 pm July 31, 2019

Tehran: Iran said Wednesday that European nations still party to the 2015 nuclear deal are “obliged” to allow it to sell and ship oil, amid a standoff with Britain over the seizure of tankers. The deal over Iran’s nuclear programme has begun to unravel since President Donald Trump announced the United States was withdrawing from […]

Racism storm follows Trump to historic US settlement

2:14 pm July 31, 2019

Jamestown: President Donald Trump denounced the “horrors” of slavery in a speech Tuesday marking the birth of US democracy, but an interruption by a heckler accusing him of “hate” underlined how many Americans now see him as openly racist. A political firestorm over race has engulfed the Republican leader over the last week and the […]

Trump's counter to Democratic convention? Swing state trips

Trump to visit Poland for World War II anniversary September 1

10:54 pm July 30, 2019

Warsaw: President Donald Trump will visit Warsaw from Aug. 31 through Sept. 2 to take part in observances marking the 80th anniversary of World War II, aides to Poland’s president said Tuesday. It would be Trump’s second visit to Poland since July 2017. Under a right-wing government, Poland is among Washington’s closest partners in Europe, […]

Trump says he wants ‘a large cut’ from US Fed

10:51 pm July 30, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on the Federal Reserve to cut the benchmark interest rate significantly, moments before the central bank was due to open its two-day policy meeting. “I would like to see a large cut,” Trump told reporters at the White House, his latest move in a constant campaign to […]

Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

Trump nominee sparks worries of intelligence politicization

2:11 pm July 30, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump’s choice of a lawmaker with limited experience to oversee the massive US intelligence community has sparked concerns over the possible politicization of crucial national security decisions. Trump announced the nomination Sunday of Republican Representative John Ratcliffe to replace Dan Coats as Director of National Intelligence, the person who coordinates the 17 […]