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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump accused Friday the FBI director he fired, James Comey, of leaking classified information, saying he should be prosecuted for lying to Congress under oath. In a new memoir due to hit the bookshelves Tuesday, Comey said Trump reminded him of a mafia boss who demanded absolute loyalty, saw the entire world against him and lied about everything. “James Comey is a proven LEAKER & LIAR. Virtually everyone in […]
by Paul Handley and Dave Clark Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump’s pick to become Washington’s top diplomat pledged Thursday to work with US allies to strengthen the Iran deal and played down fears he is bent on regime change in North Korea. Mike Pompeo, the outgoing director of the Central Intelligence Agency, disavowed his reputation as a “war hawk” and an anti-Muslim hardliner as he sought to woo support […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday the US could re-enter the Trans-Pacific Partnership if it could get a “better” deal. The decision would mark an abrupt about-face for a president who had campaigned against the deal and swiftly withdrew from it after taking office last year. “Would only join TPP if the deal were substantially better than the deal offered to Pres. Obama,” he wrote in a late night tweet. “We […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un discussed future talks with the US at a party meeting, state media reported Tuesday, in his first official mention of dialogue with Washington ahead of a planned summit with US President Donald Trump. At the meeting of party officials Monday, Kim delivered a report “on the development of the recent situation on the Korean peninsula”, including the separate summit with South Korea to be held […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Federal agents on Monday raided the New York offices of President Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen, who made a $130,000 payment to an adult film actress who says she had an affair with the former real estate magnate. Cohen’s own attorney Stephen Ryan said agents seized “privileged communications” between Cohen and Cohen’s own clients, in part based on a request from Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is […]
by Dave Clark / with Carole Landry at the United Nations Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States – President Donald Trump warned on Monday that Moscow, Tehran and Damascus may be forced to pay a “big price” after the latest alleged chemical weapons atrocity of the Syrian civil war. The American leader met with his cabinet and promised that “major decisions” would be made within the next 24 to 48 hours, amid mounting speculation about a […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he sees an end to the escalating trade dispute with China, after tit-for-tat retaliatory tariffs and threats that rattled markets. “China will take down its trade barriers because it is the right thing to do,” Trump said in a tweet. “Taxes will become reciprocal & deal will be made on Intellectual Property. Great future for both countries!” He added that he and China’s […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — North Korean officials have told their US counterparts that Kim Jong Un is ready to discuss denuclearization, an assurance that could pave the way for a meeting with President Donald Trump, reports said Sunday. It is the first time the offer was made directly to Washington after it was previously conveyed through South Korean national security adviser Chung Eui-yong. “The US has confirmed that Kim Jong Un is willing to […]
by Thomas WATKINS / with Sofia MISELEM in Matias Romero, Mexico Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered the National Guard to deploy to America’s southern border, ratcheting up pressure on Mexico and taking another step in his quest to clamp down on illegal immigration. Trump’s latest border move came the same day as a caravan of Central American migrants — whose trek across Mexico had infuriated […]
by Thomas WATKINS Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States – Pentagon planners scrambled Wednesday to find ways to support President Donald Trump’s surprise edict that he would send “the military” to guard America’s southern border. The commander-in-chief’s seemingly off-the-cuff directive blindsided officials Tuesday, when Trump said the military would guard the frontier until “we can have a wall and proper security.” It took hours for the White House to clarify that Trump’s plan involved mobilizing the […]
by Thomas WATKINS Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — When President Donald Trump vowed US forces would shortly quit Syria, observers were left wondering if he was signaling an epic policy shift — or whether it was more a case of wishful thinking. Trump, who campaigned on a pledge of “America First,” is said to be frustrated by the open-ended US commitment in Syria, where special operations forces are training and advising Kurdish […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe April 17-18 to discuss the US president’s planned summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and other matters, the White House said Monday. Trump and Abe will meet at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida where they “will discuss the international campaign to maintain maximum pressure on North Korea,” the statement said. The meeting, the third between Trump and Abe, will […]
