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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — United States Vice President Mike Pence sought to reassure Europe Monday of Donald Trump’s commitment to transatlantic ties as he met European Union chiefs in the face of antiTrump protests. Pence was in Brussels at the end of a European trip aimed at comforting allies fearful the US President might abandon them. “Today it is my privilege on behalf of President Trump to express the strong commitment of the (US) to continued cooperation […]
by Michael Mathes Agence France-Presse MELBOURNE, United States – President Donald Trump turned back the clock Saturday with a bold and aggressive Florida speech straight out of his 2016 campaign playbook, enthralling fans while insisting all is well in the White House despite weeks of turbulence. He also took aim at his favorite foil, the “dishonest” news media that he said has become “part of the corrupt system.” At the end of a stormy first […]
by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that neither he nor his campaign team had contacts with Russian officials in the run-up to last year’s US election, contradicting an explosive report which he blasted as “fake news.” Trump also defended Michael Flynn, the national security advisor whose resignation he demanded and received this week, saying Flynn “wasn’t wrong” for holding pre-inauguration phone calls with the Russian […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed into law a measure scrapping anticorruption regulations long opposed by the oil industry. Part of a blitz of recent White House maneuvers against regulation and perceived red tape, the move undoes the requirement for international oil, gas and mining companies to disclose payments to foreign governments. Created by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the rule, which had not yet taken effect, targeted an area […]
The Kremlin on Tuesday insisted that the resignation of Donald Trump’s security adviser Michael Flynn over contacts with the Russian government was an internal affair for Washington. “This is the internal business of the Americans, it is the internal business of President (Donald) Trump’s administration. This is not our business,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told journalists. © Agence France-Presse
By Paul Handley and Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump’s national security advisor Michael Flynn resigned amid controversy over his contacts with the Russian government Monday, a stunning first departure from the new president’s inner circle less than a month after his inauguration. The White House said Trump had accepted Flynn’s resignation amid allegations the retired three-star general discussed United States sanctions strategy with Russia’s ambassador Sergey Kislyak before […]
WASHINGTON, United States (Reuters) — President Donald Trump swore in former Goldman Sachs banker and Hollywood financier Steven Mnuchin as Treasury secretary on Monday (February 13), putting him to work on tax reform, financial de-regulation and economic diplomacy efforts. The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Mnuchin 53-47, with all but one Democrat opposing him over his handling of thousands of foreclosures as head of OneWest Bank after the 2007-2009 housing collapse. At a White House […]
by Olivia HAMPTON Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Trump administration appears to have dropped plans for an immediate appeal to defend the president’s travel ban before the Supreme Court. A Justice Department filing Monday indicated that it would continue to defend President Donald Trump’s executive order in a federal appeals court that refused to reinstate it last week. The appellate court decision was handed down by a three-judge panel, after a […]
by Carole LANDRY Agence France Presse UNITED NATION, United States (AFP) — The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously condemned North Korea’s latest ballistic missile test as US President Donald Trump vowed to deliver a strong response to the provocation. Backed by China, Pyongyang’s main ally, the council agreed on a US-drafted statement describing the test-firing of the missile as a “grave violation” of UN resolutions and threatening “further significant measures.” The council met behind […]
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — A Dominican newspaper apologized Sunday for publishing a photo of actor Alec Baldwin in his satirical role as US President Donald Trump, alongside an article on the US president’s stance on Israeli settlements. The Friday edition of El Nacional featured Baldwin’s photo — instead of an actual image of Trump — next to one of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a story about Israeli settlements in areas claimed […]
by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The courts may have halted his travel ban but that hasn’t caused President Donald Trump to shy away from planning new action on immigration in the name of keeping Americans safe. As thousands of Mexicans protested against Trump’s anti-Mexican rhetoric and vow to make the country pay for his “big, beautiful border wall,” the White House confirmed the president’s plans to weigh a new […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Chinese president Xi Jinping said he “appreciates” new US leader Donald Trump’s affirmation of the One-China policy during their first phone call since Trump’s inauguration, state media said Friday. “Xi Jinping appreciates Trump’s emphasis on the American government’s commitment to the One China policy and pointed out that the One China principle is the political foundation of US-China relations,” the official broadcaster CCTV said in a report on the conversation. © […]
