Donald Trump

Iraq demands US backtrack on Jerusalem, summons ambassador

Iraq demands that the US government backtrack on a decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and summons the US ambassador in Baghdad to protest the decision.
7 December 2017, 11:33 AM

Mueller removed FBI agent from Russia probe for anti-Trump texts

The special counsel examining alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election has removed a top FBI investigator from his team for exchanging text messages with a colleague that expressed anti-Trump views, two US newspapers reports.
3 December 2017, 06:19 AM

Former Trump adviser Flynn pleads guilty to lying to FBI

Former US national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, prosecutors say, adding that he had spoken with a top member of Trump’s transition team regarding his communications with Russia's ambassador to the United States.
1 December 2017, 17:18 PM

North Korea says Trump deserves death penalty

North Korea's state media slams Donald Trump for insulting leader Kim Jong-Un, saying the US president deserve the death penalty and calling him a coward for cancelling a visit to the inter-Korean border.
15 November 2017, 10:25 AM

NKorea says Trump begged for a war during his Asia trip

North Korea says that US President Donald Trump's first trip to Asia shows he is a "destroyer" and he begs for war on the Korean peninsula.
11 November 2017, 09:37 AM

Putin, Trump agree to defeat IS in Syria: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, in a joint statement on Syria, agreed to continue joint efforts on fighting Islamic State until it is defeated, the Kremlin says.
11 November 2017, 07:26 AM

Trump lands in South Korea to pressure the North

President Donald Trump arrives in South Korea on Tuesday, beginning a two-day visit centered on pressuring the nation’s neighbor to the north to abandon its nuclear weapons program.
7 November 2017, 04:45 AM

Trump lands in Japan, says US and allies are prepared to defend freedom

US President Donald Trump ramped up his tough rhetoric against North Korea when he arrived in Japan on Sunday, saying that the United States and its allies are prepared to defend freedom and that “no dictator” should underestimate US resolve.
5 November 2017, 05:17 AM

Trump ex-campaign chairman Manafort charged with conspiracy

Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is charged with conspiracy against the United States and money laundering, in the first indictment stemming from a sprawling probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
30 October 2017, 14:16 PM

Trump comes ahead with fresh criticism of Russia inquiry

President Donald Trump expressed renewed frustration Sunday over the investigations into alleged ties between his campaign associates and Russian government officials, saying on Twitter that the “facts are pouring out” about links to Russia by his former presidential opponent, Hillary Clinton.
30 October 2017, 04:40 AM

Republican senator quits with attack on Donald Trump

Donald Trump's attempt to build bridges in his own party blows up spectacularly as one senator announces he is quitting Congress and another attacks the president for debasing the country.
25 October 2017, 05:05 AM

Trump breaks with allies as US goes it alone on Iran

Donald Trump is set to unveil a more aggressive strategy to check Iran's growing might, withdrawing presidential backing for a landmark nuclear deal and targeting the country's missile program and militia proxies.
13 October 2017, 07:24 AM

Eminem sears 'racist' Trump at award show

Eminem savages Donald Trump as a racist and warns fans not to support the US president as the rap superstar appears at the BET Hip Hop Awards broadcast.
11 October 2017, 12:07 PM

Ivana vs Melania: First wife is 'self-serving', says first Lady

US First Lady Melania Trump accused her husband's first wife Ivana of making "attention-seeking and self-serving noise" Monday, after Ivana jokingly referred to herself as the first lady while trying to sell her memoirs.
10 October 2017, 10:35 AM

Governance as farce: The antics of the Trump administration

It's too early to tell whether history will be kind to the Donald Trump administration, but no one can doubt its rich, if unintended, contribution to comedy.
6 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Trump ignores pleas to calm North Korea tensions

Donald Trump accuses North Korea of torturing a captive US student "beyond belief," spurning pleas from allies and foes in east Asia to tone down his warlike rhetoric.
26 September 2017, 15:41 PM

Trump to push UN reform as world leaders gather for crisis talks

US President Donald Trump makes his debut at the United Nations, with an address on UN reform as a week of intense diplomacy kicks off, dominated by worries about North Korea, Iran and Myanmar.
18 September 2017, 11:26 AM

Trump to meet Japan, SKorea leaders for 'urgent' talks on NKorea

The White House said Friday that President Donald Trump will meet the leaders of Japan and South Korea in New York next week to discuss the "urgent" threat posed by North Korea and dismissed claims there was no military option to dealing with Pyongyang.
16 September 2017, 04:37 AM

Trump says DACA recipients should not worry about status

Youths who were brought to the United States illegally and gained protection under the Obama administration should not worry about their immigration status during the next six months before the program ends, US President Donald Trump says.
7 September 2017, 15:12 PM

'Dreamer' issue adds to packed US congressional agenda

The US Congress, back from vacation, already has its plate full with urgent fiscal and disaster relief issues when President Donald Trump saddled it with deciding the fate of people brought illegally to the United States as children.
6 September 2017, 09:24 AM