US President Donald Trump

Trump threatens 20 percent tariff on all imported EU cars

US President Donald Trump threatens to impose a 20 percent tariff on cars imported from the European Union, after the bloc's additional tariffs on dozens of American products took effect.
22 June 2018, 15:17 PM

Trump backs down, orders end to family separations at US border

US President Donald Trump backs down and abandons his policy of separating immigrant children from their families on the US-Mexico border, after images of youngsters in cages sparked outrage at home and abroad.
20 June 2018, 23:37 PM

Trump ratchets up China trade conflict with fresh tariff threat

US President Donald Trump threatens to impose a 10 percent tariff on $200 billion of Chinese goods, prompting a swift warning from Beijing of retaliation, as the trade conflict between the world's two biggest economies quickly escalated.
19 June 2018, 08:55 AM

Democrats, activists rally against Trump's family separation policy

Democratic lawmakers join protesters outside immigration detention facilities in New Jersey and Texas on Sunday for Father's Day demonstrations against the Trump administration's practice of separating children from their parents at the US-Mexico border.
18 June 2018, 07:20 AM

US judge sends ex-Trump campaign head Manafort to jail until trial

US President Donald Trump's former election campaign manager, Paul Manafort, is sent to jail pending trial after being charged with witness tampering, the latest episode in his long fall from grace.
16 June 2018, 11:06 AM

Trump-Kim summit makes momentum to overcome tension: Dhaka

Bangladesh welcomes the historic Summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un which has generated 'momentum' to overcome long-drawn tensions.
14 June 2018, 06:09 AM

A watershed moment for global politics

Since Egypt's President Anwar Sadat shook hands with declared enemy country Israel's Prime Minister Menachem Begin under the appreciating eyes of US President Jimmy Carter on the manicured lawns of Camp David more than four decades ago, no other handshake at that political level has drawn as much global attention as the one between North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump in the serenity of Singapore's Sentosa Island this Tuesday.
13 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump accuses OPEC of driving up oil prices

US President Donald Trump accuses the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries of driving up oil prices, in a fresh swipe at the cartel's agreement to cap production.
13 June 2018, 14:03 PM

Fair trade, fool trade, Trump vents anger on NATO allies, EU, Trudeau post-G7

US President Donald Trump fires off a volley of tweets venting anger on NATO allies, the European Union and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the wake of a divisive G7 meeting over the weekend.
11 June 2018, 06:12 AM

Trump torpedoes G7 trade talks, threatens auto tariffs

US President Donald Trump throws the G7’s efforts to show a united front into disarray after he became angry with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and says he might double down on import tariffs by hitting the sensitive auto industry.
10 June 2018, 04:31 AM

Trump wants Russia at G7 meeting

US President Donald Trump says Russia should also be attending a Group of Seven nations summit, as he prepared to fly into a chilly reception at the meeting in Canada, where other G7 leaders are set to clash with him over trade.
8 June 2018, 15:04 PM

Trump to host Ramadan dinner Wednesday: CNN

After cancelling the traditional 'iftaar' or Ramadan dinner last year, US President Donald Trump resumes the celebration of Muslim holy month by hosting a dinner at the White House on Wednesday, reports CNN.
4 June 2018, 09:38 AM

Trump cancels summit with North Korea's Kim scheduled for next month

US President Donald Trump calls off his planned June 12 summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in a letter released by the White House.
24 May 2018, 14:01 PM

Trump's blocking of critics on Twitter violates Constitution: US judge

A US judge in New York rules that President Donald Trump may not legally block Twitter users from his account on the social media platform based on their political views.
24 May 2018, 10:53 AM

Trump seeks to placate North Korea's Kim over uncertain summit

US President Donald Trump seeks to placate North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un after Pyongyang threatens to scrap an unprecedented summit, saying Kim's security would be guaranteed in any deal and his country would not suffer the fate of Muammar Gaddafi's Libya, unless that could not be reached.
18 May 2018, 04:53 AM

Trump calls Jerusalem embassy move 'a great day for Israel'

US President Donald Trump hail the scheduled opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem as "a great day for Israel," even as deadly clashes erupted between Palestinians and Israeli security forces on the Gaza border.
14 May 2018, 12:09 PM

Trump says Kim summit set for June 12 in Singapore

US President Donald Trump announces his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place in Singapore on June 12.
10 May 2018, 15:32 PM

Trump to reveal Iran deal decision, Tehran defiant as rial falls

US President Donald Trump is to announce whether he will pull out of the Iran nuclear deal or stay in and work with European allies who have struggled to persuade him that it has successfully halted Iran's nuclear ambitions.
8 May 2018, 10:45 AM

Trump sends letter to PM, assures of continuing US pressure for Rohingya repatriation

US President Donald Trump assures Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of continuing his country's pressure for the safe and voluntary return of the Rohingya people to their homeland as he sent a letter to the premier in this regard.
3 May 2018, 14:33 PM

Trump should win the Nobel Peace Prize, says South Korea's Moon

South Korean President Moon Jae-in says US President Donald Trump deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the standoff with North Korea over its nuclear weapons programme.
30 April 2018, 12:57 PM