U.S. President Donald Trump could still travel to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, next week as planned in spite of federal government shut down at midnight, senior U.S. administration officials said. Trump can still make Davos trip even if government shuts down: officials https://t.co/SMN1subPLw pic.twitter.com/8AJWs27Ifk — Reuters (@Reuters) January 20, 2018 “He could…
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Twitter VIP and other political clients
Twitter Inc management confirmed that accounts belonging to world leaders have special status on the microblog network, frustrating users who have called on the company to banish U.S. President Donald Trump. Twitter on not banning Trump: It "would hide important information" that people should "see and debate" https://t.co/XJQncmm7H5 pic.twitter.com/hUE4H8ZSFu — The Hill (@thehill) January 5,…
MEPs debate US decision on Jerusalem
US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital sparked different reactions from MEPs on Tuesday evening. “Exploding the Middle East peace process status quo”, “going against international law”, “spreading hatred and fear” or “the diplomatic equivalent to nuclear bomb” were a few of the terms used by some MEPs to describe US…
Washington warns North Korea of "utterly" destruction
The United States warned North Korea’s leadership it would be “utterly destroyed” in case of war break out after Pyongyang again launched this time its most advanced missile, putting the U.S. mainland within range, in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions. The US warns that North Korea's leadership will be "utterly destroyed" if war breaks…
Trump retreats on imports of hunting trophies
President Donald Trump said in a tweet on Friday he is putting a decision to allow imports of elephant trophies on hold after a torrent of criticism from conservation advocates and across social media. Put big game trophy decision on hold until such time as I review all conservation facts. Under study for years. Will update soon…
Russia and US agreed on humanitarian aid to Syria
The Presidents of Russia and the U.S. Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump said in a Joint Statement they are calling on all countries to build up humanitarian assistance to Syria. The statement, which the presidents approved on sidelines of the APEC summit in Da Nang on Saturday, says the presidents have agreed it is necessary…
US-Russia consider talks on Syria
The Syrian settlement as a topic for a meeting between the Russian and US presidents “is considered,” press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov said. #Antonov: Contacts between 🇷🇺@Russia and #US🇺🇸 leaders would contribute to peace in the world 👉https://t.co/pwY3GHfQSc pic.twitter.com/xkUDP5EPid — Russian Embassy in USA 🇷🇺 (@RusEmbUSA) November 5, 2017 According to him,…
Rouhani: accord can't be renegotiated
Iran’s president Rouhani said its nuclear accord with world powers cannot be renegotiated, after President Trump administration warned it was weighing whether the deal signed by its predecessor served U.S. security interests. Iran nuclear deal cannot be renegotiated: Rouhani https://t.co/qdn6vBFUa6 pic.twitter.com/HfoUJZxSee — Reuters (@Reuters) September 21, 2017 Under the 2015 deal, Iran agreed to limit…
Trump orders new sanctions against North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered new sanctions on Thursday, September 21, that open the door wider to blacklisting people and entities doing business with North Korea, including its shipping and trade networks, further tightening the screws on Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile program. Today, I announced a new Executive Order with re: to North Korea. We…
In self-defence US and allies might destroy North Korea “rogue regime”
14 minutes into his speech at the United Nations the US President Donald Trump mentions North Korea, speaking about the death of American student Otto Warmbier after being detained by the North Korean government. It was a great honor to have spoken before the countries of the world at the United Nations.#USAatUNGA🇺🇸#UNGAhttps://t.co/1maJwRGa3d pic.twitter.com/6Hu3AeUp58 — Donald…