President Donald Trump slammed former President Barack Obama’s dealings with the communist regime in Cuba in Miami on charting his own course of more confrontational relations with the Castro-led government. "Remarks by President Trump on the Policy of the U.S.A. Towards Cuba"Video: https://t.co/jUWCjgxX5DTranscript: https://t.co/IJP1dqCUai pic.twitter.com/Hq7TcTl8QG — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 16, 2017 The…
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US Embassy to stay in Tel-Aviv
The US President Donald trump has signed the waiver keeping the United States embassy in Tel Aviv avoiding a controversial move to Jerusalem, at least for the moment, The Hills newspaper reported. The White House said that Trump signed the order to allow negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians to resume. A White House statement said that…
Trump withdraws from Climate Agreement
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will withdraw the United States from the landmark 2015 global agreement to fight climate change: “We’re getting out,” Trump said at a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden in which he decried the Paris accord’s “draconian” financial and economic burdens. He said American withdrawal “represents a reassertion…
Trump contemplates meeting with Kim Jong Un
“If it would be appropriate for me to meet with him (Kim Jong Un), I would absolutely, I would be honored to do it,” Trump told Bloomberg News commenting on the US policies towards North Korea. Clearly aware of the power of his declaration, he added: “We have breaking news.” As a presidential candidate, Trump…
Trump considers sanctions against Russia
The US President Donald Trump (illustration) is discussing with members of his administration the possibility of introducing sanctions against Russia and Iran for supporting the Syrian government, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Sunday. https://twitter.com/SputnikInt/status/851089822303137793 The United Nations Ambassador Nikki Harley said there can be no peace in Syria with Assad in power. “There’s not any sort of…
Kremlin: deplores US “agression” against Syria
President Putin “regards the strikes as aggression against a sovereign nation,” his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, noting that the president believes the strikes were carried out “in violation of international law, and also under an invented pretext.” Peskov also insisted that “the Syrian army doesn’t have chemical weapons,” saying this had been “observed and confirmed…
Trump to visit NATO HQ in May
U.S. President Donald Trump will attend a summit of the leaders of NATO on May 25 in Brussels, the White House confirmed. Trump’s will discuss a ragne of issues, including the need to increase NATO defence spending for fair share of the cost for the security umbrella for Europe. Trump surprised key European allies with his…
UN Human Rights Council future in doubt
The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its thirty-fourth regular session from 27 February to 24 March 2017 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will address the opening session, along with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid…
EU-US divergence over Israel
The EU and US policy towards Israeli-Palestinian peace process close come into a collision. While the Members of the European Parliament (MEP) call the EU and its member states to recognise Palestinian statehood, the US administration reportedly considers abandoning the UN Human Rights Council in disagreement over its policy towards Israel. Led by delegation chair…
Louvre attacked amid Malta Summit
The attack in Louvre Museum in Paris happened amid a human rights debate on migration from Libyan coasts. Human rights concerns have looming large at proposed EU plan to block migrants in Libya. (Photo: from Malta Informal Summit) .@JunckerEU @eucopresident & #EU28 leaders at the #MaltaSummit "We are family." #EuropeUnited pic.twitter.com/b1ua7L0ecw — Mina Andreeva (@Mina_Andreeva)…
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