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- Mexico’s President has a private plane, but is flying commercial to meet Trump during a pandemic. Why?
• Virus can float in air and WHO should tell people that, experts say ... read more - Cracks in the Trump-Europe relationship are turning into a chasm
For more than 70 years, the transatlantic alliance has served as the unshakable foundation of European stability and underpinned the values of the US-led Western order. In 2020, it appears that relationship is being rethought on both sides of the Atlantic. ... read more - The real Russia hoax
President Donald Trump has termed the richly reported stories that the Russians paid Afghan militants bounties to kill US soldiers based in Afghanistan a "hoax." ... read more - Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump over drone strike that killed Qasem Soleimani
Iran has issued an arrest warrant for US President Donald Trump over the drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in January, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Monday. ... read more - This king ruled a colony with ruthless cruelty. His 21st century nemesis is just 14
• Trump asked to restore the only Confederate statue in DC, sources say • Why do we care about statues? ... read more - ‘Distressing’: Reverend reveals what evangelicals say privately about Trump
Reverend Rob Schenck, a former evangelical activist, discusses President Trump's photo-op after police forcibly moved protesters and what evangelicals are now saying about Trump. ... read more - Opinion: Trump’s use of unidentified security forces echoes Putin’s ‘little green men’
In Washington, DC, alone, there has been a dizzying array of security personnel deployed in the last few days. From members of the military to DC police to the US Bureau of Prisons, the streets have become an alphabet soup of acronyms when it comes to law enforcement and security ... read more - Protesters in London mourn George Floyd and blast US President Donald Trump
The police killing of George Floyd has resonated around the world. In London — some 4,000 miles from where Floyd died in Minnesota — thousands of protesters gathered on Wednesday to show solidarity with mourning Americans. ... read more - Trump announces unprecedented action against China
... read more - Trump says right-wing voices are being censored. The data says something else
President Donald Trump has angrily complained this week about social media companies, repeatedly accusing them of censoring conservative voices and going as far as to sign an executive order Thursday seeking to limit their power. ... read more - Trump’s tough choices over Hong Kong
Successive administrations have struggled with an increasingly aggressive China, while factoring in the geopolitical reality that it is, and will likely continue to be, a global heavyweight. With just six months to go until the US presidential election, China has become a popular political football. ... read more - White House announces new travel restrictions on Brazil
President Donald Trump has issued a proclamation suspending entry into the US for any individual who has been in Brazil within 14 days immediately preceding their attempt to enter the United States. ... read more - The US cleared the way for a new arms sale to the UAE, despite evidence it violated the last one
The Trump administration has cleared the United Arab Emirates of wrongdoing and approved a possible sale of thousands of armored vehicles to the Gulf state, US government officials told CNN, despite evidence that the country made unauthorized transfers of American military hardware to armed groups in Yemen. ... read more - China is set to propose a controversial new law for Hong Kong
• Trump's China dilemma: How to punish Beijing without burning his reelection chances ... read more - Afghan President orders resumption of offensive operations against the Taliban in blow to Trump’s deal
The Trump administration's peace deal with the Taliban was dealt yet another blow Tuesday as the Afghan government announced it was resuming offensive operations against the insurgent group following a spate of deadly terrorist attacks. ... read more
- U.S. lawmakers offer bill to block Trump from German troop withdrawal
U.S. congressional Democrats introduced legislation on Thursday to block President Donald Trump's plan to remove 9,500 troops from close ally Germany by prohibiting funding for a withdrawal of U.S. forces from Europe without congressional approval. ... read more - Polish and U.S. presidents to discuss nuclear energyPolish President Andrzej Duda said on Thursday that he would discuss cooperation with the United States on nuclear energy in talks with President Donald Trump in Washington next week. ... read more
- Polish and U.S. presidents to discuss coperation over nuclear energyPolish President Andrzej Duda said on Thursday that cooperation between the United States and Poland over nuclear energy projects will be part of his talks with Donald Trump in Washington next week. ... read more
- China says it has no intention of interfering in U.S. electionsChina said on Thursday it has no intention of interfering in the U.S. elections, responding to U.S. President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, John Bolton, who has said that Trump had sought Chinese President Xi Jinping's help to win re-election. ... read more
- China warns of countermeasures in response to U.S. Uighurs lawChina on Thursday warned of countermeasures in response to U.S. President Donald Trump signing legislation calling for sanctions over the repression of China's Uighur Muslims, demanding that Washington stop interfering in its affairs. ... read more
- Trump signs bill pressuring China over Uighur Muslim crackdownPresident Donald Trump signed legislation on Wednesday calling for sanctions over the repression of China's Uighur Muslims, as excerpts from a book by former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton alleged that Trump encouraged China's president to continue with detention camps for the minority group. ... read more
- Trump signs bill calling for sanctions over China treatment of Uighur MuslimsU.S. President Donald Trump signed legislation on Wednesday calling for sanctions against those responsible for repression of Uighur Muslims in China's Xinjiang province, the White House said in a statement. ... read more
- Trump to meet with Poland’s Duda at White House next weekU.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Washington next week, the first visit by a foreign leader to the White House since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. ... read more
- Mexican president says Trump summit unlikely, but keeps door openMexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday backtracked further on a Washington summit he had proposed with U.S. President Donald Trump for the July 1 launch of the USMCA trade deal, although he did not totally rule it out. ... read more
- Mexican president says July 1 meeting with Trump unlikelyMexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday he did not think a July 1 meeting he had proposed to hold with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington will be possible to arrange, but added he did not totally rule it out. ... read more
- Polish president may visit U.S. after Trump troop announcement: mediaDiscussions are under way for a possible visit by Polish President Andrzej Duda to Washington, Polish media reported, as Warsaw looks to boost the U.S. military's presence in the former communist state. ... read more
- U.S. to nominate Trump’s top Latin America adviser to lead IDBThe United States on Tuesday said it will nominate President Donald Trump's top Latin America adviser to head the Inter-American Development Bank, upending a longstanding tradition to reserve that post for a nominee from the region. ... read more
- U.S. extends non-essential travel restrictions with Canada, MexicoThe Trump administration said on Tuesday it would extend existing restrictions on non-essential travel at land ports of entry with Canada and Mexico due to continued risks from the novel coronavirus pandemic. ... read more
- German minister, on Trump’s troop pullout plan, says security not a commoditySecurity is not a commodity to be traded, German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said on Tuesday in reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump's plans to cut the number of U.S. troops in Germany. ... read more
- EU says Trump move against international court ‘unacceptable’The European Union on Tuesday voiced grave concern about U.S. President Donald Trump's June 11 decision to authorise sanctions against the International Criminal Court, saying any punitive measures were "unacceptable and unprecedented". ... read more
- Arrests along Mexico border jumped 40% last month, despite Trump administration’s immigration crackdown
U.S. border authorities made 32,512 arrests and detentions along the southern border in June, double the number recorded in April. ... read more - North Korean leader’s sister says Kim-Trump summit unlikely
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says she doesn’t expect her brother to meet President Donald Trump this year ... read more - In Slovenia, statue of Melania Trump set on fire and removed
The wooden tribute to the first lady went up in flames July 4. ... read more - Envoy says US ready to resume talks with North KoreaPresident Donald Trump’s point man to North Korea says the U.S. administration is ready to resume stalled nuclear negotiations despite the North’s repeated claims that it has no immediate intent for dialogue with Washington ... read more
- Trump hosts Mexico’s president, an unlikely ally
The two would-be populists have developed a conspicuous friendship in an age of crisis. ... read more - Vindman retiring from Army, lawyer blames TrumpLt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a national security aide who played a central role in President Donald Trump’s impeachment case, has announced his retirement from the Army ... read more
- Vindman retiring from Army, lawyer blames TrumpLt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a national security aide who played a central role in President Donald Trump’s impeachment case, has announced his retirement from the Army ... read more
- As economy reels from pandemic, Trump and Mexican president mark start of 3-nation trade pact
The event served as a reminder that the president had hoped to cruise to reelection on a strong economy — a strategy dashed as tens of millions of Americans have been forced out of work since March. ... read more - About that border wall, Mr. Presidents … who’s paying?President Donald Trump has made building some 450 miles of wall on the U.S.-Mexico border a defining issue of his presidency, and vowed that Mexico would pay for it ... read more
- Mexico president heads to Washington for meeting with TrumpFor his first foreign trip as president, Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador is travelling to Washington to meet with President Donald Trump, a leader who has repeatedly used Mexico as a piñata to rally his base ... read more
- Puerto Rico braces for political upheaval involving governorPuerto Rico is bracing for potential political upheaval after the U.S. territory’s governor denied allegations of obstruction of justice while the main opposition party demanded she be investigated and hinted at a possible impeachment process ... read more
- Mexico president heads to Washington for meeting with TrumpFor his first foreign trip as president, Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador travels to Washington to meet with President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly taken shots at Mexico and Mexican migrants to rally his base ... read more
- US hits Chinese officials with visa bans over Tibet accessThe Trump administration is firing a new shot in its diplomatic war with China by imposing travel bans on Chinese officials it says are restricting foreigners’ access to Tibet ... read more
- As Trump pressures schools to reopen, here’s how other countries have handled the return to the classroom
Well beyond a billion students were sent home from schools as the novel coronavirus spread around the world. ... read more - Trump administration sends letter withdrawing U.S. from World Health Organization over coronavirus response
The notice of withdrawal is a dramatic move that could reshape public health diplomacy. ... read more
