Image copyright Reuters Image caption Problem solved - according to Mr Trump after his June summit with Kim Jong-un US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will not be travelling to North Korea in the immediate future after Donald Trump asked him to call off a planned trip. The president said in a tweet that insufficient…
BEIJING, Aug 24 (Reuters) - China will keep hitting back at Washington as more U.S. trade tariffs are imposed, but its counter-strikes will remain as targeted as possible to avoid harming businesses in China - whether Chinese or foreign, Finance Minister Liu Kun said. For now the impact of the China-U.S. “trade frictions” on the…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionA law professor outlines President Trump's perilous legal situation US President Donald Trump has responded to speculation that he might be impeached by warning that any such move would damage the economy.In an interview with Fox & Friends, he said the market would crash and "everybody would…
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and China escalated their acrimonious trade war on Thursday, implementing punitive 25 percent tariffs on $16 billion worth of each other’s goods, even as mid-level officials from both sides resumed talks in Washington. The world’s two largest economies have now slapped tit-for-tat tariffs on a combined $100 billion of…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption From left: Michael Cohen, Donald Trump, Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal US President Donald Trump's ex-lawyer, Michael Cohen, is said to be "more than happy" to speak to the inquiry into alleged collusion with Russia.Cohen pleaded guilty on Tuesday to violating finance laws during the 2016 presidential election by…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Agreement between Mexico and the United States on outstanding bilateral issues in renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) could be just a few hours away, Mexican officials said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo holds his headset during a joint news conference on the closing of the…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMichael Cohen leaves court as some of the charges against him are listed US President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen has pleaded guilty in a Manhattan court to violating campaign finance laws.He said he did so at the direction of "the candidate", for the "principal purpose…
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia is considering whether to revert to compulsory military service, seven years after abolishing conscription, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic attends a news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not pictured) at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany April 13, 2018. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt/File Photo The military…
GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. rights chief said on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump bears “a heavy responsibility” for how the media is portrayed and that his remarks could have a knock-on effect that make the situation for journalists more difficult in other countries. Outgoing United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad…
Image copyright Reuters President Donald Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, has raised eyebrows by claiming that "truth isn't truth" during a television interview.Mr Giuliani was arguing that Mr Trump should not testify to the Russia probe, as he might be "trapped into perjury"."Truth is truth", NBC host Chuck Todd countered. Mr Giuliani denied this was the…
