France rejects trade negotiations with US
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire says his country won’t engage in free trade talks with the US “with a gun to its head,” urging the Trump administration to revoke its tariffs on the imports of European steel and aluminum. The prospect of a sweeping trans-Atlantic trade deal is becoming increasingly bleak as European officials […]
‘Don’t twist the lion’s tail’: Rouhani to Trump
President Hassan Rouhani on Sun. warned US against taxing Iran’s patience, saying Washington will not be able to rally the Iranian nation against the country’s security and national interests. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani made the remarks at a gathering of Iranian ambassadors and heads of Iran’s missions abroad, adding “the Americans need to realize that […]
Trump Signs North Korea Human Rights Act into Law
US President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law a bill designed to promote human rights in North Korea. The legislation, called the North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017, renews a law that was first adopted in 2004 during the George W. Bush administration. It will be in effect until 2022. “This legislation […]
Anti-Trump Protests outside White House Continue into Fifth Night
A former adviser to Hillary Clinton brought a hip hop band and dancers to the White House for the fifth night of a multi-day protest on Friday. Adam Parkhomenko has been organizing the “Occupy Lafayette Park” protests since President Trump’s controversial summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday. Footage captured from the Friday protest […]
Trump’s campaign against Europe
Some European authorities, including Theresa May, believe that amid the existing disagreements raised between Brussels and Washington, EU leaders should attempt to negotiate and hold talks with Trump. Obviously, the British Prime Minister’s views cannot be accepted by other European players, and that’s because now Britain is on the brink of leaving the European Union, […]
Trump’s Confusing Remarks in Helsinki Sends Twitter into #Wouldorwouldnt Frenzy
Twitter users cannot just stop mocking and joking about Trump’s “clarification” of his confusing remarks when he said he saw no reason why Russia “would” interfere, while he meant to say “would not” about Russia’s alleged interference in the US elections. Trump was almost immediately mocked online after his “clarifications”, with plenty of memes and […]
Trump made 8 requests for meeting Rouhani in NY
US President Donald Trump had requested a meeting with President Rouhani ‘eight times’ on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in Sep., according to Rouhani’s chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi. “During Rouhani’s last visit to New York for the UN General Assembly session, Trump asked the Iranian delegation eight times to have a meeting […]
Together against Trump and his dangerous policies
Tens of thousands of demonstrators poured into the streets of London on Friday to protest against the visiting ‘megalomaniac’ president of the United States. Holding placards and chanting slogans, the protestors called Donald Trump a “complete idiot” who does not understand how the world works. More than 100,000 protestors from all walks of life joined […]
Putin, Trump hold first ever one-on-one summit in Helsinki
The presidents of Russia and the United States held closed-door talks in Finish capital of Helsinki to discuss a wide range of issues. The top diplomats from the two countries Sergei Lavrov and Mike Pompeo have held separate talks. At the start of the summit, Putin told Trump that “the time has come to talk […]
Iranian politician says ‘egoistic’ Trump is threat to future of the world
TEHRAN – Iran’s experience shows that the U.S. is not committed to documents it signs, head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said on Monday, stressing that it is absolutely impossible that Iran negotiate with the U.S. “Iran negotiated with the U.S. twice: On the Afghanistan and nuclear issues. In both, the U.S. was […]