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AFP News•42 minutes agoAs trade war rages, Trump flags fly out of China factory
As the China-US trade war rages, a factory set amid corn and mulberry fields in central China stitches together US and "Trump 2020" flags -- and business is good. The US and China have slapped tariffs on billions of dollars worth of each other's goods, but there is little evidence of the
Reuters•3 hours agoChina looks to get cozy with EU in annual talks as Trump tariffs bite
The European Union will open an annual meeting with China on Monday, and will be looking to fend off overtures for an anti-U.S. alliance as China seeks a European counterbalance to U.S. tariffs. Premier Li Keqiang will host European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude
Reuters•7 hours agoOn eve of Russia summit, Trump calls European Union 'a foe'
By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason HELSINKI (Reuters) - On the eve of his meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump rattled allies once more by labeling the European Union a "foe" with regard to trade. In a pre-summit interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation
AFP News•8 hours agoTrump brands Russia a 'foe' ahead of Putin summit
US President Donald Trump branded Russia, the EU and China as "foes" as he prepared Sunday to go head to head with Vladimir Putin at a historic summit shrouded in Moscow's alleged manipulation of the 2016 US election. Monday's summit in Helsinki will offer Putin, a former KGB spymaster
Associated Press•9 hours agoMay reveals Trump Brexit advice: Sue the EU, don't negotiate
LONDON (AP) — In the midst of a messy political crisis at home over Britain's impending exit from the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May revealed Sunday that Donald Trump gave her this piece of advice: Sue the EU, don't negotiate.
- Reuters•11 hours ago
Saying EU, U.S. are trade foes is 'fake news', says EU's Tusk in swipe at Trump
The European Union and the United States are best friends, and saying the two are foes was "fake news", European Council President Donald Tusk said on Sunday, after U.S. President Donald Trump had called the EU a foe on trade matters. "America and the EU are best friends.
Reuters•11 hours agoTrump calls EU a 'foe' on trade - CBS News interview
U.S. President Donald Trump said the European Union is a "foe" of the United States for "what they do to us in trade," adding "that doesn't mean they are bad," in an interview aired on Sunday by CBS's "Face the Nation" news programme. Asked who is the
Reuters•11 hours agoTop House Republican urges Trump, China's Xi to meet on trade - Fox
The top Republican lawmaker overseeing trade policies on Sunday called for a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping to ease trade tensions, warning that U.S. tariffs would likely dampen U.S. economic growth this year. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin
Reuters•11 hours agoTop House Republican urges Trump, China's Xi to meet on trade: Fox
The top Republican lawmaker overseeing trade policies on Sunday called for a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping to ease trade tensions, warning that U.S. tariffs would likely dampen U.S. economic growth this year. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin
- CNBC•11 hours ago
Trump suggests US and UK could strike a 'tremendous' trade deal after Brexit
With Brexit negotiations having hit rough shoals, UK Prime Minister Theresa May is under pressure to deliver on the 2016 vote to extricate the U.K. Trump suggested the U.S. and U.K. could negotiate a "tremendous" trade agreement.
- FX Empire•15 hours ago
US President Trump Tells UK PM May to Sue the EU
UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, has revealed on BBC interview that US president Donald Trump advised her to sue the EU. May added: “What the president also said at that press conference was ‘Don’t walk away. President Trump has spent the last days in Europe where he attended a NATO meeting before traveling
- Reuters•16 hours ago
Man arrested over paraglider protest at Trump's golf course in Scotland
A 55 year-old man has been arrested following a protest at U.S. President Donald Trump's golf course in Scotland on Friday, Scottish police said, after a an activist used a powered parachute to get within a few hundred yards of the president. "Police Scotland can confirm that a 55-year-old
Reuters•16 hours agoU.S. President Trump says he has 'low expectations' for Putin meeting: CBS news
U.S. President Donald Trump said he had low expectations for his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday in Helsinki. "I go in with low expectations," Trump said in an interview with CBS news published on their website on Sunday.
Reuters•17 hours agoNetanyahu, Trump discuss Syria, Iran ahead of Helsinki summit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he discussed Syria and Iran with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the latter's meeting in Helsinki with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Moscow is the big-power ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whose advances against rebel
- CNBC•20 hours ago
How the Trump-Putin meeting could turn the tables on Ukraine — and US credibility
An about-face on Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula would completely upend U.S. foreign policy and its commitments to its allies.
- The Guardian•21 hours ago
Trump’s trade war makes political sense to his base. Rivals must beware
The Port of Long Beach, California, is a gateway for US trade with China and other Asian countries. When Donald Trump’s chief trade adviser went to Beijing in May with proposals to open up China’s vast domestic market to American goods – and thereby reduce a ballooning trade deficit with China – the
AFP News•21 hours agoTrump and Putin: the odd couple
As Donald Trump prepared to travel to Moscow five years ago for the Miss Universe pageant, he wondered whether he would run into Vladimir Putin. Trump has long expressed his admiration for the strongman leader, while US intelligence services allege Putin ordered Russian intervention to tip the 2016
Reuters•23 hours agoTrump says he will run for reelection, had Brexit chat with Queen Elizabeth
U.S. President Donald Trump said he intends to run for re-election in 2020 because "everybody wants me to" and there are no Democratic candidates who could defeat him, the Mail on Sunday newspaper reported. Asked by British journalist Piers Morgan in an interview given on Friday whether he
Reuters•yesterdayTrump says to run for reelection, had Brexit chat with Queen Elizabeth
U.S. President Donald Trump said he intends to run for re-election in 2020 because "everybody wants me to" and there are no Democratic candidates who could defeat him, the Mail on Sunday newspaper reported. Asked by British journalist Piers Morgan in an interview given on Friday whether he
Reuters•yesterdayTrump says to run for reelection, had Brexit chat with Queen Elizabeth
U.S. President Donald Trump said he intends to run for re-election in 2020 because "everybody wants me to" and there are no Democratic candidates who could defeat him, the Mail on Sunday newspaper reported. Asked by British journalist Piers Morgan in an interview given on Friday whether he
Associated Press•yesterdayFinnish brewery creates quirky beer for Trump-Putin summit
HELSINKI (AP) — A small Finnish craft brewery is paying a humorous tribute to the Helsinki summit.
- Business Insider•yesterday
Trump has access to a little-used tool that could lower oil prices
President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed concerns about energy costs. Rising gas prices could create a political headache for Republicans ahead of the midterm election. Some analysts think Trump could turn to an emergency US oil reserve.
Associated Press•yesterdayPols play at Nationals Park, but that's not Trump's game
During every previous All-Star Game in Washington, the president was part of the story. Ask former Republican congressman Tom Davis about the prospect of President Donald Trump throwing out the first pitch at Nationals Park on Tuesday night, and the pageantry of the office isn't the first thing
- CNBC•yesterday
A look at the issues at stake ahead of Trump and Putin's summit next week
No one knows what President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss when the two leaders host their first official dialogue in Helsinki, Finland on Monday. While it is unclear what Trump and Putin will (or won't) agree to next week, here's a look at some of the issues
Reuters•2 days agoJamie Cullum brings new material to Montreux, takes a jab at Trump
By Stephanie Nebehay MONTREUX, Switzerland (Reuters) - British singer-songwriter Jamie Cullum mixed classics with new material at Montreux Jazz Festival, telling the crowd he was happy to be away from London during a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump. It was Cullum's fifth appearance at the
