Scott Pruitt quits as US Environmental Protection Agency head
Jul 06, 2018, at 08:34 am
Washington, July 6 (IBNS): Scott Pruitt has quit as US Environmental Protection Agency head, country's President Donald Trump confirmed on Friday.
Trump issues veiled threat against OPEC; Oil prices drop
Jul 05, 2018, at 11:35 am
Washington, July 5 (IBNS): Unhappy with surging oil prices, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday in a veiled threat tweeted the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to reduce prices if they want to continue enjoying the security that America provides them.
Left-winger Amlo wins Mexican presidential polls; Trump says looking forward to working together
Jul 02, 2018, at 11:41 am
Mexico City: Left wing candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador, popularly known as Amlo, is Mexico's President-elect, after surging ahead of his opponents in the recently concluded presidential polls.
Comedian calls US President Donald Trump in disguise, airs conversation
Jun 30, 2018, at 08:59 pm
Washington, Jun 30 (IBNS): Pretending to be an aide to a New Jersey Senator, comedian John Melendez has recently called US President Donald Trump and later aired the conversation on podcast, media reports said.
US Supreme Court: Donald Trump to announce name of his nominee on July 9
Jun 30, 2018, at 01:11 pm
Washington, June 30 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump will announce the name of his nominee to fill the vacant post in Supreme Court on July 9, reports said on Saturday.
US ambassador to Estonia quits over Trump remarks
Jun 30, 2018, at 11:35 am
Washington, Jun 30 (IBNS): Frustrated at comments made by US President Donald Trump regarding America-Europe ties, the country's ambassador to Estonia has decided to relinquish his position, reports said on Saturday.
US Supreme Court: Justice Anthony Kennedy to retire, Trump to fill vacant spot immediately
Jun 28, 2018, at 08:20 am
Washington, Jun 28 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he will immediately start a search to fill out the vacant post at the US Supreme Court following the retirement of Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy next month.
North Korea still building at its nuclear site: 38 North
Jun 27, 2018, at 08:32 pm
Washington, June 27 (IBNS): Despite declaring a denuclearisation of the Peninsula during the recently held summit in Singapore, North Korea is still carrying out rapid improvements to its nuclear research facility, claimed a monitor on Wednesday.
US: Donald Trump hails SC decision on travel ban
Jun 27, 2018, at 10:19 am
Washington, June 27 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday appreciated the Supreme Court ruling that travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries is lawful.
Harley Davidson's plan to move plant operations out of the US is an 'excuse': Trump
Jun 26, 2018, at 07:21 pm
Washington, Jun 26 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has hurled an attack on bike company Harley Davidson after it said it might move some of the plant operations outside the country.
US President Trump re-launches attack on Canada PM Trudeau over trade tariffs
Jun 26, 2018, at 06:46 pm
Washington, Jun 26 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has re-launched his attack on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the trade tariffs, media reports said.
US border police temporarily halt criminal prosecution of migrants
Jun 26, 2018, at 12:51 pm
Washington, Jun 26 (IBNS): US border police have suspended criminal prosecution of illegal migrants who enter the country with their children, reports said on Tuesday.
Canada: Donald Trump calls on Justin Trudeau for NATO spending
Jun 23, 2018, at 10:16 pm
Washington/ottawa, Jun 23 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump is reportedly calling on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for a meeting over more North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) spending, media reports said.
Trump does a U-turn, sanctions N Korea for posing 'extraordinary threat'
Jun 23, 2018, at 12:22 pm
Washington, Jun 23 (IBNS): Sanctioning North Korea and Donald Trump go hand in hand, but, following the latest sanctions against the former, the US President has done a U-turn.
Melania Trump's 'I really don't care do you?' jacket on migrant visit strikes row
Jun 22, 2018, at 03:07 pm
Austin/Washington, Jun 22 (IBNS): American First Lady Melania Trump's choice of her jacket during her migrant visit in Texas has created fresh row, media reports said.
Trade War: US President Donald Trump warns additional $200bn in tariffs on China
Jun 19, 2018, at 09:16 am
Washington, June 19 (IBNS): Adding more fuel to the growing trade battle, US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on an additional $200bn of Chinese goods.
Donald Trump, Melania wish people on Eid
Jun 16, 2018, at 04:30 pm
Washington, June 16 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania have wished Muslims across the United States and around the world on the festive occasion of Eid al-Fitr.
China now decides to impose additional tariffs on 50 bln USD of U.S. imports
Jun 16, 2018, at 07:19 am
Beijing, June 16 (IBNS): Responding to the US move of imposing additional duties on Chinese imports, the Asian nation on Saturday unveiled a list of products from the United States that will be subject to additional tariffs, media reports said.
US President Donald Trump puts 25 percent tariff on Chinese goods
Jun 15, 2018, at 08:48 pm
Washington, June 15 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Friday said his country will implement a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion of goods from China that contain industrially significant technologies.
Freeland to promote Canada's multilateralism and oppose U.S.tariffs
Jun 13, 2018, at 11:49 pm
Ottawa, Jun 13 (IBNS): During her two-day visit to Washington, Chrystia Freeland, Canada's foreign affairs minister, would be promoting Canada's support for multilateralism, and its opposition to recently imposed tariffs by United States (U.S.), media reports said.
Canada Foreign Minister Freeland to promote Canada's multilateralism & oppose U.S.tariffs
Jun 13, 2018, at 07:19 pm
Ottawa, Jun 13 (IBNS): During her two-day visit to Washington, Chrystia Freeland, Canada's foreign affairs minister, would be promoting Canada's support for multilateralism, and its opposition to recently imposed tariffs by United States (U.S.), media reports said.
Robert De Niro is a very Low IQ individual: Trump
Jun 13, 2018, at 03:52 pm
Washington, June 13 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday attacked actor Robert De Niro by calling him "a very low IQ individual".
Donald Trump calls his Singapore trip as 'amazing'
Jun 13, 2018, at 03:49 pm
Singapore City, June 13 (IBNS): On his way back home from Singapore after meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, US President called the trip as 'amazing'.
Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong congratulates Donald Trump, Kim over summit
Jun 13, 2018, at 03:30 pm
Singapore City, June 13 (IBNS): Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has congratulated US President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un over their meeting.
Canada: Quebec to offer loans to steel and aluminium companies hit by U.S. tariffs
Jun 12, 2018, at 11:34 pm
Ottawa, June 12 (IBNS): Quebec, a Canadian province, offered on Monday C$100 million ($77.1 million) in loans and guarantees on loans to steel and aluminium companies hit by recent United States (U.S.) tariffs, media reports said.
Trudeau's comments will cost Canadians a lot of money, says Donald Trump
Jun 12, 2018, at 06:05 pm
Singapore, Jun 12 (IBNS): Even after a historic US-North Korea talks on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump did not spare Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from his attacks for the latter's comment post-G7 Summit, media reports said.
IAEA welcomes Trump, Kim joint statement
Jun 12, 2018, at 04:31 pm
Vienna, June 12 (IBNS): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday said it has welcomed the meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore.
Trump pledges to end war games, Kim commits to denuclearization
Jun 12, 2018, at 03:47 pm
Singapore, June 12 (IBNS): Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un concluded a remarkable nuclear summit on Tuesday with the US President pledging to put a freeze on "war games" with ally South Korea and Kim committing to the "complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula."
Trump, Kim sign joint statement; US President describes bond with North Korea as 'special'
Jun 12, 2018, at 12:01 pm
Singapore, Jun 12 (IBNS): In a major turnaround in the relationship between the two nations, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday described his bond with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his country as "special".
Donald Trump's economic adviser Larry Kudlow suffers heart attack, admitted to hospital
Jun 12, 2018, at 09:38 am
Singapore City, June 12 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his top economic adviser Larry Kudlow has suffered a heart attack.