Trump was speaking with reporters on the White House lawn after meeting with a senior North Korean official in the Oval Office. Trump first told reporters the letter from Kim was “a very nice letter … a very interesting letter” but then said he had not opened it. Trump appeared to significantly lower expectations for the outcome of … Read more
Speaking to the media at the White House, Trump said his meeting with Kim “could even be the 12th (of June),” adding that both the DPRK and the United States want the meeting to happen. Trump said Washington and Pyongyang are maintaining contact and that both sides are “very much” want to meet. The canceled meeting had been … Read more
In a letter addressed to Kim Jong Un and shared on Twitter by the White House, Trump cited recently hostilities from North Korea in his decision to cancel the meeting. “Based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement, I feel it is inappropriate, at this time, to have this … Read more
He said the North must meet conditions for the summit to go ahead though if it did not, it might happen “later”. Trump raised doubts about the Singapore summit in talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who came to Washington to urge Trump not to let a rare opportunity with reclusive North Korea slip … Read more
Trump raised doubts about the Singapore summit in talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who came to Washington to urge Trump to not let a rare opportunity with the reclusive North Korea slip away. If the summit is called off or fails, it would be a major blow to what Trump supporters hope will be the biggest diplomatic achievement … Read more
Pence said that North Korea should not attempt to seek concessions from the United States for promises it did not intend to keep. “It would be a great mistake for Kim Jong Un to think he could play Donald Trump,” Pence said according to excerpts of an interview. “Well, I think it’s more of a … Read more
Trump’s move came after it was reported that the FBI dispatched a confidential source to speak with some aides to Trump’s presidential campaign about its possible ties to Russia, according to US media reports. “I hereby demand, and will do so officially tomorrow, that the Department of Justice look into whether or not the FBI/DOJ … Read more
Guterres met Trump in the White House on Friday and, according to a readout provided by the UN Chief’s office, the two discussed the situation in the broader Middle East, the Korean Peninsula and the ongoing United Nations reform. The Secretary-General also expressed his appreciation for the continued US engagement in the work of the … Read more
Donald Trump personally welcomed home three American detainees after they were released by Pyongyang. This is being seen as a diplomatic win for the US President ahead of his planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The Americans — Kim Dong Chul, Kim Hak-song and Kim Sang Duk, also known as Tony Kim — … Read more
The move is being viewed as a goodwill gesture ahead of a historic summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un. Trump greeted the men on their return and said the US appreciate that Kim Jong Un allowed them to go before the summit meeting. He added that it was a very … Read more
Moments later he signed a fresh set of sanctions against Iran and warned countries against any cooperation with Tehran on its controversial nuclear weapons programme. The “disastrous” deal gave Iran millions in cash and did not prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons, he said. In reversing the signature foreign policy accomplishment of his predecessor Barack … Read more
Trump has threatened to withdraw from the deal, which provided Iran with relief from sanctions in exchange for limiting its uranium enrichment capacity, unless European signatories to the accord fix what he has called its shortcomings. Earlier, Trump had tweeted about what he said was former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s “possibly illegal Shadow … Read more
Trump said at the weekend that the two sides had settled on a date and location for the summit — the first between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader — without providing details. He however added that an announcement in this regard will be made soon. North Korea has offered to close … Read more
The White House has said the historic summit with the Asian leader could take place this month, as long as North Korea made certain concessions. “We’re having very substantive talks with North Korea. And a lot of things have already happened with respect to the hostages, and I think you’re going to see very good … Read more
The order, he said, would among other things ensure that “faith-based organizations have equal access to government funding”. At a cermony, he said, “We condemn all crimes against people of faith. And today, we are launching another historic action to promote religious freedom. The faith initiative will help design new policies that recognize the vital … Read more
President Trump, who rules the other social media platform Twitter, is in second place with 23.1 million followers, according to the new study “World Leaders on Facebook” released on Wednesday by Burson Cohn & Wolfe. The study analyses the activity of 650 Facebook pages of heads of state and government and foreign ministers from January 1, … Read more
“That wall has started, we have 1.6 billion (dollars),” Trump said at a campaign rally in Washington, Michigan. “We come up again on September 28th and if we don’t get border security we will have no choice, we will close down the country because we need border security.” Trump made a similar threat in March … Read more
“Just had a long and very good talk with President Moon of South Korea. Things are going very well, time and location of meeting with North Korea is being set,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “Also spoke to Prime Minister (Shinzo) Abe of Japan to inform him of the ongoing negotiations,” he wrote. Moon met with … Read more
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Microsoft’s Indian-born CEO Satya Nadella, US President Doanld Trump, newly re-elected Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are among the contenders this year for TIME magazine’s list of 100 most influential people who have made an impact on the contemporary world. For more than a decade, … Read more
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed Rex Tillerson from the post of secretary of state. Earlier today, the President took to Twitter to announce the development. Expressing complete confidence on Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, Trump said that he has been chosen as the new Secretary of State. “Mike Pompeo, Director of … Read more