Donald Trump
Threat from Iran to US forces in Iraq remains ‘significant’: senior US diplomat
Middle East
April 10, 2020
Threat from Iran to US forces in Iraq remains ‘significant’: senior US diplomat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Iranian-backed militia pose a “significant” threat to US forces in Iraq, the State Department’s top diplomat for…
US citizens in Lebanon decline repatriation offer, saying it’s ‘safer’ in Beirut
Features/Interviews
April 10, 2020
US citizens in Lebanon decline repatriation offer, saying it’s ‘safer’ in Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) — Carly Fuglei was with a group of Danish friends in Beirut last month when she first…
US job losses surge as world leaders urge Easter distancing
World
April 10, 2020
US job losses surge as world leaders urge Easter distancing
NEW YORK (AP) — A staggering 16.8 million Americans lost their jobs in just three weeks, a measure of how…
Trump quietly shuts down asylum at US borders to fight virus
World
April 9, 2020
Trump quietly shuts down asylum at US borders to fight virus
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A US Border Patrol agent wouldn’t let Jackeline Reyes explain why she and her 15-year-old daughter…
Trump threatens withholding funds from UN world health body
World
April 8, 2020
Trump threatens withholding funds from UN world health body
President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to cut US funding to the World Health Organization, accusing it of bias toward…
Trump hopes virus-hit sport back ‘sooner than later’
World
April 5, 2020
Trump hopes virus-hit sport back ‘sooner than later’
President Donald Trump said Saturday he believed US sports leagues hit by the coronavirus pandemic would resume “sooner rather than…
Trump warns Iran against attacking US troops in Iraq
Middle East
April 4, 2020
Trump warns Iran against attacking US troops in Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Tehran should expect a bold US response if Iran or Iranian-backed…
Amid new research, US recommends face masks to stop virus spread
World
April 4, 2020
Amid new research, US recommends face masks to stop virus spread
President Donald Trump on Friday recommended that Americans cover their faces with masks when outdoors, a policy U-turn following growing…
Iran, US heat up war of words despite virus pandemic
Middle East
April 2, 2020
Iran, US heat up war of words despite virus pandemic
Iran said Thursday it “only acts in self-defense” after President Donald Trump warned it against attacks on US troops in…
As world battles virus, governments under fire
World
April 2, 2020
As world battles virus, governments under fire
As the world battles the coronavirus pandemic, the main question for most is simply: “When will it end?”. But other,…