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Tag: White House

US imposes new tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods
WORLD

US imposes new tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods

The US is imposing new tariffs on $200bn (£150bn) worth of Chinese goods as it escalates its trade war with…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/09/2018
Trump-Kim summit: North Korea leader may get US invite
WORLD

Trump-Kim summit: North Korea leader may get US invite

US President Donald Trump said he would consider inviting North Korea’s Kim Jong-un to the White House if their summit…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/06/201808/06/2018
Rex Tillerson: Secretary of state fired by Trump in Russia warning
WORLD

Rex Tillerson: Secretary of state fired by Trump in Russia warning

Sacked US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has warned of Russia’s “troubling behavior and actions” in a parting statement after…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/03/2018
Opinion: Why the actions of cities — not nations — will be the key to our survival on earth
OPINIONS

Opinion: Why the actions of cities — not nations — will be the key to our survival on earth

While some world leaders resist global cooperation, city leaders are working across borders to tackle big issues like global warming,…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/02/2018
Trump’s solution to school shootings: arm teachers with guns
WORLD

Trump’s solution to school shootings: arm teachers with guns

‘It is the gun, it’s the person behind the gun and it’s about helping people before they ever reach that…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/02/2018
Trump pushes for ban on modified guns
WORLD

Trump pushes for ban on modified guns

US President Donald Trump has signed an order to ban bump-stock devices, which were used by a gunman who killed…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/02/2018
Trump proposes path to citizenship for 1.8m undocumented youths
WORLD

Trump proposes path to citizenship for 1.8m undocumented youths

President offers plan in exchange for border wall investment and crackdown on other undocumented people, among other measures Donald Trump proposed…

byFaraz Shauketaly27/01/2018
Trump’s cognitive ability is normal, says White House doctor
WORLD

Trump’s cognitive ability is normal, says White House doctor

US President Donald Trump has shown no abnormal signs following a cognitive exam and is in excellent health, his White…

byFaraz Shauketaly17/01/2018
Donald Trump: ‘Jerusalem is Israel’s capital’
WORLD

Donald Trump: ‘Jerusalem is Israel’s capital’

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that the U.S. now recognises Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, overturning decades of official US…

byFaraz Shauketaly07/12/2017

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