Arab League pledges US$100 million to Palestinians, rejects Trump's 'deal'
April 23, 2019 | 09:22
The Arab League has pledged to pay US$100 million a month to the Palestinian Authority to plug the gap left when Israel blocked tax transfers earlier in the year.
Asian markets sluggish before crunch trade talks
February 12, 2019 | 10:57
HONG KONG: Asian stocks saw gains on Monday (Feb 11) as US and Chinese officials in Beijing geared up for crunch trade talks aimed at averting fresh tariff escalations.
Trump, Putin absent for leaders' symbolic walk in Paris rain
November 12, 2018 | 09:07
PARIS: United in the rain, world leaders walked slowly up the Champs-Elysees in Paris to mark a century since the end of World War I - but there were two notable absences, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
EU finance chief blasts Trump over 'inappropriate' trade sanctions
July 23, 2018 | 09:00
EU finance chief Pierre Moscovici fired a barb at US President Donald Trump on Sunday (Jul 22) as he called on both sides of an ongoing global trade dispute to "act as allies."
Auto industry pleads against new Trump tariffs
July 20, 2018 | 11:00
US auto industry officials pleaded on Thursday (Jul 19) with President Donald Trump's administration to reject a plan to impose tariffs on vehicle imports, which could cripple domestic manufacturing and cause job losses.
Trump-Kim summit venue named – Singapore’s Capella Hotel
June 06, 2018 | 15:49
The much-vaunted summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un will take place on Singapore’s resort island of Sentosa, the White House said on Tuesday.
Trump sees trade deal with 'friend' Xi
April 09, 2018 | 14:53
US President Donald Trump says he and China's President Xi Jinping "will always be friends, no matter what happens with our dispute on trade."
Trump fires top diplomat Tillerson, names CIA chief as successor
March 14, 2018 | 09:10
The outgoing secretary of state, who returned overnight from a trip to Africa, was unaware of the reason for his sudden downfall, according to a top aide.
Trump sharpens trade row, threatening to tax German cars
March 12, 2018 | 14:45
Trump told a boisterous crowd that if Europe did not lower trade barriers to US imports, "we're gonna tax Mercedes-Benz, we're gonna tax BMW."
Trump signs sweeping tariffs, defying trade war warnings
March 09, 2018 | 12:02
The tariffs of 25 per cent on imported steel and 10 per cent on aluminium will come into effect in 15 days, the White House said.
EU warns Trump on trade war, eyes peanut butter and whiskey tariffs
March 08, 2018 | 15:05
The EU's top official on Wednesday (Mar 7) warned US President Donald Trump against starting a trade war, as the bloc prepared to retaliate against Washington's threatened steel and aluminium tariffs with duties on peanut butter, orange juice and bourbon whiskey.
Asian markets sink again as Trump fans trade war fears
March 06, 2018 | 10:12
Asian markets fell again on Monday (Mar 5) as the fallout from Donald Trump's proposed steel and aluminium tariffs fanned fears of a global trade war.
Trump backs ban on 'bump stocks' on semi-automatic weapons
February 21, 2018 | 10:04
Trump also said school safety was a "top priority" for his administration and he would be holding meetings on the subject when he meets with governors from all 50 US states.
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