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June 8, 2019

Trump defends deal with Mexico to stem migrant flows, prevent tariffs

President Trump on Saturday defended his agreement with Mexico that sees the country take tougher measures on illegal immigration in exchange for the U.S. dropping plans to impose tariffs on importants -- promising that Mexico “will try very hard” and place as many as 6,000 troops at their southern border.

June 4, 2019

Trump rips into British left-wing critics Khan, Corbyn in press conference

President Trump on Tuesday, in a press conference with outgoing U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May, blasted his British left-wing critics as a "negative force" -- and confirmed that he snubbed the leader of the opposition Labour Party when he sought a sit-down. 

June 3, 2019

UK Prime Minister May to serve Trump gourmet lunch at tense talks

Theresa May will lavish Donald Trump with gourmet food from a celebrity chef and a prized World War Two gift in a bid to defuse rows with him.

May 29, 2019

Canadian PM Trudeau plans to confront Pence on state abortion restrictions

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he will confront Vice President Mike Pence Thursday about the recent raft of state anti-abortion legislation, which Trudeau described as a "backsliding of women's rights."

May 25, 2019

Trump, in Japan, says Tokyo has ‘substantial’ trade advantage over US

President Trump, in his first day of a four-day visit to Japan, said in Tokyo on Saturday that the country has a “substantial” trade over the U.S. -- and that he hopes a future trade agreement will rebalance the situation.

May 25, 2019

As Theresa May steps down, pro-Trump Brexiteer Boris Johnson is favorite to succeed her

With Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcement Friday that she is stepping down from 10 Downing Street, the race to succeed her is heating up -- and the boisterous, pro-Trump former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is the bookmaker's favorite.

May 16, 2019

Obama deal sent Rwandans accused of butchering Americans to Australia amid refugee swap: report

The Obama administration reportedly agreed to offload three Rwandans accused of slaughtering Americans to Australia -- a previously unknown arrangement connected to a broader migrant swap between the two countries that made headlines when President Trump balked at the deal in 2017.

May 14, 2019

British foreign secretary slams opposition Labour Party’s ‘anti-Americanism’ over Trump visit

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt on Tuesday accused opposition MPs belonging to the left-wing Labour Party of “anti-Americanism” for their criticism of the decision to invite President Trump to the U.K. next month on a state visit.

May 8, 2019

Pompeo rips support for Maduro by US, UK lawmakers as 'disgusting'

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo decried U.K. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn's support for disputed Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro Wednesday as "disgusting" and "not in either of our countries' best interests."

April 24, 2019

UK diplomat swipes at French ambassador over dig on US relations: ‘We will not take any lessons'

UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt fired back at a claim by the outgoing French ambassador to the U.S. that Britain’s influence in Washington, D.C. has “vanished” -- saying the U.K. “will not take any lessons” from the French in having good relations with America.