Alliances - Page 28

November 15, 2018

Treasury slaps sanctions on Saudi officials over death of Jamal Khashoggi

The Treasury Department announced Thursday it is slapping sanctions on 17 Saudi government officials over the killing of writer Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Turkey last month.

November 13, 2018

Trump clashes with globalist European leaders, Trudeau as he embraces nationalism

President Trump’s tirade Tuesday against French President Emmanuel Macron is the latest salvo in an ongoing war the nationalist president is fighting against a globalist clique of international leaders who have sought to scold Trump over his “America First” policies.

November 13, 2018

Trump slams Macron for low approval ratings, French surrender to the Nazis

President Trump on Tuesday ripped into French President Emmanuel Macron in a series of tweets -- hitting him on everything from his low approval ratings, to the French surrender to the Nazis in World War II, and suggesting U.S. wine is on par with French product.

November 10, 2018

Trump takes heat over scrapped trip to cemetery in France

The White House and President Trump drew heat after it was announced Saturday that he would not be attending a previously scheduled visit to a cemetery in France for Americans killed in World War I due for weather-related reasons.

November 10, 2018

Trump, Macron defuse tense comments on European defense, appear united on 'strong Europe'

President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron appeared united on Saturday after contentious comments by both leaders that threatened to derail the celebration in France marking 100 years since the end of World War I.

November 9, 2018

Trump rips Macron after landing in France over ‘insulting’ call for European army

As President Trump flies to Paris to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, he is facing the possibility of a tense encounter with embattled French President Emmanuel Macron -- who has taken recent swipes at his brand of nationalism and just this week talked up a “European army” amid concerns about security ties with the U.S. 

November 2, 2018

Brazil president-elect Jair Bolsonaro intends to move Israel embassy to Jerusalem

Brazilian right-wing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday that he will move Brazil’s embassy is Israel to Jerusalem -- following a similar move  by President Donald Trump last year.

October 17, 2018

Trump administration moves to open trade talks with UK, Japan, EU after NAFTA win

The Trump administration informed Congress Tuesday that it intends to open trade talks with the United Kingdom, European Union and Japan -- coming off a win for President Trump in renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

October 14, 2018

Trump: 'I think I know more about' NATO than Mattis does

President Trump repeatedly expressed ambivalence toward NATO in an interview with "60 Minutes" that aired Sunday, at one point saying he knew more about the alliance "from the standpoint of fairness" than Defense Secretary James Mattis did.

October 13, 2018

Trump warns of ‘severe punishment’ if Saudi Arabia behind writer’s disappearance

President Trump is warning that there will be “severe punishment” if Saudi Arabia is found to be responsible for the disappearance of a columnist inside a Saudi consulate -- as some in Congress call for the U.S. to sanction those responsible.