Twenty years ago this month, President George W Bush landed in Rome to pay his respects to a deceased pope, John Paul II. He was the first sitting president to attend a papal funeral. But he was not alone: He had asked his predecessor, Bill Clinton, to ride along on Air Force One, along with […]
Weeks after enjoying a surprisingly gracious dinner with Donald Trump, comedian Bill Maher unleashed a scathing critique of the President, accusing him of “flirting with authoritarianism” and warning that dictator jokes don’t remain jokes for long.“Trump is the only president when you’re relieved when he doesn’t keep his campaign promises,” Maher joked, drawing a big […]
Several photos appearing to show US President Donald Trump sleeping during Pope Francis’ funeral in Rome went viral on social media on Saturday, fuelling online debate and criticism.Trump, 78, was seated in the front row alongside First Lady Melania Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the ceremony. Soon after proceedings began, social media users […]
The official programme of the ceremonies for Pope Francis: 9:00 am IST St Peter’s Square opens. 1:00 pm IST US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania arrive in St Peter’s Square. 1:30 pm IST The funeral mass begins. It will be presided over by Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the College of Cardinals. […]
World leaders and dignitaries have converged on St. Peter’s Square to honor Pope Francis at his funeral World leaders including Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron, and EU officials have gathered in St. Peter’s Square, where around 200,000 mourners gathered to pay their last tributes to Pope Francis. Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21 from heart […]
If an agreement with Iran to limit its nuclear programme proves elusive, the US could spearhead military action against it, President Donald Trump said in an interview published on Friday.Trump’s comments, in an interview with Time magazine marking his first three months in office, came as US and Iranian officials were set to meet for […]
Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said Ukraine has not yet signed a deal on rare earth minerals and he hopes it will be signed immediately. “Ukraine, headed by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has not signed the final papers on the very important Rare Earths Deal with the United States. It is at least three weeks […]
Trump says he’s inundated with requests to run again for president in 2028. President Donald Trump addressed speculations of his running for president again in 2028, though the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution prohibits a person from being elected to the presidency more than twice. Trump never shies away from these speculations; rather, he stokes […]
MUSCAT: Negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program will return Saturday to the secluded sultanate of Oman, where experts on both sides will start hammering the technical details of any possible deal. The talks seek to limit Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of some of the […]
Pope Francis meets with President Donald Trump, left, on the occasion of their private audience, at the Vatican, May 24, 2017 (Image: AP) US President Donald Trump, who has differences with Pope Francis over ideologies, will attend his funeral on Saturday. Pope Francis took his last breath on Easter Monday. Pope Francis and Trump have […]
