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President’s priority: Trump picks up Fox News call during New York Times interview | World News

President Donald Trump briefly paused an interview with The New York Times to answer a phone call from Fox News, according to the Times’ account of the Oval Office meeting.The call came from Bret Baier, Fox News’s chief political anchor and the host of Special Report. Trump answered during the interview, told Baier that he […]

Trump says he would accept Nobel Peace Prize from Machado; Nobel Committee says it’s not possible

As President Donald Trump is looking forward to welcome Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado next week after dismissing her as a leader succeeding Nicolas Maduro, he said he would accept the Nobel Peace Prize from her — as he learned that Machado wants to share the prize with him. “I’ve stopped eight wars,” Trump […]

‘I got no credit, I was criticised’: Trump says he won’t keep business interests aside | World News

President Donald Trump has said he sees no reason to restrict his family’s business activities during his second term, arguing that he was criticised rather than recognised despite voluntarily limiting such dealings during his first presidency.In a lengthy interview with The New York Times, Trump said his experience of his first term in office convinced […]

‘Our gratitude’: Moscow says US to release two Russian crew members from seized oil tanker; move after request to Trump

The Russian-flagged tanker was seized on Wednesday Russia announced on Friday that the United States will release two Russian crew members from a Russian-flagged oil tanker seized by US forces in the Atlantic Ocean two days ago.“In response to our request, US President Donald Trump has decided to release two Russian citizens aboard the Marinera […]

Donald Trump says he has never taken the ‘fat drug’ Ozempic, but this White House official has… | World News

Trump revealed he hasn’t used GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, despite joking about them publicly. The US president told The New York Times he has not used popular weight-loss drugs, adding that he “probably should.”President Donald Trump has publicly joked about friends and staff using what he calls “the fat drug.” But until now, he had never […]

Next target Mexico? After Venezuela op and Greenland threat, Trump eyes ‘drug cartels’; warns of land strikes

After, Venezuelan military op and threatening Greenland and Columbia, US President Donald Trump now seems to turn his attention to Mexico, to target drug cartels, following maritime attacks in the eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea.“We are going to start now hitting land with regard to the cartels. The cartels are running Mexico,” said Trump […]

Trump tariff trial: What happens if US duties are struck down? Traders ‘worried’ for $150 billion refunds possibility

The ongoing Supreme Court trial on US President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose global tariffs has left companies, customs brokers and trade lawyers preparing for a potentially prolonged battle over refunds that could total close to $150 billion. The court is expected to issue rulings on Friday, though it has not specified […]

‘Don’t need international law’: Trump says ‘my own morality’ only restraint on global power; repeats Greenland push

US President Donald Trump (AP photo) As Donald Trump nears one year into his second presidential term, the US has pursued an increasingly aggressive military posture across multiple regions, even as Trump has intermittently spoken of “peace.” In a New York Times interview, Trump went further, asserting that his “own morality” is the only constraint […]

Senate pushes back on Trump’s military threats against Venezuela with war powers vote

WASHINGTON: The Senate advanced a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, sounding a note of disapproval for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere. Democrats and five Republicans voted to advance the war powers resolution on a 52-47 vote and ensure a vote next week on […]

$10,000 to $100,000 per person: Trump considers paying Greenlanders to ‘buy’ island for US

The Trump administration is considering a plan to offer direct cash payments to Greenlanders in an effort to persuade them to break away from Denmark and move closer to the United States, according to multiple sources cited by news agency Reuters.US officials have talked internally about offering lump sum payments of between $10,000 and $100,000 […]