The United States’ partners in the G7 club of wealthy democracies vowed Sunday to pursue efforts to curb climate change despite a rift caused by the American withdrawal from the Paris accord. “G7 countries have crucial roles and responsibilities to our own public opinion, to developing countries and to the planet,” Italy’s Environment Minister Gian … Read more
US President Donald Trump on Friday insisted that the United States remained committed to NATO’s mutual defense pledge, after failing to endorse it in a speech in Brussels last month. Amid worries by Washington’s European partners that the US leader had not fully bought into the Atlantic alliance, Trump told reporters: “I’m committing the United … Read more
Germany’s Deutsche Bank said Friday it would not disclose any information on its links to US President Donald Trump and his family, rejecting a request from US lawmakers. Democratic members of the House Financial Services Committee had written to the bank in May to ask for documents which they said could help shed light on … Read more
China treated a US governor to a red carpet reception this week, while President Donald Trump’s energy chief received a low-key greeting, a signal that Beijing is ready to go around the White House in the battle against climate change. Since Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate deal, China … Read more
US Energy Secretary Rick Perry called for Sino-US cooperation on clean energy during a visit to Beijing Thursday, a week after President Donald Trump’s much-criticised withdrawal from the Paris climate pact. Trump’s decision has jolted the international community and could put China, the world’s top carbon emitter, in a position to fill the leadership void … Read more
US President Donald Trump has again lashed out at London Mayor Sadiq Khan over his assurances to Londoners following Saturday’s terror attack. He accused Mr Khan of offering a “pathetic excuse” for saying there was no reason for people to be alarmed. Mr Khan had in fact said people should not be alarmed by an … Read more
US President Donald Trump wants to privatise air traffic control operations, creating a not-for-profit company to oversee functions now handled by the federal government. The White House on Monday said the plan would modernise the US system, reducing costs and delays. The idea has circulated in Washington for years without moving forward. But officials say … Read more
In the first salvo in a week-long push to overhaul America’s infrastructure, President Donald Trump on Monday announced a plan to privatize the nation’s air traffic control system. In what he called an “air travel revolution,” Trump promised the “really monumental reform” would deliver “cheaper, faster, and safer travel” as well as an economic boost … Read more
Outrage erupted on both sides of the Atlantic Sunday after President Donald Trump lashed out at London Mayor Sadiq Khan in the wake of a terrorist assault in the British capital which left seven people dead. In a series of tweets, Trump poured scorn on Khan’s attempt to reassure the public after three assailants smashed … Read more
The acting US ambassador to Britain, Lewis Lukens, threw his support behind London Mayor Sadiq Khan in a series of tweets on Sunday that appeared to be a rebuttal to the criticism from his boss, President Donald Trump, over the deadly attacks from the night before. ‘I commend the strong leadership of the @MayorofLondon as … Read more
London mayor Sadiq Khan has “more important things to do” than respond to an “ill-informed” tweet sent by US President Donald Trump after the London terror attack, his office said Sunday. “The Mayor is busy working… to coordinate the response to this horrific and cowardly terrorist attack,” said Khan’s spokesman. “He has more important things … Read more
US President Donald Trump said Sunday the attack in London showed it was time to “stop being politically correct,” warning the threat will only grow worse otherwise. “We must stop being politically correct and get down to the business of security for our people. If we don’t get smart it will only get worse,” Trump … Read more
President Donald Trump offered US help Saturday to Britain in response to reports of three violent incidents including a vehicle mowing down pedestrians on London Bridge. “Whatever the United States can do to help out in London and the U. K., we will be there – WE ARE WITH YOU. GOD BLESS!,” Trump wrote on … Read more
The African Union (AU) on Saturday joined the chorus of disapproval at US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the landmark Paris climate deal, expressing its full support for the initiative. The current head of the regional grouping, Guinean President Alpha Conde, called for the matter to be discussed at the G20 summit … Read more
The African Union (AU) on Saturday joined the chorus of disapproval at US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the landmark Paris climate deal, expressing its full support for the initiative. The current head of the regional grouping, Guinean President Alpha Conde, called for the matter to be discussed at the G20 summit … Read more
President Donald Trump does believe the world climate is changing and humans bear some responsibility, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said in an interview Saturday. Amid furious worldwide criticism of Trump’s decision Thursday to quit the Paris climate agreement, White House spokesmen had refused on Friday to say whether the president even … Read more
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed after meeting French President Emmanuel Macron Saturday to go “above and beyond” the Paris Agreement on climate change, after the US said it would quit the deal. Speaking two days after US President Donald Trump announced plans to withdraw from the deal on curbing carbon emissions, Modi said it … Read more
Hillary Clinton has been told it’s time to “move on” after she added her own party officials to the list of those she blames for her 2016 election loss. Democratic Senator Al Franken told Yahoo News: “I think she has a right to analyse what happened, but we do have to move on.” Mrs Clinton … Read more
There was applause in the White House Rose Garden when President Donald Trump announced he was pulling the United States out of the Paris climate change accord, but there were notable absences in the clapping crowd. In a White House riven by internal strife, both personal and political, Trump’s decision to join only Nicaragua and … Read more
The US withdrawal from the Paris climate pact could “in a worst case scenario” add a 0.3 degree Celsius rise in global temperatures over the 21st century, the UN said Friday. The head of the World Meteorological Organization’s atmospheric research and environment department, Deon Terblanche, underscored however that the likely impact of US President Donald … Read more