A state affair: Melania takes her moment to sparkle in the spotlight
Melania Trump has seized her moment to sparkle in the spotlight as she stepped out of the background to host her first state dinner.
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Trump and Macron make a show as best friends but tussle over Iran
With exaggerated handshakes and a pair of kisses, President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron professed a sunny, best-friends relationship on Tuesday, even as the two allies strained to bridge differences over the Iran nuclear agreement, Syria and more.
Tony Blair: Europe must retain vital partnership with the US
Tony Blair has called on Europe to recognise its “vital role” as a partner of the United States at a time when Western democratic values are under attack from outside and within.
Trump: North Korea wants meeting as soon as possible
US President Donald Trump has said North Korea wants to hold a high-stakes meeting “as soon as possible” as he praised Kim Jong Un as “very open” and “very honourable”.
Trump hails strength of US-French alliance as he welcomes Macron to White House
Praising the strength of America’s oldest alliance, US President Donald Trump welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to the White House with a pomp-filled ceremony on the South Lawn.
Business and pleasure on menu for Macron’s second day in US
A sit-down between US president Donald Trump and French president Emmanuel Macron followed by a joint news conference will highlight the business portion of the French leader’s second day in Washington.
Mike Pompeo nomination for secretary of state narrowly clears panel
Mike Pompeo, US president Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of state, has avoided a rare rebuke as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee narrowly recommended him.
Clinton: Free press is under open assault in Trump era
Hillary Clinton has said press rights and free speech are “under open assault” under Donald Trump, and has likened his administration to an authoritarian regime.
Merkel and Macron ‘will press Trump over EU steel tariffs exemption’
The EU’s trade chief has said German chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Emmanuel Macron will press US leader Donald Trump this week to exempt the 28-member bloc permanently from US steel and aluminium tariffs.
Donald Trump’s North Korea ‘denuclearisation’ tweet untrue
US President Donald Trump has falsely claimed that North Korea agreed to “denuclearisation” before his potential meeting with Kim Jong-un.