North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is eager to hold a second summit with United States (US) President Donald Trump. Since their first meeting in Singapore in June, Kim has consistently outmanoeuvred his counterpart.
United States (US) President Donald Trump acts as if he has pulled off a smashing victory by replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) – supposedly “the worst trade deal ever” – with the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
United States (US) President Donald Trump proved a good apprentice of a different kind Wednesday, bringing to the United Nations (UN) Security Council good manners and sticking to protocol, with none of the "you're fired" swagger of his reality TV days.His debut outing as chair of the august world body, where the US holds the monthly rotating presidency, had fanned anxiety he might indulge some of the made-for-television antics infamous on "The Apprentice" show.But in
North Korea and Iran will dominate this week's gathering of world leaders at the United Nations (UN), where President Donald Trump will be in the spotlight as he continues to upend global diplomacy.After warming up to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and ditching the Iran nuclear deal, the unpredictable Trump takes the podium on Tuesday to face foes and increasingly uneasy allies at the UN General Assembly.On Wednesday, he will for the first time chair a Security Council meeting on non-pr
Kim Jong-un presided over a tempered military parade Sunday, in the latest sign that he wants to revive stalled nuclear talks with the United States (US) as he pushes for North Korea to re-join the international community.Kim marked the 70th anniversary of his grandfather’s regime without showing off provocative hardware such as long-range ballistic missiles that would likely have irked President Donald Trump, who said in June that North Korea is “no longer a nuclear threat.”In the past, Nort
The United States (US), despite withdrawing from a landmark accord aimed at curbing climate change, is stonewalling vital United Nations (UN) talks over how to fund poorer nations as they battle against global warming, multiple sources told AFP on Saturday.US President Donald Trump caused global outrage by announcing the US would withdraw from the Paris Accord, but the decision cannot formally take effect until at least 2020 and Washington has vowed to take part in climate negotiations to pro
The decision by United States (US) President Donald Trump’s administration to stop funding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has politicized humanitarian aid, threatens to add yet more fuel to one of the world’s most combustible conflicts, and jeopardises the futures of a half-million Palestinian children and young people.Originally created to deliver basic assistance to refugees displaced during the creation of the Israeli state, the U
When the historic summit between the United States (US) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) took place in Singapore earlier this year, many believed the impossible could finally be achieved – peace between the two Koreas and a nuclear free Korean peninsula. However, recent events have revealed that such hopes may still be a pipe dream.
Shares in strongman leaders seem to be falling. The market has not yet turned bearish, but autocrats have little reason to feel bullish.Consider China. The internal power games of the Communist Party of China (CPC) are notoriously opaque, and rarely does political infighting reach the level at which it cannot be covered up. And yet rumbles of disquiet can clearly be heard.
China on Saturday called Donald Trump "irresponsible" after the United States (US) president cancelled his top diplomat's trip to North Korea and suggested Beijing was stalling efforts to disarm Pyongyang.US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was due to make his fourth visit to the reclusive state next week for what he described as the next step towards the "final, fully verified denuclearisation of North Korea".But Trump - facing a slew of domestic problems and independe
The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on four commanders and two military units in Myanmar over their involvement in alleged ethnic cleansing of the country’s Rohingya Muslim population.The sanctions against Myanmar, also known as Burma, will freeze the United States (US) assets of the military officials and prohibit American citizens and businesses from engaging in business with them.
Despite being one of the fastest-growing economies in the world last year, the Turkish economy is currently in turmoil. The United States (US) has just announced sanctions on Turkey which resulted in the freefalling of its national currency, the Turkish lira.
