US and China ‘agree tentative trade truce’ ahead of G20 summit June 27, 2019 China and the US have reportedly agreed to a tentative truce in their ongoing trade war, two days before crucial talks at the G20 summit this weekend. Details of the agreement, which would scrap plans for a further round of US tariffs on an additional $300bn (£236bn) of Chinese goods, will be laid out in [...]
Robert Mueller to testify before House over Trump links with Russia June 26, 2019 US special counsel Robert Mueller has agreed to testify before two House of Representatives committees next month over Russian interference in the 2016 Donald Trump election campaign. Chairman of the judiciary panel representative Jerrold Nadler and representative Adam Schiff, head of the intelligence panel, said that Mueller had agreed to testify following the issuing of [...]
Trump warns Iran of ‘obliteration’ if war breaks out June 22, 2019 US President Donald Trump has warned Iran would face “obliteration like you’ve never seen before” if war broke out, but insisted he does not want a conflict. In an interview with NBC, Trump said there were no pre-conditions for talks with Iran, but warned the US would not tolerate nuclear weapons. Read more: Trump: I [...]
Trump: I cancelled Iran military strike to avoid 150 deaths June 21, 2019 President Donald Trump cancelled a retaliatory strike against Iran overnight because a general told him it would kill 150 people, he has tweeted. In a series of tweets this afternoon, Trump said the US military was “cocked and loaded” to retaliate with a series of strikes against Iranian military targets after Iran shot a US [...]
Stiglitz’s 2020 vision: Left-wing economist makes a pitch for the soul of the Democrats June 17, 2019 Who will take on Donald Trump in next year’s battle for the White House? At the time of writing, an absurdly long list of Democratic hopefuls is dominated by Joe Biden, the septuagenarian former vice president who currently enjoys a huge lead in the opinion polls. Read more: President Trump endorses Boris Johnson as next PM [...]
Trump’s bluster shows why we need a rethink on world trade June 12, 2019 Helicoptered in to London and driven around in The Beast – an armoured limousine – what will the US President have seen during his state visit to the UK? A man who famously eyes up every opportunity, Donald Trump saw a weakened UK, lost in the Brexit escape rooms and vulnerable to the dark arts [...]
DEBATE: President Donald Trump’s state visit faced protests in London. Is it possible to separate the man from the office? June 7, 2019 As people protest Donald Trump’s state visit, is it possible to separate the man from the office? YES, says Olivia Utley, deputy editor at TheArticle. Heads of state and prime ministers, as their name tags at international conferences suggest, represent their states, not themselves. International relations, particularly in a complex multi-polar world, require that we [...]
We must not forget the value of the US special relationship June 7, 2019 75 years ago, Allied forces mounted Operation Overlord. The largest military operation ever attempted began the process of freeing the European continent from the jackboot of Nazi tyranny. So familiar are we with the general story of D-Day that it is easy to forget some of the extraordinary details. By June 1944, more than two [...]
Facebook rips apps off new Huawei smartphones June 7, 2019 Facebook has suspended pre-installation of its apps on new Huawei phones, dealing the latest blow against the beleaguered Chinese telecoms giant. The apps affected by the suspension will include Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp. Customers who already have Huawei phones will still be able to access and update their apps. But the company’s new phones will [...]
Google: Huawei ban is a national security risk June 7, 2019 Google has warned the Trump administration it risks compromising US national security if it pushes ahead with planned restrictions on Huawei. Senior executives at Google are pushing US officials to exempt it from a ban on exports to the Chinese company, according to the Financial Times. The Trump administration announced the ban after trade talks [...]