Europeans have reacted to President Donald Trump’s first month in office with demonstrations, counter-barbs and sheer angst that a century of trans-Atlantic friendship may be sinking. The governments of some traditional allies have gone a step further, uniting with fundraising plans and a special conference to balance the new U.S. administration’s reverse tack from Barack Obama’s presidency on abortion policies.
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Trump Blames Media, Judges, Democrats In Chaos Theory Tour-De-Force
Upending decades of U.S. policy on Israel-Palestinian conflict, he told the Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu that he “could live with” either a one state or a two state solution “that both parties want”. “To be honest, I inherited a mess at home and overseas”, he claimed as he spoke of jobs fleeing the country, instability in West Asia and the nuclear threat posed by North Korea.
Threat came from ex-US high official
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is welcomed by local Awami League leaders as she reaches Munich Marriott Hotel in Germany yesterday to join the Munich Security Conference 2017. Photo: PID Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the then US secretary of state, assistant secretary and US ambassador in Dhaka had threatened several times that the funding for the Padma bridge project would be withdrawn if Dr Muhammad Yunus was removed as the Grameen Bank managing director.
Trump, Abe have ‘relaxing, productive’ golf session in Florida
Miami, Feb 12 – US President Donald Trump exhibited his golfing skills during a relaxing and productive session with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during their stay in Palm Beach, Florida, the White House said in a statement. On the second consecutive weekend he is spending at his Mar-a-Lago Club and private estate in Florida, Trump played host to Abe, where the two played a round of golf on Saturday, the statement said.
Japan’s Abe starts 4-nation trip with visit to Philippines
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reaches out his hand beside his wife Aika as they arrive at Manila’s airport, Philippines, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. Abe is in the country for a two-day official visit.
Japan’s Abe to visit Pearl Harbor memorial
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will fly to Hawaii this week for the express purpose of visiting the site of the surprise attack on a U.S. naval base 75 years ago that killed 2,400 Americans and drew the country into World War II. The visit is a sign of how far public opinion in Japan has moved that Abe can make the trip to the memorial, accompanied by President Barack Obama, to offer condolences to the victims.