TAORMINA, Italy, May 27, (APP/AFP) – President Donald Trump said Saturday that he would make a decision next week on whether the United States would abide by the 2015 Paris agreement on cutting global carbon emissions. The dramatic announcement came as a summit of G7 leaders in Sicily wrapped up in deadlock on the issue, […]
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G7 deadlocks on climate after US declines to confirm Paris deal
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G7 in historic split as Trump goes his own way
TAORMINA, Italy, May 27, (APP/AFP) – G7 leaders on Saturday wrapped up their annual summit with an unprecedented display of division over climate change as US President Donald Trump rebuffed pressure to toe the collective line in the club of powerful democracies. Trump tweeted that he would reveal his hand only next week as to […]
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White House may appoint legal team to monitor Trump tweets: Report
NEW YORK, May 27 (APP): The White House is reportedly considering wholesale operational changes, including vetting President Donald Trump’s tweets, as it seeks to sharpen its response to the investigation into whether officials inappropriately engaged with Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign. The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday that the US administration is planning to […]
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Nation showing 1998-like unity to make Pakistan an Asian Tiger: PM
ISLAMABAD, May 27 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Saturday said that the nation was showing unity to make Pakistan as an Asian Tiger in economic terms as it had shown unity in 1998 when the country carried out nuclear tests making the national defense as impregnable. In his message to the nation on Yaum-e-Takbeer, […]
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White House shaken as Russia probe pierces Trump’s inner circle
WASHINGTON, May 28, (APP/AFP) – The probe into Russia’s role in the US election pierced the innermost circle of the White House Saturday, with reports that Donald Trump’s son-in-law sought a secret communications line with Moscow — the most damning allegation yet from the scandal. With the president now back in Washington after a grueling […]
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Canada’s opposition Conservatives pick new leader
OTTAWA, May 28, (APP/AFP): Canada’s main opposition Conservative Party elected Andrew Scheer as its leader Saturday to take on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the next election, expected in 2019. Scheer, 38, is a lawmaker from western Saskatchewan province who has pledged to reduce government spending and trim deficits. After a year of campaigning, he […]