WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (APP/AFP): US President Donald Trump plans to fund his construction of a wall on the Mexican border by imposing a 20 percent import tax on goods from Washington’s southern neighbor, his spokesman said Thursday. “By doing that, we can do $10 billion a year and easily pay for the wall just through […]
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Trump wants to fund Mexico border wall with 20% import tax: spokesman
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Trump vows to cherish a ‘beautiful letter’ left by Obama
WASHINGTON,(MILLAT+APP/AFP) – US President Donald Trump made an emotional mention Sunday of a “beautiful letter” that he said Barack Obama had left for him in the White House. “I just went to the Oval Office and found this beautiful letter from President Obama,” he said at a swearing-in ceremony for several top administration appointees. “It […]
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Trump invites Israel’s Netanyahu to US: PM’s office
JERUSALEM, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – In their first conversation since his inauguration, US President Donald Trump on Sunday invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet him in Washington next month, Netanyahu’s office said. “A final date for the visit will be set in the days ahead,” it said in a statement. “The two leaders discussed the […]
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Trump vows to ‘start renegotiating’ NAFTA with Mexico, Canada
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – US President Donald Trump pledged Sunday to begin renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement in upcoming talks with the leaders of Mexico and Canada. “We’re meeting with the prime minister of Canada and we will be meeting with the president of Mexico, who I know, and we’re going to start some […]
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Trump launches term stirring controversy over popular support
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Barely arrived in the White House, President Donald Trump has touched off a stormy debate over the extent of his popular support, but sought Sunday to shift the focus to upcoming actions from his office. A day after massive anti-Trump protests in Washington and in hundreds of towns and cities around the […]
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N Ireland policeman injured in ‘terrorist’ attack
LONDON, (MILLAT+APP/AFP): A man has been arrested after a Belfast police officer was injured in a suspected drive-by shooting on Sunday, in what Northern Ireland’s Police Federation said amounted to a “terrorist gun attack”. The 36-year-old was arrested following the incident at a petrol station in north Belfast at around 7:30pm (1930 GMT), police said […]