USA

President Trump agrees to give ByteDance 45 days to sell TikTok app to Microsoft: Sources

Editorial Bureau August 3, 2020

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (US) – Sources said President Donald Trump has agreed to give ByteDance of China as many as 45 days to discuss the sale of its popular application TikTok to Microsoft Corp. US officials have been concerned about the national risk posed by the application because of the

USA

Pompeo says Trump will take action on Chinese software companies feeding data

Editorial Bureau August 2, 2020

WASHINGTON (US) – President Donald Trump will take action shortly regarding Chinese software companies that are sharing data directly with the Beijing government, threatening US national security, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday. Pompeo said on Fox News Channel, “President Trump has said ‘enough’ and we’re going to fix it and so

USA

Will ban TikTok, says Trump amid mounting pressure on ByteDance to sell it

Editorial Bureau August 1, 2020

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (US) – President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would ink an executive order on Saturday to ban China-owned ByteDance’s app TikTok in the country, intensifying the pressure on its owner to sell it. This move will be the climax of the concern of national security over the safety of the personal […]

USA

Trump administration tightens screws on ‘Dreamer’ programme ahead of polls

Editorial Bureau July 29, 2020

WASHINGTON (US) – The Trump administration on Tuesday said that any new applications for the ‘Dreamer’ immigration programme would be rejected, adding that the deportation protections of those whose eligibility is expiring soon will be cut short. According to a senior government official, the administration would also review a ruling of the Supreme Court

USA

Trump complains of Fauci’s high approval ratings, says ‘nobody likes me’

Editorial Bureau July 29, 2020

WASHINGTON (US) – President Donald Trump complained on Tuesday about the high approval ratings of medical expert Anthony Fauci while jokingly saying, “nobody likes me”. This comes as he struggles to improve his ratings which have dipped following the manner in which he handled the pandemic crisis. “It can only be my personality,” said Trump.

World

Hope Trump gets re-elected, says Brazil’s Bolsonaro

Editorial Bureau July 17, 2020

SAO PAULO (BRAZIL) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday he pins hopes on US Republican President Donald Trump getting re-elected in November. The right-wing leader said the trade ties between the two countries look promising even if a Democrat is elected. The Brazilian president has often showered praise on Trump, calling him a […]

USA

President Trump commutes former adviser Roger Stone’s prison sentence

Editorial Bureau July 11, 2020

WASHINGTON (US) – President Donald Trump on Friday commuted the prison sentence of his longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone. He was convicted of lying under oath to lawmakers probing the Russian interference in the 2016 election. The decision to commute the sentence came as Stone was due to report to prison. The commuting of […]

USA

Trump refutes being told about Russian bounties to kill US troops in Afghanistan

Editorial Bureau June 29, 2020

WASHINGTON (US) – President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was never given a briefing about the reported Russian efforts to pay bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing US troops in Afghanistan. He was slamming a New York Times report on the bounties. “Nobody briefed or told me, VP Pence, or Chief of Staff Mark […]

USA

Trump threat to ‘decouple’ US and China hits trade, investment

Ren Leen June 24, 2020

WASHINGTON (US) – Conflicting comments from Trump administration officials about “decoupling” the US economy from China is running into a challenging reality. Chinese imports of US goods are rising, investment by American companies into China continues, and markets are wary of separating the world’s biggest economies. White House trade adviser Peter

Tech

Twitter again slaps warning on Trump tweet threatening force against protesters

Ren Leen June 24, 2020

(Technology) – Twitter Inc on Tuesday placed a warning notice on a tweet by President Donald Trump threatening “serious force” against protesters in the U.S. capital, the second time it has used the label since it began challenging Trump’s tweets in May. “There will never be an ‘Autonomous Zone’ in Washington, D.C., as long as […]