Tag: USA
Trump slams ‘dumb deal’ with Australia on refugee resettlement
Washington/Sydney - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday slammed what he called a "dumb deal" with Australia to take hundreds of refugees from Australian-run...
Former ExxonMobile chief Tillerson confirmed as US secretary of state
Washington - The US Senate confirmed Rex Tillerson Wednesday as President Donald Trump's secretary of state.
The upper chamber of Congress approved the nominee for top...
Trump picks conservative Gorsuch for Supreme Court
Washington - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday chose Neil Gorsuch as his nominee to fill a seat on the US Supreme Court that...
Under-fire White House seeks to clarify refugee ban
Washington - The United States will admit 872 refugees this week despite an executive order by President Donald Trump halting the US refugee programme...
Uproar over Trump pick of controversial adviser to key security post
Washington - As his selective immigration ban caused anxiety to travellers all over the world, as chaos erupted at US airports and as world...
Trump fires acting attorney general as opposition to travel ban grows
Washington - US President Donald Trump wasted little time Monday in removing the acting attorney general from office after she said she would not...
Trump reminds the world: Travel ban was ‘big part of my...
Washington - US President Donald Trump said Monday there had been very few problems with the implementation of his travel ban while reminding the...
Trump defends immigration order in the face of huge backlash
Washington - US President Donald Trump tried Sunday to quell a huge backlash against his executive order on immigration by saying it is not...
US court ruling suspends Trump order, halts deportations
Washington - A US judge on Saturday granted an emergency stay against US President Donald Trump's order banning refugees and citizens from seven Muslim-majority...
US, Mexico leaders hold ‘very good’ telephone call amid border spat
Washington - US President Donald Trump and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto spoke by telephone Friday, both leaders said, a day after tensions between the...
