Trump, premier président américain en exercice au mur des Lamentations

Donald Trump s'est recueilli lundi en milieu d'après-midi devant le mur des Lamentations, à Jérusalem, devenant le premier président américain en exercice à se rendre sur ce haut lieu du judaïsme.

US, Saudi Arabia ink deals worth blns USD

The United States and Saudi Arabia signed on Saturday defense and business deals worth billions of US dollars as part of the US President Donald Trump's visit.

Palestinians concerned over Trump's Mideast peace vision

The first meeting of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas with US President Donald Trump in the White House on Wednesday apparently focused on the upcoming US action to resume the peace process in the Middle East which has been stalled since April 2014, analysts said.

White House blasts federal judge for blocking Trump's executive order on sanctuary cities

The White House on Wednesday blasted a federal judge for blocking an executive action ordering cities to comply with federal immigration regulations.

Trump appears more pragmatic than populist on Europe policy, says US expert

Despite his disparaging remarks about European integration in the past, US President Donald Trump's recent statements and policies in this regard showed he is more pragmatic than populist, a US expert said in a recent interview with Xinhua.

Trump signs 'Buy American, Hire American' order

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a "Buy American, Hire American" executive order in Kenosha, Wisconsin, initiating visa and government purchase reforms.

Israel "to slow" West Bank construction in deference to Trump's request

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a slowdown of West Bank settlement construction out of respect for President Donald Trump.

Israel 'Surprised' by Trump Administration's Demand to Limit Settlements

The Trump administration is pushing a hard bargain with Israel to limit its settlement activity because it knows that Palestinians and the Arab states won't support a peace process without that concession, analyst and former Israeli civil servant Dan Arbell told Radio Sputnik.

Trump gives CIA authority to carry out drone strikes, WSJ says

The president of the United States has given the Central Intelligence Agency the authority to conduct drone strikes against suspected terrorists, a role previously assigned exclusively to the Pentagon, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

US seeks end to U.N. rights council's "obsession" with Israel

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is reviewing its participation in the U.N. Human Rights Council, seeking reform of its agenda and an end to its "obsession with Israel", a senior U.S. official said Wednesday.

France's Hollande strikes back at Trump over Paris remarks

In response to unfavorable comments over Paris, French President Francois Hollande on Saturday warned his American counterpart Donald Trump over showing "defiance towards an allied country."

US President Donald Trump has launched another attack on the media

US President Donald Trump has launched another fierce attack on the media at a rally in the city of Melbourne in Florida. He said the media didn't want to report the truth and had their own agenda.

Schools, shops, restaurants and businesses across US close for "Day without Immigrants"

From snowing Washington D.C. to sunny Los Angeles, many schools, shops, restaurants and businesses closed down across the country Thursday to hold "Day without Immigrants" protests against President Donald Trump's policies on immigration.

British government rejects call to ban Trump from meeting Queen

The British government has officially rejected the online petition that aimed to prevent US President Donald Trump's official state visit to the UK.

Trump fires acting attorney general for refusal to enforce 'extreme vetting' order

President Donald Trump has fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates, making Dana Boente, the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia the new acting attorney general.

Trudeau welcomes refugees after Trump's executive order issued

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Saturday extended Canada's welcome to refugees a day after US President Donald Trump issued an executive order banning people from seven countries from entering the United States.

UN urges US to continue 'long tradition' of welcoming refugees

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) and International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Saturday urged the United States to continue its "long tradition" of accepting asylum seekers, after newly-minted President Donald Trump signed a sweeping new decree to suspend refugee arrivals and impose tough new controls on travelers from seven Muslim countries.

Trump’s State Department Freezes Obama’s $221 Million Payout to Palestinians

The State Department has halted hundreds of millions of dollars in assets that the Obama administration previously authorized for the Palestinians in President Obama’s final days in office.

Trump orders to build wall but Mexican migration to US is plummeting

Migration by Mexicans to the US is at its lowest point since the 1970s, according to Mexican government and international data, despite US President Donald Trump's insistence on building a border wall.

President Trump Calls for 'Major' Probe Into 'Voter Fraud'

U.S. President Donald Trump is calling for an investigation into voter fraud in November's presidential election, reinforcing his belief that voting by millions of undocumented immigrants cost him a victory in the national popular vote.