The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two companies for exploiting North Korean overseas labor but joined allies Japan and South Korea in appealing for diplomacy to ease tensions with Pyongyang. Showing a united front, Japan’s defense and foreign ministers and South Korea’s foreign minister all held talks with American counterparts Tuesday on both … Read more
The U.S. has expressed its desire to maintain its military presence in Iraq, in spite of a request by the Iraqi government for the withdrawal of American troops from the country. In a statement on Friday, spokesperson for the Department of State, Ms Morgan Ortagus, said the U.S. would keep its troops in Iraq to … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump sent a happy birthday message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, South Korea’s National Security Advisor Chung Eui-Yong said on Friday. Chung, who met Trump in Washington this week, told reporters that he was given a message to pass to North Korea and it was delivered on Thursday. Upon arrival … Read more
The Senior Personal Assistant of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Leke Adeboye has described the US President, Donald Trump as an inspiration. Adeboye commended Trump for his actions even as he described him as an inspiration. His comment is coming at the heels of the growing tension building up … Read more
Following the national humiliation of Iran by the United States of America, the Iranian government has placed $80m bounty on the head of President Trump for ordering the killing of the top Iranian general. It could be recalled that the Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, was killed by a US drone strike following the order of … Read more
Impeached US President Donald Trump lashed out at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as she stalled sending the impeachment documents to the Senate, leading to another verbal war with Republican senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell. Trump holidaying in Florida jumped into the fray, taunting Pelosi. “Pelosi gives us the most unfair trial in the history of … Read more
Nollywood actress, Juliet Mgborukwe, has recounted how she battled depression and sleepless nights, as she announces that she officially divorced her former husband, Chima Ojokwu. The former SoundCity presenter made this known via her Instagram page on Thursday, December 19. According to the TV star, divorcing is one of the most painful and stressful situations … Read more
President Donald Trump confirmed that Jefferson Van Drew a Democratic U.S. lawmaker who opposed his party’s move to impeach him is now a Republican, a day after the House of Representatives approved articles of impeachment. Van Drew, who represents a district in southern New Jersey, was at Trump’s side when he made the announcement during … Read more
The White House has hit back at lawmakers after President Donald Trump was impeached, slamming the “illegitimate articles of impeachment” and voicing confidence the president would be acquitted in the Senate. “Democrats have chosen to proceed on this partisan basis in spite of the fact that the President did absolutely nothing wrong,” spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham … Read more
The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has been impeached from the oval office by majority of the lawmakers for abuse of power. The US House votes 230 to 197 to impeach Trump for abuse of power following the investigation by the house on Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. Also Read: https://ekohotblog2.com/2019/12/18/donald-trump-accuses-pelosi-of-undermining-american-democracy/ It … Read more
After three months of tense debate, the American Democrats are preparing to send Donald Trump on trial to Congress mid-week, but the Republican camp unites and then prevents him from being deposed. Donald Trump accused the leader of the Democrats in Congress, Nancy Pelosi, on Tuesday of “undermining democracy” in a vitriolic letter published in … Read more
US House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled two articles of impeachment against United States President Donald Trump, the culmination of three months of investigations after a whistleblower leaked Trump’s phone call asking for a quid pro quo with Ukrainian President Zelensky. But Trump dismissed the articles as sheer political madness. According to Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the … Read more
President Donald Trump said Thursday the US and the Taliban insurgents, are talking to make a deal again, two months after Trump pronounced the talks dead. Trump spoke about the resumed peace talks when he made a surprise trip to Afghanistan to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with troops. On a brief visit to Bagram Airfield … Read more
China on Thursday demanded President Donald Trump veto legislation aimed at supporting human rights in Hong Kong and renewed a threat to take “strong countermeasures” if the bills become law. Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act undermined both China’s interests and those of the U.S. in the … Read more
US President Donald Trump hit back on Sunday and the UK launched an inquiry after leaked memos revealed Britain’s ambassador in the US had described the president and his White House as “inept” and “uniquely dysfunctional”. Trump said Ambassador Kim Darroch had “not served the UK well” and that he and his administration were “not … Read more
Donald Trump lashed out at Theresa May on Monday, visibly angry at her continuing support for the British ambassador to Washington despite the leak of diplomatic cables highly critical of his presidency. London has been scrambling to stem the damage caused by the release of confidential telegrams from envoy Kim Darroch, which described Trump as … Read more
Iran said Sunday it was set to breach the uranium enrichment cap set by an endangered nuclear deal within hours as it seeks to press signatories into keeping their side of the bargain. The move involving purifying beyond the 3.67 percent allowed by the 2015 agreement — comes despite opposition from the European Union and … Read more
US President Donald Trump warned Monday that Iran is “playing with fire” after Tehran said it exceeded a limit on enriched uranium reserves under a 2015 nuclear deal abandoned by Washington. Israel urged European states to sanction Iran, while Russia voiced regret but said the move was a consequence of US pressure, which has pushed … Read more
President Donald Trump said on Monday that a secret provision of the US immigration deal with Mexico will require the approval of that country’s legislature and warned US tariffs will be reinstated if it is not forthcoming. Trump did not say what the provision entails, only that it would be revealed: “in the not too … Read more
China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin hit back at US global economic dominance on Friday as they took the stage together at Russia’s showcase business forum. With China embroiled in a trade war with Washington and Russia under Western sanctions, Xi and Putin lashed out at “inequalities” in the global economic system and vowed … Read more