Jihan Abdalla

1 week ago | thenationalnews.com | Jihan Abdalla

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would make a “very, very big” announcement before his trip to the Gulf next week, without specifying the subject. At the Oval Office during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Mr Trump said the announcement would be “as big as it gets”. “I won't tell you on what, but it's going to be … very positive,” Mr Trump said.

1 week ago | thenationalnews.com | Jihan Abdalla

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday pushed back against US President Donald Trump's ambitions to make Canada the 51st American state, as the two met in the White House. Mr Carney's Liberal Party won a snap election on April 28 in a ballot that came to be seen as a referendum on which candidate would best stand up to Mr Trump.

1 week ago | thenationalnews.com | Jihan Abdalla

Trump's Gulf tour to focus on economic deals, security and Iran

1 week ago | thenationalnews.com | Jihan Abdalla

President Donald Trump said he held a “productive” phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, during which they discussed the war in Ukraine and the situation in Gaza and Syria. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Mr Trump said the two leaders extended invitations to each other for visits. “I look forward to working with President Erdogan on getting the ridiculous, but deadly, War between Russia and Ukraine ended – NOW!” Mr Trump wrote.

1 week ago | thenationalnews.com | Jihan Abdalla

President Donald Trump downplayed fears of a recession in the US in response to his tariffs policies and said the US economy is in a "transition period". He defended the escalating tariff feud with China, and said US-imposed levies would be lowered eventually. "At some point I'm going to lower them, because otherwise you can never do business with them, and they want to do business very much," Mr Trump said in an interview with NBC news that aired on Sunday.