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Kim Hjelmgaard

International Correspondent at USA Today

International at USA TODAY. Underdogs, mostly.

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  • 1 week ago | usatoday.com | Kim Hjelmgaard

    President Donald Trump wanted a military parade that bests what he once witnessed in France. But raw displays of military power are more common to ones in Russia, China and North Korea, where such parades carry added meanings. Up to 7,500 troops, 120 vehicles and 50 aircraft will take to the streets and skies of Washington, D.C. on June 14 to celebrate the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary. The event coincides with Trump's 79th birthday.

  • 2 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Kim Hjelmgaard

    • He also met with Syria's interim president, who until recently was considered a wanted terrorist by the U.S.• Trump said Iran had "sort of" agreed to a proposed U.S. deal to end uranium enrichment that could produce a nuclear weapon. LONDON − A lot of people are saying − President Donald Trump among them − there's never been a White House trip to the Middle East quite like it.

  • 3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kim Hjelmgaard

    LONDON − If it oozes glamor, wears a crown or just says "fancy," it appeals to him, one of his biographers says. He named his youngest son "Barron," a rank of nobility, often hereditary − though he added an extra "r" for good measure. He's added a touch of gold to every White House portrait, fireplace mantel, doorway, carving and coaster in sight.

  • 3 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Kim Hjelmgaard

    • Trump was treated to tours of gilded palaces, canon salutes and a state dinner in Saudi Arabia. • "I really believe we like each other a lot," he said of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. • The monarchy Trump most admires, according to a biographer, is that of the British royal family. LONDON − If it oozes glamor, wears a crown or just says "fancy," it appeals to him, one of his biographers says.

  • 3 weeks ago | azcentral.com | Kim Hjelmgaard

    Trump was treated to tours of gilded palaces, canon salutes and a state dinner in Saudi Arabia. "I really believe we like each other a lot," he said of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The monarchy Trump most admires, according to a biographer, is that of the British royal family. LONDON − If it oozes glamor, wears a crown or just says "fancy," it appeals to him, one of his biographers says.

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