Kofi Dubai Commissions Dubai Interchange
Dear Country-Folks, A couple of weeks ago, I had the honour, as your President, to commission the biggest and longest (whatever that means) Interchange in West Africa. And with that singular...
Tag: Barack Obama
Donald Trump Is Handling the Transition Exactly Like He Campaigned
Donald Trump is handling the transition exactly like he campaigned There is no other Donald Trump. Donald Trump is first and foremost a showman, and he loves nothing more than a good cliffhanger....
President-Elect Trump Deserves His Dues
Surprise, surprise President-Elect Trump appointed former Breitbart News Network executive chairman Stephen Bannon that denied being a white nationalist but a nationalist as strategic counselor....
Ellen DeGeneres Lauded For Gay Rights Influence
Comedian Ellen DeGeneres was praised by the US president for her influence on the gay rights movement as she received the country's highest civilian honour. Celebrities including Tom Hanks, Robert De...
Ellen DeGeneres Posts Star-Studded Mannequin Video
Ellen DeGeneres is among the honorees at the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony on Tuesday, but she almost didn't make it into the White House. "They haven't let me into the White House yet...
Trump Sinks Asia Trade Pact
An ambitious Asia-Pacific trade pact linking the United States and 11 countries lay in tatters on Tuesday after U. S. President-elect Donald Trump said he would kill the deal on his first day in...
Trump Halts New York Times Meeting, Decries ‘dishonest’ Media
Donald Trump has cancelled a meeting with the New York Times, a day after berating media chiefs at his headquarters for “unfair” coverage. Without elaborating, the US president-elect accused the...
President Obama Expanded Overtime Pay For Millions of Workers. President Trump Could Take It Away.
President Barack Obama likes to say he’ll use the power of the pen to do whatever he can for American workers. But now that Donald Trump has won the White House, the real estate mogul can use the...
Gigi Hadid Roasted For Melania Trump Impression
Gigi Hadid may want to steer clear of the political jokes from now on. The model/actress co-hosted Sunday night's American Music Awards and drew heat for her impression of Melania Trump. "I love my...
Gigi Hadid Breaks Out Brutal Melania Trump Impression At the AMAs
The model and her co-host, Jay Pharoah, joked about The Donald, too. Gigi Hadid and Jay Pharoah are making the American Music Awards great again. Or at least they’re trying to. With such different...
Obama May Comment On Trump’s Presidency
US President Barack Obama has said he may speak out after leaving office if he feels his successor Donald Trump is threatening core American values. By convention, former presidents tend to leave the...
Obama Says He May Comment As Citizen On Trump’s Presidency
US president Barack Obama has said he may speak out after leaving office if he feels his successor Donald Trump is threatening core American values. By convention, former presidents tend to leave the...
Obama May Weigh In On Trump After Office
US president Barack Obama has said he may speak out after leaving office if he feels his successor Donald Trump is threatening core American values. By convention, former presidents tend to leave the...
Merkel To Seek Fourth Term As German Chancellor
Angela Merkel told top members of her party on Sunday that she wants to run for a fourth term as German chancellor in next year's election, senior party sources told Reuters, after months of...
Give Trump Time, Don’t Assume Worst
U. S. President Barack Obama did in Latin America what he tried to do in Europe: tell worried citizens not to draw negative conclusions about the man he once called unfit to serve in the White House,...
Don’t Assume the Worst About Trump
Don’t assume the worst about Trump - Obama to Young Leaders President Barack Obama shakes hands after holding a town hall meeting with young leaders in Peru U. S. President Barack Obama had a...
In Peru, Obama Predicts Rising Tensions On Trade
President Barack Obama predicted in Peru Saturday that a Trump presidency won't result in "major changes in policy" for the US-Latin America relationship, though he conceded that tensions are likely...
China Pledges Further Opening As Leaders Scramble For Free Trade
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged on Saturday to further open the world's second-largest economy as leaders of Asia-Pacific countries gathered in Peru to find new free-trade options after Donald...
Trump Meets Former Rival Romney, A Possible Contender As Top Diplomat
U. S. President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence greet former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (L) as he arrives for their meeting at the the main clubhouse at Trump National...
‘I Didn’t Vote But If I Did, I Would Have Voted For Trump’
Could this be a very early campaign stunt? Hip hop superstar Kanye West, who famously declared his intention to run for President in 2020, told a shocked audience in California that he didn’t...