Selasa, 03 Desember 2019
Live: Trump meets with French President Macron at NATO summit - Fox News
https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiK2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9dUQ1TDVxOHdITDDSAQA?oc=5
2019-12-03 14:24:55Z
52780456450571
Trump slams Emmanuel Macron's rebuke of NATO, says France needs the alliance the most - Fox News
President Trump on Tuesday slammed French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent rebuke of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), saying France historically is the country most in need of the military protection afforded by the 70-year-old alliance.
FRANCE’S MACRON CLAIMS NATO EXPERIENCING A ‘BRAIN DEATH’ IN WAKE OF US TROOP MOVEMENTS IN SYRIA
In London at a bilateral meeting alongside NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, Trump reacted to Macron telling The Economist magazine in early November that recent U.S. troop actions in Syria are contributing to the “brain death” of the NATO military alliance.
Trump said Macron made a “very, very nasty statement” which was “very disrespectful” to the 28 countries who are members of the alliance.
“Nobody needs NATO more than France,” Trump said, alluding to France being invaded twice during both World Wars. “It’s a very dangerous statement for them to make,” Trump said. “Frankly, the one that benefits the least is the United States. We are helping Europe unite and go against a common foe – may not be a foe – I can't tell you."
“It is a very tough statement to make when you have such difficulty in France when you look at what is going on," Trump continued. "They have had a very rough year. You just can't go around making statements like that about NATO. It is very disrespectful."
Macron’s remarks came weeks after Turkey – a member of NATO – invaded northern Syria.
"What we are currently experiencing is the brain death of NATO," Macron told magazine in the wake of the United States' decision to withdraw troops from northeast Syria. He said the U.S. appears to be "turning its back on us."
"So as soon as you have a member who feels they have a right to head off on their own, granted by the United States of America, they do it," Macron said, referring to Turkey's military offensive into Syria following the troop withdrawal. "And that's what happened."
Speaking Tuesday, Trump suggested he could see France “breaking off” from NATO but did not elaborate further.
"It is a very, very nasty statement. I think they have a very high unemployment rate in France. France is not doing well economically at all," Trump said. He pointed to the yellow vest movement in which demonstrators took to the streets to protest government tax reforms burdening the middle class.
CLICK HERE FOR THE ALL-NEW FOXBUSINESS.COM
Trump also slammed Macron’s recent decision to impose a French digital services tax on American companies, including Facebook, Google and Twitter. The White House this week announced that the tax, which it claims “discriminates” against U.S. companies, will be met with tariffs of up to 100 percent on $2.4 billion worth of French products such as cheese, yogurt, sparkling wine and makeup, The Washington Post reported.
“I’m not so in love with Facebook, Google, or Twitter—well, I do well on Twitter from the other side,” Trump said. “But I don’t want France taxing American companies.”
Trump said if anyone is going to be “taking advantage” of American companies, it’s going to be the United States. “Before me, the United States was a sucker,” Trump added.
This comes as Trump is set to meet with NATO members during a two-day summit in London. Trump would not confirm if he'll meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Turkish media in late November quoted Erdogan's adviser saying the country was considering dropping out of NATO. Turkey withdrew some 40 troops from a NATO drill in Norway after the country's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, and Erdogan himself were depicted as enemies.
Fox News' Greg Norman and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiXGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZveG5ld3MuY29tL3BvbGl0aWNzL3RydW1wLWVtbWFudWVsLW1hY3Jvbi1uYXRvLWZyYW5jZS1uZWVkcy1hbGxpYW5jZS1icmFpbi1kZWFk0gFgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm94bmV3cy5jb20vcG9saXRpY3MvdHJ1bXAtZW1tYW51ZWwtbWFjcm9uLW5hdG8tZnJhbmNlLW5lZWRzLWFsbGlhbmNlLWJyYWluLWRlYWQuYW1w?oc=5
2019-12-03 12:24:16Z
52780456450571
North Korea threatens US with Christmas gift - The - The Washington Post
KCNA Via Reuters
TOKYO — North Korea said Tuesday that dialogue with the United States has been nothing but a “foolish trick” and warned Washington that it could be on the receiving of an unwelcome Christmas gift.
The North Korean regime has given the United States until the end of the year to drop its “hostile policy,” come up with a new approach to talks and offer concessions in return for its decision to end nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests in 2018.
But a recent decision by the United States to postpone a joint air drill with South Korea clearly has not satisfied Pyongyang.
Ri Thae Song, vice foreign minister in charge of U.S. affairs, accused Washington of trying to buy time by calling for a “sustained and substantial dialogue,” an approach he rejected.
“The dialogue touted by the U.S. is, in essence, nothing but a foolish trick hatched to keep the DPRK bound to dialogue and use it in favor of the political situation and election in the U.S.,” he said, referring to his country by the initials of its official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
“The DPRK has heard more than enough dialogue rhetoric raised by the U.S. whenever it is driven into a tight corner,” Ri said. “So, no one will lend an ear to the U.S. any longer.”
Ri then again reminded the United States of the fast-approaching deadline, effectively repeating a veiled threat to resume long-range missile tests.
“The DPRK has done its utmost with maximum perseverance not to backtrack from the important steps it has taken on its own initiative,” he said in a statement carried by the North’s state-run Korean Central News Agency. “What is left to be done now is the U.S. option, and it is entirely up to the U.S. what Christmas gift it will select to get.”
North Korea has a history of timing launches with an eye on international developments and even U.S. holidays.
Last week, North Korea chose Thanksgiving Day to launch two projectiles from what it called a “super large multiple-rocket launcher,” marking the 14th test of short-range rockets or missiles it has undertaken this year.
On July 4, 2017, North Korea conducted its first test of an ICBM, the Hwasong-14, with leader Kim Jong Un describing it as a “gift package” for the Americans on their Independence Day.
North Korea has also dialed up the military threats in recent months, suggesting it may soon launch a ballistic missile in the direction of Japan.
When Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said last week’s launch was a threat to the region and the worldand described the projectiles as ballistic missiles, North Korea responded by calling him the worst idiot in the world and the stupidest man in history.
“Abe may see what a real ballistic missile is in the not distant future and under his nose,” KCNA said Saturday. “Abe is none other than a perfect imbecile and a political dwarf.”
Min Joo Kim in Seoul contributed to this report.
Read more
North Korea launches two projectiles in Thanksgiving message to Trump
North Korea threatens military escalation as clock ticks on year-end deadline
U.S. and South Korea postpone military drills in bid to save North Korea dialogue
Today’s coverage from Post correspondents around the world
Like Washington Post World on Facebook and stay updated on foreign news
https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMingFodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vd29ybGQvbm9ydGgta29yZWEtd2FybnMtdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1vZi1hbi11bndlbGNvbWUtY2hyaXN0bWFzLWdpZnQvMjAxOS8xMi8wMy9hZDQwNjYzNC0xNTk5LTExZWEtODBkNi1kMGNhNzAwNzI3M2Zfc3RvcnkuaHRtbNIBAA?oc=5
2019-12-03 11:15:00Z
52780455926229
Trump Says Trade War Could Drag On, Stokes France Spat - The Wall Street Journal
[unable to retrieve full-text content]
- Trump Says Trade War Could Drag On, Stokes France Spat The Wall Street Journal
- US vows 100% tariffs on French Champagne, cheese, handbags over digital tax CNBC
- Analysis | Why Digital Taxes Are the New Trade War Flashpoint Washington Post
- US threatens tax on champagne and French cheese BBC News
- U.S. Proposes Tariffs on France in Response to Digital Tax Bloomberg
- View full coverage on Google News
https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiX2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndzai5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZXMvZnJhbmNlLXByb21pc2VzLWV1LXJldGFsaWF0aW9uLWFmdGVyLXUtcy10cmFkZS10aHJlYXRzLTExNTc1MzY2OTk30gEA?oc=5
2019-12-03 11:23:00Z
52780455832207
Economist tells newspaper he was forced out from Chinese bank because he's a Hong Konger - CNBC
Buildings along Victoria Harbor at night in Hong Kong, on April 29, 2019.
Justin Chin | Bloomberg | Getty Images
Law Ka-chung stepped down as chief economist at the Hong Kong unit of a Chinese state-owned bank and has alleged he was forced to do so because he is a native of Hong Kong, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
Law spent 14 years at the Bank of Communications before being forced to resign in October, the article said.
"They don't think it's appropriate for a Hong Kong guy to speak on behalf of a Chinese bank," Law told the newspaper. The report noted it was his first interview with an international English-language media organization since being asked to resign.
The Bank of Communications did not immediately respond to a CNBC request for comment.
The former economist told the newspaper the bank has become less lenient about comments made to the media.
Law told the Financial Times that management was especially displeased with remarks he made in a local radio interview, in which he said the SARS outbreak in 2003 had a bigger economic impact on Hong Kong than the anti-government protests have.
The city's leader Carrie Lam, who has Beijing's public support, has said the opposite, that the protests hit the economy worse than the epidemic.
Largely peaceful protests that began in early June over a controversial extradition bill have turned increasingly violent in the months since, intermittently forcing public transportation, schools and government offices to close.
The region's economy contracted 3.2% in the third quarter, entering a technical recession for the first time since the global financial crisis. In October, retail sales in Hong Kong fell 24.3% from a year earlier, the worst on record and marking a ninth-straight month of decline.
https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiZmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNuYmMuY29tLzIwMTkvMTIvMDMvaG9uZy1rb25nLWVjb25vbWlzdC1yZXBvcnRlZGx5LWZvcmNlZC10by1yZXNpZ24tZnJvbS1jaGluZXNlLWJhbmsuaHRtbNIBamh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNuYmMuY29tL2FtcC8yMDE5LzEyLzAzL2hvbmcta29uZy1lY29ub21pc3QtcmVwb3J0ZWRseS1mb3JjZWQtdG8tcmVzaWduLWZyb20tY2hpbmVzZS1iYW5rLmh0bWw?oc=5
2019-12-03 08:10:00Z
52780452574535
North Korea threatens US with Christmas gift - The - The Washington Post
Kcna Via Reuters
TOKYO — North Korea said on Tuesday that dialogue with the United States had been nothing but a “foolish trick” and warned Washington it could be on the receiving of an unwelcome Christmas gift.
The North Korean regime has given the United States until the end of the year to drop its “hostile policy,” come up with a new approach to talks and offer concessions in return for its decision to end nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests in 2018.
But a recent decision by the United States to postpone a joint air drill with South Korea clearly hasn’t satisfied Pyongyang.
Ri Thae Song, vice foreign minister in charge of U.S. affairs, accused Washington of trying to buy time by calling for a “sustained and substantial dialogue,” but he rejected this approach.
“The dialogue touted by the U.S. is, in essence, nothing but a foolish trick hatched to keep the DPRK bound to dialogue and use it in favor of the political situation and election in the U.S.,” he said, referring to his country by its official name the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
“The DPRK has heard more than enough dialogue rhetoric raised by the U.S. whenever it is driven into a tight corner. So, no one will lend an ear to the U.S. any longer.”
Ri then again reminded the United States of the fast-approaching deadline, effectively repeating a veiled threat to resume long-range missile tests.
“The DPRK has done its utmost with maximum perseverance not to backtrack from the important steps it has taken on its own initiative,” he said in a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency. “What is left to be done now is the U.S. option and it is entirely up to the U.S. what Christmas gift it will select to get.”
North Korea has a history of timing launches with an eye on international developments and even U.S. holidays.
Last week, North Korea chose Thanksgiving Day to launch two projectiles from what it called a “super large multiple-rocket launcher,” marking the 14th test of short-range rockets or missiles it has undertaken this year.
On July 4, 2017, North Korea conducted its first ICBM test, the Hwasong-14, with leader Kim Jong Un describing it as a “gift package” for the Americans on their Independence Day.
North Korea has also dialed up the military threats in recent months, suggesting it may soon launch a ballistic missile in the direction of Japan.
When Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe described last week’s launch as a threat to the region and the world, but described the projectiles as ballistic missiles, North Korea responded by calling him the worst idiot in the world and the most stupid man in history.
“Abe may see what a real ballistic missile is in the not distant future and under his nose,” KCNA said Saturday. “Abe is none other than a perfect imbecile and a political dwarf.”
Min Joo Kim in Seoul contributed to this report.
Read more
North Korea launches two projectiles in Thanksgiving message to Trump
North Korea threatens military escalation as clock ticks on year-end deadline
U.S. and South Korea postpone military drills in bid to save North Korea dialogue
Today’s coverage from Post correspondents around the world
Like Washington Post World on Facebook and stay updated on foreign news
https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMingFodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vd29ybGQvbm9ydGgta29yZWEtd2FybnMtdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1vZi1hbi11bndlbGNvbWUtY2hyaXN0bWFzLWdpZnQvMjAxOS8xMi8wMy9hZDQwNjYzNC0xNTk5LTExZWEtODBkNi1kMGNhNzAwNzI3M2Zfc3RvcnkuaHRtbNIBAA?oc=5
2019-12-03 08:09:00Z
52780455926229
NATO leaders gather in London for anniversary summit - CNN International
Donald Trump is a very unpopular man in the UK. Which is unfortunate, given he's here for the next couple of days for a meeting of NATO leaders.
Visits of the US President are hard to predict, but Trump's last two trips to Britain followed a pattern.
First, there's the build-up, in which political groups across the spectrum announce their plans to protest against Trump as soon as he sets foot on British soil.
Then there's the President's obligatory dig at Sadiq Khan, the popular Mayor of London, over the city's knife crime epidemic. He might skip that tradition this time, given the deadly terror attack that took place in London last week. But his dislike of Khan is profound, and it could be too tempting.
There's usually a "surprise" newspaper interview, in which he sticks his nose into British politics and offends a major political figure. That's often followed by a press conference where he tries to clean up the mess, but usually just ends up tying himself in a knot of contradictions.
The visits are usually more of a spectacle than anything else. This time, however, Trump lands just a few days before the UK holds what could be the most important general election in the nation's postwar history. And any unexpected grenades Trump chooses to hurl could have consequences beyond a two-day political storm and affect the outcome of an actual election.
Read more here:
https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiS2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNubi5jb20vcG9saXRpY3MvbGl2ZS1uZXdzL25hdG8tc3VtbWl0LTIwMTktZ2JyLWludGwvaW5kZXguaHRtbNIBT2h0dHBzOi8vYW1wLmNubi5jb20vY25uL3BvbGl0aWNzL2xpdmUtbmV3cy9uYXRvLXN1bW1pdC0yMDE5LWdici1pbnRsL2luZGV4Lmh0bWw?oc=5
2019-12-03 10:05:00Z
52780451907398
Langganan:
Komentar (Atom)