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An iceberg grounded outside the village of Innarsuit, an island settlement in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, July 13, 2018. (AFP PHOTO/ Ritzau Scanpix/Karl PETERSEN/Denmark OUT)
August 16, 2019, 8:08 am
Trump wants US to buy Greenland — report
President expressed interest in acquiring the mostly ice-covered Danish territory, though some aides say idea only a ‘fleeting fascination’
By AFP
A gendarmerie armored vehicle drives past fires lit during "yellow vest" protests near the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris on December 8, 2018. (Bertrand Guay/AFP)
December 8, 2018, 2:06 pm
Armored vehicles deployed in Paris as France hit by fresh ‘yellow vest’ protests
Around 700 detained in latest wave of demonstrations sparked by raising of fuel taxes; Trump says unrest due to Paris climate accord
By AFP
Rex Tillerson, outgoing US secretary of state, makes a statement after his dismissal at the State Department in Washington, DC, March 13, 2018. (AFP/Saul Loeb)
December 7, 2018, 11:24 pm
Tillerson slams ‘undisciplined’ Trump, who calls ex-diplomat ‘dumb as a rock’
Former secretary of state, fired in March, recalls: I’d have to say to him, ‘Well, Mr. President, I understand what you want to do, but you can’t do it that way’
By Shaun Tandon
Emanuele Giaufret
June 22, 2018, 3:40 pm
Emanuele Giaufret
There’s no Planet B
All countries must support long-term structural change in energy systems worldwide
Ivanka Trump arrives outside the White House on the South Lawn before US President Donald Trump delivers remarks and participates in the White House Sports and Fitness Day on May 30, 2018 in Washington, DC. (AFP/Nicholas Kamm)
June 1, 2018, 4:06 pm
Trump’s power daughter Ivanka strikes a nerve
Many Americans angry that president’s daughter unable to rein in her father on immigration, climate control, gender pay gap
By Michael Mathes
President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, in Washington, as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson listens. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
March 14, 2018, 12:24 am
Tillerson and Trump’s rocky road to ‘Rexit’
Ousted US secretary of state had a plethora of disputes with president, from Iran deal and climate to Mideast peace plan — and even insults to each other’s intelligence
By Sara KAMOUNI
US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Airforce One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on January 12, 2018, for a weekend trip to Mar-a-Lago. (AFP PHOTO / Nicholas Kamm)
January 15, 2018, 6:23 am
The defining moments of Trump’s turbulent presidency, so far
A look at the key decisions made in year one — from the travel band and its legal saga, to recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and pushing North Korea’s buttons
By AFP
US President Donald Trump walks to Marine One before leaving the White House on January 5, 2018. (AFP Photo/Saul Loeb)
January 10, 2018, 7:15 pm
Swiss campaigners petition to keep Trump out of Davos
Protest comes after US president announces surprise attendance at World Economic Forum’s annual meeting later this month
By Agnès PEDRERO
A demonstrator dressed as US President Donald Trump waves from a car as he parades with other activists dressed as polar bears during a protest of the action group "No Climate Change" on November 11, 2017, in Bonn, Germany, where is taking place the COP23 United Nations Climate Change Conference. (AFP PHOTO / dpa / Bernd Thissen)
November 14, 2017, 4:29 pm
Syria signs Paris climate agreement, leaving US as lone outsider
War-torn country becomes 169th to sign up to UN climate control convention
By AFP
An Indian man rides a bike amid heavy smog on a street of New Delhi on November 10, 2017. (AFP/DOMINIQUE FAGET)
November 13, 2017, 1:59 pm
Scientists bemoan ‘giant leap backward’ as CO₂ emissions resume their rise
Finding comes after recent plateau of carbon dioxide emissions that drive global warming raised expectations that world had turned corner
By Marlowe HOOD
Participants at the World Climate Conference working in front of the depiction of a globe in Bonn, Germany, Tuesday, November 7, 2017. (Oliver Berg/dpa via AP)
November 7, 2017, 8:32 pm
Syria to join Paris climate pact, leaving US only nation to opt out
Representative from war-torn country declares intention to sign 196-nation treaty during UN conference in Germany
By AFP
View of Haifa under heavy smog (Avishag Shaar Yashuv/Flash90)
October 30, 2017, 1:51 pm
CO₂ in atmosphere ‘surged’ to new high in 2016, UN says
Greenhouse Gas Bulletin finds carbon dioxide levels now match a time when the sea was 20 meters higher
By AFP and TOI staff
US President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran deal from the Diplomatic Reception room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 13, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / Brendan SMIALOWSKI)
October 15, 2017, 8:38 pm
Trump and the dismantling of Obama’s legacy
The 45th president undermines Obamacare, Iran nuclear deal, Trans-Pacific Partnership, climate accord, because his voter base never fully accepted the 44th
By Jerome Cartillier
US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 13, 2017. Trump earlier on October 13 in a highly-anticipated address refused to certify the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, and warned the United States may yet walk away from "one of the worst" agreements in history.( AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski)
October 14, 2017, 10:35 am
America First or America Alone? Trump’s withdrawal doctrine
Since the president took office, the US has abandoned or threatened to quit several international accords under his ‘America First’ policy
By Cyril Julien
Bernie Sanders speaking to a crowd of supporters at a Democratic unity rally in Salt Lake City, Utah, April 21, 2017. (George Frey/Getty Images, via JTA)
September 22, 2017, 2:56 am
Sanders: Diplomacy, human rights must drive US world affairs
Vermont independent chides President Trump on proposed foreign aid cuts as well as handling of North Korea, Iran and terrorism
By AP
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