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Romanian Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare has recently met in Washington with representatives of the US Department of Commerce to discuss opportunities offered by Romania, with American officials being particularly interested in infrastructure, energy, technology and healthcare projects.

United States President Donald Trump said on Monday he would call a national emergency and federalise Washington DC after Mayor Muriel Bowser said its police would not cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). At issue is the provision of information on individuals living in, or entering, the United States illegally. Trump’s threat adds to a move critics have seen as federal overreach, with more than 2,000 troops patrolling the city. The comments come after several thousand protesters hit the streets this month over Trump’s August deployment of National Guard troops to “re-establish law, order, and public safety“, after calling crime a blight on the capital. “In just a few weeks. The ‘place’ is absolutely booming … for the first time in decades, virtually no crime,” Trump said on Truth Social. Bowser’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Trump’s post. Earlier, he had put the metropolitan police department under direct federal control and sent federal law enforcement,...

Peter Mandelson, ambasadorul britanic la Washington, cunoscut drept „Prințul Întunericului”, a fost demis joi, cu doar câteva zile înainte de vizita lui Donald Trump în Regatul Unit, după ce au apărut dovezi incontestabile ale prieteniei sale strânse cu Jeffrey Epstein.

Republican President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the United States ambassador to India said on Thursday that Washington and New Delhi were “not that far apart” on tariffs. “We’re not that far apart on a deal on these tariffs,” Sergio Gor, a close Trump aide who is currently director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, said at his Senate confirmation hearing. “I do think it will get resolved in the next few weeks,” Gor said. US-India ties have been strained by Trump’s trade war, with talks on lower tariff rates collapsing after India, the world’s fifth-largest economy, resisted opening its vast agricultural and dairy sectors. Bilateral trade between the two countries is worth more than $190 billion each year. Trump first imposed additional tariffs of 25 per cent on imports from India, then said they would double to 50pc from August 27 as punishment for New Delhi’s increased purchases of Russian oil, as Washington works to end the war in Ukraine. Trump said on Tuesday his administration is contin...

Liderul de la Kiev a declarat că noua ambasadoare va „lucra pentru a menține ritmul relațiilor noastre cu SUA, în timp ce toate procedurile necesare pentru aprobarea candidaturii sale la Washington ca ambasador al Ucrainei în Statele Unite sunt în curs”.

Președintele american Donald Trump a anunțat marți că va cere aplicarea pedepsei cu moartea pentru orice crimă comisă în Washington D.C., deși aceasta a fost abolită în capitală în 1981, argumentând că măsura ar fi „un puternic descurajator” împotriva violenței.

US President Donald Trump announced Friday that the draw for the 2026 World Cup will be held in Washington on December 5 — and then jokingly asked if he could keep the golden trophy for himself. The draw for the 48-team football championship will be held at the Kennedy Center in the US capital, where Trump recently installed himself as chairman in what he called a war on “woke” culture. “It’s the biggest, probably the biggest event in sports,” Trump, flanked by FIFA chief Gianni Infantino, said as he made the announcement in the Oval Office of the White House. The 2026 World Cup is being hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico next year, and Trump has made a big deal about it happening during his presidency. Infantino, who has fostered close ties with the billionaire US president, brought the World Cup with him for the announcement and even let Trump get his hands on it. “Only the FIFA president, presidents of countries, and then those who win can touch it, because it’s for winners only. And since you ...

President Donald Trump wil na Washington ook ingrijpen in Chicago en New York. Volgens hem moet de criminaliteit daar aangepakt worden. Trump kondigde vorige week aan dat hij de Nationale Garde zou inzetten in Washington tegen de criminaliteit en dakloosheid. Volg alle ontwikkelingen in ons liveblog.

Președintele american Donald Trump l-a primit vineri la Casa Albă pe președintele FIFA, Gianni Infantino, pentru a anunța oficial că tragerea la sorți a Cupei Mondiale FIFA 2026 se va desfășura pe 5 decembrie, la Kennedy Center din Washington.

This morning, members of NATO’s North Atlantic Council—the Alliance’s principal political decision-making body overseeing the political and military security process—convened to discuss the outcomes of recent meetings in Washington focused on ending the war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that today in Washington, during a joint meeting of the leaders of the United States, Ukraine, European countries, the EU, and NATO, the focus will be on shaping the future security architecture for Ukraine and Europe.

Today in Brussels, during negotiations in several formats, it will be determined what will be discussed tomorrow in Washington.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Washington on Monday together with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders, according to government spokesman Stefan Kornelius.

Procurorul general al Washington DC, Brian Schwalb, a depus vineri o acţiune în justiţie împotriva administraţiei Donald Trump pentru a opri ceea ce a numit "preluarea ostilă" de către preşedintele american a controlului asupra forţelor de poliţie din capitala SUA.

Washington heeft de regering van president Donald Trump aangeklaagd na het sturen van de Nationale Garde naar de Amerikaanse hoofdstad. Het is volgens het stadsbestuur illegaal om de controle over de politie over te nemen.

United States President Donald Trump on Monday deployed military and federal law enforcement to curb violent crime in Washington, as he seeks to make good on his campaign pledge to be a “law and order” president. The Republican leader said he would place the city’s Metropolitan Police under federal government control while also sending the National Guard onto the streets of the US capital. The overwhelmingly Democratic city faces allegations from Republican politicians that it is overrun by crime, plagued by homelessness and financially mismanaged — although violent offences are down. “This is Liberation Day in DC, and we’re going to take our capital back,” Trump said. Trump — a convicted felon who granted blanket clemency to nearly 1,600 people involved in the 2021 US Capitol riot in Washington — has complained that local police and prosecutors aren’t tough enough. He said 800 DC National Guardsmen — “and much more if necessary” — would be deployed to the city of 700,000. As Trump was speaking at the White H...

De Amerikaanse regering stuurt troepen van de Nationale Garde naar hoofdstad Washington. Ook wordt de lokale politie onder federaal gezag geplaatst. Volgens president Donald Trump wordt de hoofdstad geteisterd door criminaliteit, maar de cijfers zeggen wat anders.

Air India said on Monday that it would stop services between the capital cities of India and the United States from September 1, citing aircraft shortage due to the planned upgrades to its ageing Boeing planes and the closure of Pakistan’s airspace. The suspension of services between New Delhi and Washington, DC, marks the latest setback for Air India, which is facing heightened regulatory scrutiny after a June crash in Ahmedabad killed 260 people. The planned shortfall in Air India’s fleet and continued closure of airspace over Pakistan have impacted the airline’s long-haul operations, leading to longer flight routings and increased operational complexity, the carrier said. The airline has undertaken a $400 million retrofit programme to upgrade its fleet. It, however, sees the Pakistan airspace ban costing it $600m over 12 months, Reuters had earlier reported. India and Pakistan closed their respective airspaces to each other days after relations between the arch-rivals nosedived following a fatal attack on ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has invited the new Polish President, Karol Nawrocki, to Washington for a meeting on September 3.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar has arrived in Washington, D.