Trump accepts Queen's invite for UK state visit in June
Trump accepts Queen's invite for UK state visit in June
President Trump promised a group of GOP lawmakers he won ' t grant waivers to the Jones Act, a move that could have sent more fuel to Puerto Rico . Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello requested a 10-year waiver from the law so more fuel and supplies can reach the island, which is
The Trump administration on Tuesday denied a request to waive shipping restrictions to help get fuel and supplies to storm-ravaged Puerto Rico , saying it He asked the department to detail the costs of shipping goods from Florida to Puerto Rico versus the costs of shipping from Florida to the Virgin
© Provided by USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. President Donald Trump promised a group of Republican lawmakers Wednesday he would not suspend shipping restrictions on natural gas, which would have allowed foreign tankers to transport fuel and energy supplies to Puerto Rico and the Northeast.
“The president gave his word,” said Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La.
Trump had considered waiving the requirements of the Jones Act, a nearly century-old federal law that dictates only U.S.-flagged vessels can transport fuel between U.S. coasts.
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello requested a 10-year waiver from the law so more fuel and supplies can reach the island, which is still recovering from devastating effects of Hurricane Maria.
George Conway lashes out at 'Deranged Donald' on Twitter
George Conway lashes out at 'Deranged Donald' on Twitter
When Donald Trump told stony faces in Puerto Rico that their crisis had thrown the US budget out “We were surprised by how many trips you could actually do,” Jackson Hille, the content marketer at That budget itself could pay for 128 cargo ships , while travel costs associated with other members of
Donald Trump has announced he will allow foreign owned ships to deliver relief supplies from US ports to Puerto Rico following a furore over his previous comments that it Waiving restrictions on foreign vessels that carry cargo to Puerto Rico " could overwhelm the system, creating unnecessary
Some energy leaders also have called for broader changes to the law.
Lifting the law’s requirements, if only temporarily, would allow foreign tankers to move liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Puerto Rico and help facilitate shipments to the Northeast, where there aren’t enough pipelines to supply the region with the fuel.
But lawmakers from states that are home to ports or shipbuilding interests opposed waiving the requirements, arguing that such a move would threaten national security and American jobs.
“Our maritime industry is part of the lifeblood of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast economy,” said Sen. John Kennedy, R-La. “It would be foolish to push aside those jobs in favor of foreign-made and foreign-crewed ships.”
Cassidy, Kennedy and lawmakers from Alaska and Mississippi met with Trump and other administration officials at the White House on Wednesday to argue that lifting the requirements would be a mistake.
White House posts 'deeply weird' photo for Melania's birthday
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President Donald Trump considered the idea of selling Puerto Rico in 2017 after the island was "The President's initial ideas were more of as a businessman, you know," Elaine Duke, who was Trump has previously taken aim at Puerto Rican officials for their management of the billions in relief
The White House on Thursday waived an act that was preventing foreign ships from delivering supplies to Puerto Rico , more than a The White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, said in a tweet that Donald Trump had authorized the Jones Act to be waived for Puerto Rico at the
Trump assured the group he would oppose any changes or waivers to the law, Cassidy said.
The Jones Act, which went into effect in 1920, requires that all vessels moving cargo between U.S. ports be built and owned in the United States and operate with U.S. crews.
The purpose of the law was to protect the country’s ability to build and maintain a fleet of ships for the national defense and to respond to natural disasters.
The Jones Act has been suspended in the past in response to natural disasters, but only for short periods.
The Trump administration suspended the law’s requirements for two weeks in 2017 to allow shipments to Texas and Florida after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Puerto Rico was included under that waiver for petroleum products.
Trump also ordered a 10-day suspension of the requirements for Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria wiped out the power supply, destroyed cell towers and led to massive fuel shortages on the island that relies on diesel for much of its power.
Trump has made over 10,000 false or misleading claims, according to report
According to the Washington Post's Fact Checker, President Trump has made over 10,000 false or misleading claims since he started his presidency . That comes out to an average of 12.2 claims per day, or 10,111 total claims in the 828 days of the Trump presidency covered by the Fact Checker so far. "The President continues to say false or misleading statements at an unbelievable pace," said Glenn Kessler, the lead fact checker, on CNN this morning. According to The Post, the largest issue area of false or misleading claims has been immigration.
President Donald Trump has made it clear his administration isn' t planning to allow any additional outside aid to get into Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Trump said he was initially considering whether to implement a temporary waiver of the Jones Act to allow it, but decided against
According to Brian Cates there is much more . The Optima FBI raids in Cleveland and Miami 3 days ago sent a CLEAR SIGNAL to the President's enemies that yes indeed Trump then doesn' t go back to the White House, turns out the staff came out to see him off before he left for Cleveland because
When that suspension expired, the Department of Homeland Security said an additional waiver wasn't needed.
Some energy leaders are encouraging the administration to lift the Jones Act 's requirements altogether, arguing that the law is protectionist and increases fuel costs for U.S. consumers.
"The Jones Act has become an obstacle to using U.S.-produced LNG to meet domestic energy needs,” said Thomas Pyle, president of the American Energy Alliance.
Issuing a waiver for LNG vessels would help circumvent actions by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has blocked pipelines that would serve several northeastern states and “would deliver much-needed resources to the Northeast,” Pyle said.
The U.S. shipping fleet doesn’t have any vessels that comply with the requirements of the Jones Act, which forces U.S. companies to import the fuel from overseas and at higher prices.
But Democratic and Republican leaders of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure sent a letter in February to the Department of Homeland Security, arguing that such waivers should be restricted to rare cases where it is necessary for national defense.
President Donald Trump nominates Kelly Knight Craft as UN ambassador
President Donald Trump has formally named Kelly Knight Craft as Nikki Haley's replacement as U.N. ambassador. She must be confirmed by the Senate.
“It is our belief that no valid national defense rationale exists to support this waiver request,” wrote the committee’s chairman, Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., and the top panel’s top Republican, Rep. Sam Graves of Missouri.
The letter also was signed by Reps. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., and Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio.
In Wednesday's meeting, Kennedy said he argued that lifting the requirements would devastate Louisiana, where thousands of jobs depend on the maritime industry.
"I made the case that the livelihood of Louisiana families is at stake," he said.
Asked how confident he was that Trump would not go forward with the waivers, Cassidy said: "Everyone walked out feeling confident."
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Pakistan's Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Faisal speaks to the media at the Foreign office in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 1, 2019, following the U.N.'s decision to add Pakistani militant chief Masood Azhar to terror list. Azhar was added to the list of global terrorists after China lifted its objections to the move.
Smoke billows after reported shelling on the Syrian village of Kfar Nabuda in the northern countryside of Hama Governorate on May 1, 2019.
Queen Elizabeth meets Bangladesh High Commissioner to the U.K., Saida Muna Tasneem, during an audience at Buckingham Palace, London, England, on May 1, 2019.
Participants in a rally marking International Workers' Day in the city's central square in Lugansk, Ukraine on May 1.
United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) members and supporters of President Nicolas Maduro take part in a pro-government rally outside Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 1, 2019.
Gavin Williamson, Secretary of State for Defence (L) and Geoffrey Cox, Attorney General, are seen departing from 10 Downing Street after attending the weekly Cabinet Meeting in London, England, on April 30, 2019. Williamson has been removed from his post after being accused of Huawei leaks.
Labour union workers hold placard and shout slogans as they march during a May Day rally in Lahore, Pakistan, on May 1, 2019.
People attend the International Workers' Day, also known as May Day, celebrations in Sofia, Bulgaria, on May 1, 2019.
Police officers detain an anti-government protester during a rally calling for a boycott of June presidential elections in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on May 1, 2019.
Riot police officers walk along with marching right wing supporters following scuffles with left wing protesters in the city of Brno, Czech Republic, on May 1, 2019.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (R) meets his counterpart from Iran Javad Zarif following the 16th Foreign Ministers' meeting of Asian Cooperation Dialogue, in Doha, Qatar, on May 1, 2019.
Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi poses for a picture during her visit to the Bayon temple in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on May 1, 2019.
Critics of the European Union march through Warsaw to protest what they call the EU's dictate from Brussels, as Poland and other central European nations ceremoniously mark 15 years of membership in the club, in Warsaw, Poland, on May 1, 2019.
Actor and UNHCR goodwill ambassador Ben Stiller and International Rescue Committee CEO David Miliband testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at a hearing titled "The Humanitarian Impact of Eight Years of War in Syria" in Washington, D.C., U.S., on May 1, 2019.
A man cools himself at a canal as temperatures reach 42 degrees celsius, in Karachi, Pakistan, on May 1, 2019.
Protesters attend a left wing May Day demonstration in Berlin, Germany, on May 1, 2019.
People holding umbrellas march and gesture during the International Workers' Day at the Agege Stadium in Lagos, Nigeria, on May 1, 2019.
Supporters of the Iraqi Communist Party take part in a rally marking Labor Day in the capital Baghdad on May 1, 2019.
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó speaks during a demonstration at Avenida Francisco de Miranda in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 1, 2019.
Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar meets Defense Minister of Uganda Bright Rwamirama (L) in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 1, 2019.
Soldiers arrive for deployment outside St. Sebastian's Church, days after a string of suicide bomb attacks across the island on Easter Sunday, in Negombo, Sri Lanka, on May 1, 2019.
Paris-based Congolese musician Faya Tess seen performing during the celebrations of Labor Day at Uhuru Park in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 1, 2019.
Pan Ei Mon (R) and Chit Su Win, the wives of jailed Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, receive the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize on their behalf on World Press Freedom Day in Yangon, Myanmar, on May 2, 2019.
A farmer harvests wheat crop on a field in the El-Menoufia Governorate, north of Cairo, Egypt, on May 1, 2019.
A Nepali worker carries bricks on her back at a brick factory in Chhampi village on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 1, 2019.
Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zangeneh (C) attends the 24th International Oil, Gas, Refining & Petrochemical Exhibition at Tehran Permanent Fairground in Tehran, Iran, on May 1, 2019.
Boats are seen at the Konark beach of Puri district in Odisha as fishermen withdraw from the sea after Cyclone Fani landfall alert on Bay of Bengal's eastern coast beach on May 1, 2019.
People take part in a rally against switching education at schools for national minorities to the Latvian language, held in central Riga, Latvia, on May 1, 2019.
Women participate in a May Day rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 1, 2019.
People eat a meal of beans as they gather at Maksimir Park to mark May Day in Zagreb, Croatia, on May 1, 2019.
Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador speaks to the media during a conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, on May 1, 2019.
A woman gestures during a May Day rally in Belgrade, Serbia, on May 1, 2019.
A laborer works at an iron factory in Lahore, Pakistan, on April 30, 2019, on the eve of the International Labor Day.
White House Defends Trump As Fellow Politicians Decry Putin Call
Trump was criticized for taking a seemingly soft approach toward Putin during the call, but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke in glowing terms about the president's handling of Russia.
Women shout slogans as they participate in a May Day rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 1, 2019.
Labor groups gather for a May Day demonstration in Yangon, Myanmar on May 1, 2019. The sign reads: "Take action on those who destroy the workers' union."
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (L) and President Maithripala Sirisena attend a commemoration ceremony to mark the 26th anniversary of the assassination of Sri Lanka's then-president Ranasinghe Premadasa in Colombo, on May 1, 2019.
A demonstrator throws back a tear gas canister during clashes with government security forces in Caracas, Venezuela, on April 30, 2019.
An open training session of the Belarus Defence Ministry drill platoon in Minsk, Belarus, on April 30, 2019, in preparation for a Victory Day Parade commemorating the 74th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory in the Great Patriotic War.
Protesters confront a Kenyan police officer during an anti-corruption protest in Nairobi, Kenya, on April 30, 2019.
Pakistani farmers load their crop on a truck in suburbs of Islamabad, on April 30, 2019. Widespread hailstorm, torrential rains, and gusty winds earlier had damaged tons of standing mature wheat crop in the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
'Pretty Trumpy!' Comedian John Oliver compares Clive Palmer to Donald Trump for his 'make Australia great slogan', yelling on the Today show and even for wearing a red tie
The British comedian drew parallels between the American President and the 'most eye-catching' Australian politician, Mr Palmer, during Last Week Tonight on Sunday. 'He's a brash businessman who's pushing a populist anti-establishment platform and if that's already reminding you of someone just wait until you hear him yelling at a news anchor,' Mr Oliver begins.
Dark clouds from a passing thunder storm is seen over the skyline of Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 30, 2019. The cyclonic storm "Fani" over southeast Bay of Bengal to the east of Sri Lanka is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm.
Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro speaks during a broadcast with members of the government and military high command members in Caracas on April 30, 2019.
Former Speaker of the National Assembly of Venezuela, Diosdado Cabello speaks during a rally in support of President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, on April 30, 2019.
A vendor shows a full face veil, called a niqab, at a shop selling clothes for Muslim women in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 30, 2019. Religious tensions and a government ban on covering the face since the Easter Sunday suicide attacks have forced conservative Muslim women in Sri Lanka to shun veils, head scarves and long robes in public.
Firefighters try to extinguish the flames that broke out at the Iraqi High Election Commission's storage office, in Irbil, Kurdistan, on April 30, 2019.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi upon his arrival for a meeting in Berlin, Germany, on April 30, 2019.
Iranian soldiers take part in the National Persian Gulf day in the Strait of Hormuz, on April 30, 2019.
A member of the Syrian Civil Defence, or the White Helmets, checks out rubble and debris at a medical center following reported shelling by the Syrian government, in the town of Beit in the southern countryside of the rebel-held Idlib province on April 30, 2019.
'No more!': Trump warns China over 'crazy trade'
Donald Trump fuelled tensions with China with a warning over trade as Philip Hammond told Sky News that a "full-blown trade war" between the nations "would be very dangerous" for the global economy. The American president took aim on Twitter as talks between US and Chinese negotiators continued on Friday. "We have lost 500 Billion Dollars a year, for many years, on Crazy Trade with China. NO MORE!" he wrote. However, the chancellor, Mr Hammond, said he was "optimistic" that an all-out trade war could be avoided, but admitted that the UK's economy could be affected by growing tensions between the two countries.
Members of the U.N. Security Council gather at their New York City headquarters for a meeting on Syria, in New York City, New York, U.S., on April 30, 2019.
Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the African Department (AFR) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), speaks on regional economic outlooks for Sub-Saharan Africa and the status of African economies, during an interview with Reuters in Abuja, Nigeria, on April 30, 2019.
A baby receives malaria vaccine Mosquirix by a nurse at the maternity ward of Ewim Polyclinic in Cape Coast, Ghana, on April 30, 2019. The government hospital was the first in the nation to roll out the vaccine. After Malawi, Ghana is the second country to launch the vaccine. Known by its lab initials as RTS,S but branded Mosquirix, the vaccine has passed lengthy scientific trials, which found it to be safe and reduced the risk of Malaria by nearly 40 percent – the best-ever recorded. It was approved by European regulators in 2015.
Belarus' Prime Minister Syarhey Rumas (L) shakes hands with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev during a meeting in Yerevan, Armenia, on April 30.
Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen walk past the honor guard during her visit at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on April 30, 2019.
Members of the Central Election Commission attend a session with the officially announce the results of the presidential election at the commission headquarters in Kiev, Ukraine, on April 30, 2019. Ukrainian comedian actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy won the presidential election in the second round by collecting 73.22 percent of the voters, while the incumbent head of state Petro Poroshenko, received 24.45 percent.
Posters advertising candidates for the upcoming European Parliament elections are seen in Bucharest, Romania, on April 30, 2019. Romania holds the presidency of the European Council but has faced criticism from EU Parliament and the EC for failing to respect the rule of law especially with respect to treatment of its former chief prosecutor Laura Codruța Kövesi.
Kosovo's President Hashim Thaçi speaks to reporters during an exclusive interview with AFP in Berlin, Germany, on April 30, 2019, after the the West Balkans conference. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron hosted the Western Balkans leaders and EU members Croatia and Slovenia hoping to reboot a dialogue between bitter foes Serbia and Kosovo over one of the Balkans' long-running disputes.
Former Kosovo president Atifete Jahjaga reacts as she listens to testimony from Vasfije Krasniqi Goodman about her sexual assault during the Kosovo War, during a House Foreign Affairs Committee on Kosovo's wartime victims in Washington, D.C., U.S., on April 30, 2019.
Rozi Khan, a waiter by profession and a lookalike of "Game of Thrones" actor Peter Dinklage, poses for a photograph in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on April 28, 2019.
A Pakistani policeman stands guard as Indian fishermen arrive at the Lahore railway station after their release from Karachi jail, in Lahore, Pakistan, on April 29, 2019.
Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Mehmet Cahit Turhan (L) meets with Minister of Information and Communications Technology of Iran Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi in Tehran, Iran, on April 29, 2019.
Opposition figurehead Hon Kagulanyi Robert aka Bobi Wine walks handcuffed together with another prisoner before boarding the prison bus leading him to Luzira Maximum Security Prison in Kampala, Uganda, on April 29, 2019.
People hold up placards which read "Justice" as they take part in a rally demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Andrej Babis at Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, on April 29, 2019.
Nepal's President Bidhya Devi Bhandar (R) and China's President Xi Jinping walk by the guard of honor during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on April 29, 2019.
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador attends an official event to mark the beginning of the construction of a new international airport at Santa Lucia military airbase in Mexico City, Mexico, on April 29, 2019.
Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (L) meets Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) Nechirvan Barzani in Irbil, Iraq, on April 29, 2019.
Security personnel block the road near a militant den in the Bosila area where militants were killed in a blast in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on April 29, 2019.
Egyptian pop sensation Tamer Hosny performs on stage during celebrations for Sham el-Nessim, a traditional Egyptian festival marking the beginning of spring in Cairo, Egypt, on April 29, 2019.
FBI Special Agent in Charge Ryan Young briefs the media beside photos of a suspect arrested in connection with an alleged terror plot targeting Southern California sites on April 29, 2019, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., where Federal and local law enforcement officials announced the results of a major counterterrorism investigation.
People stand near a security barricade in front of St Anthony's Shrine, days after a string of suicide bomb attacks took place across the island on Easter Sunday, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 29, 2019.
Orthodox Christians carry an icon of the Virgin Mary during a parade marking Easter near Bachkovo Monastery in Bulgaria on April 29, 2019.
Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (L) talks to Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen during her visit at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on April 30, 2019.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) greets Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo at the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., on April 29, 2019.
Dancers perform during an event to mark the International Dance Day in Karachi, Pakistan, on April 29, 2019.
World Bank President David Malpass (L) and Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina shake hands after giving a press conference at the Iavoloha Palace in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on April 29, 2019.
Women wait in a queue to cast their vote at a polling station at Sirohi district in Rajasthan, India, on April 29, 2019.
Participants take part in the rehearsal of the water procession for the coronation of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn as they sail down the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 30, 2019.
People light candles during a vigil in memory of the victims of the bomb attacks across the island on Easter Sunday, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 28, 2019.
Sudanese soldiers stand guard on an armored military vehicle as demonstrators continue their sit-in outside the army headquarters in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 28, 2019.
A man helps a woman through a flooded neighborhood in the aftermath of Cyclone Kenneth in Pemba, Mozambique, on April 28, 2019.
Members of Rapid Action Battalion stand guard at the scene of an operation to storm an alleged militant hideout in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on April 29, 2019.
A train carrying weapons and military hardware seized by Russian servicemen from militants in Syria arrives in Moscow, Russia, on April 28, 2019.
Supporters of Venezuelan politician, Juan Guaidó, who declared himself interim president of the country, gather for an anti-government rally in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, on April 28, 2019.
Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr carry a picture of him during a gathering over statements by Bahrain's foreign minister, near the Bahrain Consulate in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 28, 2019.
A child gets help from a woman to light a candle during the orthodox Easter religious service in Bucharest, Romania, on April 28, 2019.
Ukraine's newly elected president, Volodymyr Zelensky, at a hotel front before he leaves Bodrum, Turkey, on April 29, 2019.
China's President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with Czech Republic's President Miloš Zeman before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on April 28, 2019.
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez greets supporters at the headquarters of the Spanish Socialist Party in Madrid, Spain, on April 28, 2019.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews watch the funeral procession of rabbi of the Kaliv Hasidic dynasty and Holocaust survivor, Menachem Mendel Taub, during his funeral in Jerusalem, on April 28, 2019.
Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador poses for a selfie with residents as he arrives to attend an event about the National Program of Reconstruction, in Juchitán de Zaragoza, Mexico, on April 28, 2019.
Viktor Zakharchenko (C), father of police colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko, charged with large-scale embezzlement, ahead of a hearing to announce the verdict in the MIA (Moscow Mortgage Agency) bank case in Moscow, Russia, on April 29, 2019.
Switzerland's President Ueli Maurer reviews an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 29, 2019.
Serbian Orthodox Christians hold candles as they take part in a midnight Easter service at Sukovo Monastery in Sukovo, Serbia, on April 28, 2019.
A Shia Muslim cleric is seen shouting slogans during a protest against the mass execution of 37 individuals in Saudi Arabia in Srinagar, India, on April 28, 2019.
Smoke rises during a fight between members of the Libyan internationally recognized government forces and Eastern forces in Ain Zara, Libya, on April 28, 2019.
Residents walk among debris caused by an explosion of a booby-trapped motorcycle in the city of al-Dana in Syria's rebel-held Idlib region on April 27, 2019.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan (L) attends a meeting with China's Premier Li Keqiang (2nd R) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, on April 28, 2019.
Believers wait for the Holy Fire ceremony on the eve of the Orthodox Easter service outside the Volodymysky Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine, on April 27, 2019.
Colombian Foreign Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo shakes hands with Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó's representative, Julio Borges, during a press conference in Bogotá, Colombia, on April 27, 2019.
Father Jude Raj, administrator of St. Anthony's Shrine, inspects the site a week after a string of suicide bomb attacks on Easter Sunday, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 28, 2019.
China's President Xi Jinping (R) welcomes Switzerland's President Ueli Maurer at the Second Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, on April 27, 2019.
Protesters rally outside the Egypt Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 27, 2019, against Egypt's intervention in their political process.
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro (R) poses for a picture with police officers at the Estrutural slum in Brasília, Brazil, on April 27, 2019.
A view of destroyed buildings following Cyclone Kenneth in Macomia, Mozambique, on April 28, 2019.
Mourners carry a picture of Abassi Madani, founder of Algeria's banned Islamic Salvation Front (FIS), during his funeral procession outside his home in Mohamed Belouizdad, Algeria, on April 27, 2019.
China's President Xi Jinping (R) welcomes Nepal's President Bidhya Devi Bhandari at the Second Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on April 27, 2019.
Migrant women and children exit from a humanitarian emergency stall after their arrival at the Port of Málaga, Spain, on April 28, 2019.
Orthodox Christians attend a midnight Easter service at Sukovo Monastery, Serbia, on April 28, 2019.
Borussia Dortmund fans clash with Schalke fans after the football match at Dortmund, Germany, on April 27, 2019.
French President Emmanuel Macron enters the pitch before the French Cup (Coupe de France) final between Stade Rennais and Paris Saint-Germain in Saint-Denis, France, on April 27, 2019.
People reach out to a Romanian Orthodox priest to light candles during the Orthodox Easter service outside the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, on April 28, 2019.
State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi attends a summit during the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on April 27, 2019.
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for supporters in Caracas, Venezuela, on April 27, 2019.
China's President Xi Jinping (R) welcomes Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan at the second Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, on April 27, 2019.
Members of the Syrian opposition delegation take their seats before peace talks on Syria in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on April 26, 2019.
President of Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara and Guinea's President Alpha Conde meet at the Presidential Palace in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on April 26, 2019.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' Filippo Grandi (2nd R) walks with other members of the delegation of U.N. organizations during their visit to a Rohingya camp in Ukhia, near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on April 26, 2019.
Women holding portraits of their relatives, who were victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, attend a commemoration ceremony in Kiev, Ukraine, on April 26, 2019.
A Pakistani polio vaccination worker marks the finger of a child after administering anti-polio drops during a door-to-door immunization campaign in the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 26, 2019.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi at the start of their meeting on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, on April 26, 2019.
Personnel clean up the St. Anthony's Shrine, days after a string of suicide bomb attacks on churches and luxury hotels took place across the island on Easter Sunday, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 27, 2019.
Venezuela's opposition leader and self-proclaimed president Juan Guaido speaks to the crowd during a rally in Maracay, Venezuela, on April 26, 2019.
Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi attends a roundtable summit session on the final day of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, on April 27, 2019.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) receives New Zealand Parliament Speaker Trevor Mallard (L) with the attendance of Turkish Grand National Assembly Speaker Mustafa Sentop at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey, on April 26, 2019.
(L-R) Nepal's President Bidhya Devi Bhandari, China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan pose for a photograph ahead of a reception on behalf of the Chinese leader and his wife marking the Belt and Road Forum at the National Museum of China in Beijing, China, on April 26, 2019.
A worshiper kisses the hand of Bulgarian Patriarch Neophyte during a Good Friday Mass at St. Nedelya church in Sofia, Bulgaria, on April 26, 2019.
Relatives hold pictures of some of the 43 missing students as they take part during a march to mark the 55th month since the disappearance of the missing Ayotzinapa College Raul Isidro Burgos students in the state of Guerrero, along the streets in Mexico City, Mexico, on April 26, 2019.
People attend a public vigil in memory of the victims of a suspected serial killer, outside the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, Cyprus, on April 26, 2019.
Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic (L) shakes hands with Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a meeting on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, on April 26, 2019.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves after filing his nomination papers for the upcoming general elections, in Varanasi, India, on April 26, 2019.
Women pray for the victims of Sri Lanka's serial bomb blasts, during a mass prayer at the Fatima Church in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 25, 2019.
Iraq Foreign Minister Mohamed Alhakim (R) and visiting Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation, Yury Borisov, exchange documents after they signed trade agreements in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 25, 2019.
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting with supporters in Caracas, Venezuela, on April 25, 2019.
Police keep watch outside the family home of a bomber suspect where an explosion occurred during a Special Task Force raid, following a string of suicide attacks on churches and luxury hotels, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 25, 2019.
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Tsinghua University’s ceremony at Friendship Palace in Beijing, China on April 26, 2019.
An indigenous woman holds a flag during a national strike, in Bogota, Colombia, on April 25, 2019.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives for a wreath laying ceremony at a navy memorial in Vladivostok, Russia, on April 26, 2019.
Women light fires by their relative's graves at dawn in Copaciu, southern Romania, to mark Maundy Thursday on April 25, 2019.
Chala Diriba, a gym instructor at the Yaya Village hotel owned by the retired distance-running great Haile Gebrselassie, speaks to The Associated Press at the hotel outside Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Thursday, on April 25, 2019.
Diriba accused four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah of grabbing him by the neck and shoving him, a second allegation of assault that emerged Thursday following an extraordinary public feud between Farah and Gebrselassie.
Private security guards are seen at the gate of the Siglo XXI immigrant detention center after a large group of Cubans, Haitians and Central Americans broke out and escaped the facilities, in Tapachula, Mexico, on April 25, 2019.
Britain's Prince William is seen during a wreath laying ceremony at the Oi Manawa Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial in Christchurch, New Zealand, on April 26, 2019.
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Metropolitan Theophilos leads the Washing of the Feet ceremony outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 25, 2019.
A model prepares backstage before the Handred show during Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on April 25, 2019.
People place candles and flowers at a memorial, dedicated to firefighters and workers who died after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, during a night service in Slavutych, Ukraine, on April 26, 2019.
Australia's Defense Force Chief Gen. Angus Campbell stands in attention during a ceremony at the Lone Pine Cemetery, in Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey, on April 25, 2019. As dawn broke, families of soldiers, leaders and visitors gathered near former battlefields, honoring thousands of Australians and New Zealanders who fought in the Gallipoli campaign of World War I on the ill-fated British-led invasion.
Mohammed El-Kuwaiz, chairman of the Capital Market Authority speaks during an interview with Reuters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 25, 2019.
A girl with half painted face watches as protesters demonstrate outside the defense ministry compound in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 25, 2019.
An artist paints a mural as part of the "Cholera" campaign to depict the suffering of cholera patients in Sana'a, Yemen, on April 25, 2019.
Nepal's Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, also known as K.P. Oli, writes his remarks as he visits the rebuilding site of Kasthamandap temple which collapsed during April 2015 earthquake, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 25, 2019.
French President Emmanuel Macron reacts as journalists raise their hands to ask questions during a news conference to unveil his policy response to the yellow vests protest, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on April 25, 2019.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves toward his supporters during a roadshow in Varanasi, India, on April 25, 2019.
Britain's Prince William meets with the first responders to the March 15 Christchurch attack, during his visit to the Justice and Emergency Services Precinct in Christchurch, New Zealand, on April 25, 2019.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands while posing for a picture prior to their talks in Vladivostok, Russia, on April 25, 2019.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang shakes hands with Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi before a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, on April 25, 2019.
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Donald Trump fuelled tensions with China with a warning over trade as Philip Hammond told Sky News that a "full-blown trade war" between the nations "would be very dangerous" for the global economy. The American president took aim on Twitter as talks between US and Chinese negotiators continued on Friday. "We have lost 500 Billion Dollars a year, for many years, on Crazy Trade with China. NO MORE!" he wrote. However, the chancellor, Mr Hammond, said he was "optimistic" that an all-out trade war could be avoided, but admitted that the UK's economy could be affected by growing tensions between the two countries.
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Donald Trump fuelled tensions with China with a warning over trade as Philip Hammond told Sky News that a "full-blown trade war" between the nations "would be very dangerous" for the global economy. The American president took aim on Twitter as talks between US and Chinese negotiators continued on Friday. "We have lost 500 Billion Dollars a year, for many years, on Crazy Trade with China. NO MORE!" he wrote. However, the chancellor, Mr Hammond, said he was "optimistic" that an all-out trade war could be avoided, but admitted that the UK's economy could be affected by growing tensions between the two countries. 
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