Donald Trump Goes On Russian State TV To Praise President Vladimir Putin, ‘He’s A Great Guy, Terrific Person’

At the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on Saturday, Donald Trump granted an interview to the Russian government-owned television network Rossiya 24, and delivered statements to the Russian audience that will likely be familiar to U.S. viewers as well, according to a report by Raw Story. Rossiya 24 was created in 2006 by the All-Russian […]

Donald Trump Seemingly Misconstrued Vladimir Putin’s Comments On Western ‘Liberalism’ To Refer To California

On the same day that Donald Trump appeared completely unaware that school “busing” has been used as a way to racially integrate public schools in the United States, as Newsweek reported, Trump responded to comments by Russian President Vladimir Putin — in which Putin declared western-style liberal democracy “obsolete” — by seeming to have no […]

Trump Lavishes Praise On China For Use Of Death Penalty To Punish Fentanyl Drug Distributors

President Donald Trump on Wednesday lavished praise on China’s President Xi Jinping for agreeing to tackle the fentanyl drug epidemic, saying that use of the death penalty to deter dealers and distributors of the drug from selling it was the proper choice to make that will benefit both nations. In two tweets addressing the issue, […]

POTUS Reveals The Donald Trump Bookshelf In A Series Of Tweets

It’s not uncommon for presidents to share books they’ve read at the end of the year. President Obama made yearly book and music suggestions to the American public. This year, Donald Trump shared his own book recommendations in a series of tweets, and just in time for the holiday gift-giving season. Save one, all the […]

French President Emmanuel Macron Has Tense Exchange With Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad At G-20

The G20 Summit is underway in Argentina, and it’s been an uncomfortable affair for numerous world leaders — particularly for French President Emmanuel Macron. While the focus of the summit is ostensibly on international trade, economics, and market growth, recent world events have shifted the focus dramatically. Instead, leaders from across the world are weighing […]

Trump Meeting With China At G20 Summit Could Escalate Trade War, According To Goldman Sachs

President Donald Trump could make the trade war with China worse at the G20 summit, experts at Goldman Sachs predict. Business Insider UK reports that a memo from the investment bank indicates that they believe there’s an “over 50 percent probability” that the trade dispute will escalate as a result of Trump and Xi Jinping’s […]

Trump Claims G20 Summit Trip Will Be ‘Very Productive’ Despite Downgrading & Canceling Meetings

In a Thursday night tweet, President Donald Trump promised that his Group of 20 (G20) summit trip will be “very productive,” despite downgrading and canceling a slew of meetings, the Washington Examiner reports. “Arrived in Argentina with a very busy two days planned. Important meetings scheduled throughout. Our great Country is extremely well represented. Will […]

Donald Trump Baby Blimp Will Follow The President To G20 Summit In Argentina

Remember the Trump baby blimp? It seems like the giant inflatable Trump balloon, which first debuted during the American president’s visit to the United Kingdom earlier this year, won’t leave him alone. According to Business Insider, the baby blimp is set to follow Trump all the way to Buenos Aires in Argentina, where the U.S. […]

Some Are Questioning The Timing Of Trump’s Canceled Meeting With Putin

President Donald Trump, en route to the G20 summit in Argentina, announced via Twitter that he was canceling a meeting between himself and Russia President Vladimir Putin. Trump made the announcement shortly after revelations came forward from a guilty plea that was made earlier in the day from his former lawyer Michael Cohen, who admitted […]

Argentinian Government Urges People To Leave Buenos Aires Ahead Of G20 Summit

The two-day G20 summit will see the heads of state of the world’s 20 biggest economies come together in Buenos Aires, but the government is urging people to leave the Argentinian capital as it braces for a chaotic long weekend. Friday, which is the day world leaders start arriving, has been declared a public holiday, […]

President Trump Aims To Showcase American-Made Goods And Promote US Jobs Amid Trade Disputes

President Trump is hosting an assortment of American companies at the White House in an effort to promote jobs and manufacturing in America. The showcase hosted by President Donald Trump will include products that range from Wiffle balls and bats made in Connecticut to the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet, which is based in Texas. […]

Ivanka Trump G20 Seat Filler Gig Slammed Online – ‘Not Bring Your Daughter To Work Day’

Social media users along with the headlines in the news around the nation today offered many opinions after Ivanka Trump sat in for her father at a meeting at the G20 Summit. While Ivanka was the seat filler for her dad only temporarily, people took to social media to remind Ivanka and the Trump family […]

Melania Trump Sat Next To Vladimir Putin, Not Donald, At G20 Dinner For World Leaders And Their Spouses

Melania Trump sat next to Russian President Vladimir Putin — and not her own husband — at a G20 dinner for world leaders and their spouses. The long-anticipated meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had taken place just hours before the dinner, a private meeting that went so long, Melania herself went to the […]

Melania Fails Mission At G20 Summit Thanks To Trump And Putin

It appears that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had a lot to talk about after their scheduled 30-minute meeting lasted well over two hours — two hours and 16 minutes to be exact. With other things on President Trump’s plate Friday morning, the U.S. officials who came along with Trump on this trip conjured up […]

Trump-Merkel Handshake At G20: Was It POTUS’ Most Awkward Handshake Ever?

President Donald Trump has been making news for his participation in this week’s G20 summit in Germany, but it’s not necessarily in the manner you’d expect. Rather, it’s all because of a thing called “handshake-gate,” which may also include yesterday’s Trump-Merkel handshake that many have perceived to be more than a little awkward. A report […]

G20 Could Mark The ‘End Of The U.S. As A Global Leader’ While Trump Asks If ‘The West Has The Will To Survive’

President Donald Trump has questioned whether “the West has the will to survive,” during a speech delivered in Warsaw, Poland, a day before a meeting of G20 leaders in Germany. At the same time, a report in The Guardian has speculated whether the 2017 G20 summit could mark the end of the U.S. as the […]

G20 Summit in China Clouded With Economic Uncertainties And Disputes Between Leaders

The G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China, kicked off contrary to typical oriental hospitality, not to mention standard diplomatic protocols, presumably not against Beijing’s wishes. Marred right at the outset by a rather uncalled-for gesture on the part of its host, China, the G20 Summit had U.S. President Barack Obama forced to step from Air Force […]

Syria Peace Talks Stall Between U.S. And Russia: ‘Grave Differences’ At G20 Summit Between Nations

The U.S. and Russia have stalled in talks after hopes that an agreement could be reached on a joint initiative to halt the Islamic State and the violence they have caused on Syria. The two nations have disagreed on a number of issues, which each had believed were formerly settled. On the margins of #G20Summit, […]

‘We Want A Lionel Messi’: Xi Jinping’s Bizarre Request For Argentine President Mauricio Macri

As Lionel Messi is Argentina’s hottest cultural export — second only, perhaps, to the Pope — it comes as no surprise that politicians from Xi Jinping to Barack Obama have dropped references to the international soccer star when meeting with Argentine president Mauricio Macri during his first year in office. On Saturday during the G20 […]

Barack Obama Gets Cozy With Vladimir Putin At G20 Summit: Pair Seen In ‘Power Huddle’ For 30 Minutes

Two of the most powerful men in the world, United States President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin, were seen in an intense “power huddle” over a coffee table at the G20 summit in Turkey. The two huddled in closely as they had an intense discussion over a coffee table at the sidelines of […]

Personal Details Of World Leaders Accidentally Leaked By Australian Officer – Second Incident Of ‘Human Error’ Sparks Controversy

An Australian officer accidentally leaked highly sensitive personal details of 31 world leaders. Though the situation was contained, the country is red-faced at second such incident. Australia, the country that orgainzed the G20 summit last year, was left red-faced, when in a major diplomatic embarrassment, one of its immigration officials leaked personal details of 31 […]

Vladimir Putin: U.S. Will Never Subjugate Russia

Vladimir Putin believes that the U.S. “ruling class” is doing more than just trying to humiliate Russia — they’re trying to subjugate it. Speaking at a meeting of the All-Russia People’s Front, a coalition of groups that support Putin’s policies, he corrected an audience member who said that the West wants to humiliate Russia. “They […]

Vladimir Putin Makes Quick Exit From G20 Summit Following Series Of Western Snubs

Vladimir Putin’s visit to Australia, along with Russian officials, was tense from beginning to end, to say the very least, leading to a quick exit on behalf of the Russian President from this weekend’s G20 summit in Brisbane. The visit was marred from the get-go by a series of diplomatic snubs, mainly from Western leaders, […]

Russia: Poised For War Or Bully Posturing?

Amid increased tensions over Ukraine and nuclear arms treaties, the recent posturing by Russian military and political leaders has many concerned about the possibility of escalated conflicts or all out war. As reported by the Inquisitr, Russia’s political contingent recently showed up for the G20 summit in Australia accompanied by a flotilla of warships. Russian […]

Russian Warships Poised Outside G20 Summit In Australia, Russia Backs Out Of Nuclear Security Deal

Russia plans to stop cooperating with the U.S. in the effort to keep nuclear bombs out of the hands of terrorists, criminals, and rogue states, according to a report in the New York Times on Thursday. The ominous announcement came at the start of the G20 summit in Brisbane Australia, where Russian President Vladimir Putin […]

Australians Mock Government, Mimic Ostriches To Protest Climate Change Attitude

Australians have a unique way to mock their government. Over 400 protesters buried their heads in the sand at Australia’s Bondi Beach on Thursday to protest Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s unwillingness to address climate change at the G20 summit this coming weekend. According to Reuters, Australians from babies to school children to adults dug […]

Pope Francis: ‘Unbridled Consumerism Will Have Serious Consequences’

Pope Francis is back in the news for his economic beliefs. The Pope wrote a letter to Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who will chair the G20 summit in a few days, warning him about the dire and morally unacceptable state of the world economy. Although the Pope didn’t propose a specific course of action, […]

Russia Flexes Military Muscles Prior To Brisbane G20 Summit: Sends Warships Near Australian Coast

Russia, in an apparent display of flexing of its military muscles, has sent a fleet of warships in the direction of Australia, days ahead of the G20 summit in Brisbane. According to The Age, the Australian military is closely monitoring the approach of the Russian naval vessels. In response to Russia’s military advances, Australia has […]

Low-Tech ‘OPSEC’: Germany And Russia Buying Typewriters To Avoid NSA Spying

Germany and Russia are frantically seeking old-fashioned typewriters to embark on a low-tech OPSEC approach to communications to avoid NSA spying. Portions of the German government are going retro to avoid high-tech snooping by the United States government. The head of the German parliament’s NSA investigative committee stated during a news show segment earlier this […]

G20 Summit Leaders And American People Reject Syria Strike

Leaders at the G20 Summit on Friday echoed the feelings that most Americans have towards a US strike in Syria. Just like the American people, other leaders present at the Summit rejected the idea of striking Syria. US President Barack Obama met with his outspoken rival, Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit but […]

Bashar al-Assad, Syrian President, Could Be Offered Clemency

American and British officials may be forced to offer President Bashar al-Assad clemency in exchange for him relinquishing his power in Syria peacefully. The decision has come after the G20 summit, and would include safe passage for Assad to a UN-sponsored conference in Geneva on the political transition in Syria. If necessary, the deal would […]