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Washington Post
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Trump hosts West African leaders as the region reels from US aid cuts
DAKAR, Senegal — U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting five West African leaders on Wednesday for a 'multilateral lunch' at the White House as the region reels from the impact of U.S. aid cuts. The leaders of Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau are expected to discuss key areas of cooperation, including economic development, security, infrastructure and democracy, according to a statement from the Liberian presidency. The White House has not provided further details.


LBCI
27-06-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
Trump insists Iran 'wants to meet' for talks
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran wants to return to negotiations on its nuclear program, a week after its main uranium enrichment facility and other sites were hit with U.S. air strikes. "So Iran wants to meet. As you know, their sites were obliterated, their very evil nuclear sites," the Republican leader told reporters at the White House without elaborating. Iran's top diplomat said Wednesday that there was "no plan" for new negotiations. AFP