Trump labels EU foe of US
Washington, July 16 : US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he considers the European Union an adversary of his country.
"I think we have a lot of foes," Efe quoted Trump as saying to CBS Evening News in response when anchor Jeff Glor asked him to name his "biggest foe globally right now".
"I think the European Union is a foe, what they do to us in trade. Now, you wouldn't think of the European Union, but they're a foe," the President said.
"Russia's a foe in certain respects," Trump said, adding, "China is a foe economically, certainly they are a foe. But that doesn't mean they are bad. It doesn't mean anything. It means that they are competitive. They want to do well and we want to do well."
The Trump administration has imposed tariffs on imports from EU countries, China, and even Canada and Mexico, prompting retaliatory measures by those nations.
Before and during the NATO summit, the US President again berated European nations for falling short of the alliance's goal to have all member-states devote 2 per cent of GDP to the military.
"I respect the leaders of those (European) countries," Trump said. "But, in a trade sense, they've really taken advantage of us and many of those countries are in NATO and they weren't paying their bills."
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Former minister C M Ibrahim announces to launch new regional party for Karnataka
Kalaburagi: Two years after being expelled from the Janata Dal (Secular), former minister C.M. Ibrahim has announced that he will launch a new regional political party in Karnataka on January 24, reported Deccan Herald.
Speaking at a meeting organised by the Nava Karnataka Nirmana Andolana in Kalaburagi on Sunday, Ibrahim confirmed the birth of the new party.
The 77-year-old politician stated he would soon be meeting with other like-minded individuals to choose a symbol for the party.
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Ibrahim emphasised that the organisation would be guided by the principles of 12th-century social reformer Basavanna and the architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
A veteran politician, Ibrahim served as Union Civil Aviation Minister during the tenure of H.D. Deve Gowda as Prime Minister and later headed the Karnataka unit of the Janata Dal (Secular). He was expelled from the JD(S) in 2023 on charges of anti-party activities.
His exit from the party followed sharp differences over the JD(S) decision to ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As the then state president of the JD(S), Ibrahim had publicly criticised the alliance, claiming it was finalised without his knowledge. He had also reportedly convened meetings of his supporters and expressed support for the INDIA bloc.
