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New York Post
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Royal fans cheer Trump seemingly ‘throwing shade' at Prince Harry, Meghan Markle
Royal fans applauded a thinly veiled swipe that President Trump appeared to take at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after gushing over other members of their family, including King Charles and Queen Camilla. The commander in chief spoke fondly about the royals during a Monday press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland — but appeared to raise several eyebrows after making a tongue-in-cheek remark about some 'not great people' outside the UK. 'Being with Charles, Camilla and everybody, I've got to know because of four years [as President] and now six months,' he said. 'I've got to know a lot of the family members. They are great people. They are really great people,' Trump continued. 6 President Trump appeared to take a thinly-veiled swipe at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle while gushing over other members of the British royal family. POOL/AFP via Getty Images 'And in that sense, I think the UK is very lucky, you could have people that weren't great people. I don't know if I can say that, but you could have people that weren't.' While Trump didn't mention the Duke and Duchess of Sussex by name, his recent frosty remarks about the couple prompted royal fans to rush to social media and fuel speculation that his words were pointed at the 'Spare' author, 40, and 'Suits' alum, 43. 'I love the shade President Trump throws at Prince Harry & Meghan Markle,' one person wrote on X. 6 The commander in chief spoke fondly about the royals during a press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland Monday. AP 6 The Sussexes quit royal life in 2020 and hightailed it across the pond to California. GC Images 6 Trump has made his admiration for the royal family known on many occasions, saying in March that he 'loves King Charles.' Getty Images Another added, 'He is the best at throwing shade!!' 'Trump has no problems calling them out,' a third wrote, while another added, 'Lol. Gotta love the shade.' Trump has made his admiration for the royal family known on many occasions, saying in March that he 'loves King Charles.' 6 Trump previously suggested that Prince Harry is 'whipped' by former 'Suits' actress Meghan Markle. Archewell Foundation via Getty Images As for his thoughts on the Sussexes, Trump exclusively revealed to The Post in February that he ruled out deporting Harry from the US over his drug admission, simply because he's already 'got enough problems' with the As Ever founder. 'I don't want to do that,' POTUS said. 'I'll leave him alone. He's got enough problems with his wife. She's terrible.' Follow The Post's royal family live blog for the latest pics, news, exclusive details and more Trump, who is gearing up to return to the UK in September for his second state visit, also described the Invictus Games founder as 'whipped' by the former actress, who previously called the president 'divisive' and 'misogynistic.' 'I think poor Harry is being led around by the nose,' Trump told us in February. 6 Trump is set to return to the UK in September for his second official state visit. Getty Images Aside from Harry and Markle's decision to publicly back Democrats in previous elections, the self-exiled duo, who wed in 2018, went a step further by injecting more than $630,000 into a slew of left-leaning groups. The couple, who currently reside in Montecito, Calif., after quitting royal life in 2020, made their largest payment in 2023 when they emptied their pockets by donating $250,000 to Joe Biden's daughter, Ashley Biden, to help fund her women's wellness center.
France 24
6 hours ago
- Business
- France 24
Trump opens Scottish golf course and vows 'peaceful world'
US President Donald Trump cuts the ribbon on the first tee to officially open the Trump International Golf Links course in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire To the sound of bagpipes, secret agents and golfers criss-crossed the sprawling complex on the Aberdeenshire coast, waiting for the president to tee off. "We started with a beautiful piece of land, but we made it much more beautiful, and the area has ... really, really welcomed us," Trump said before cutting a red ribbon. "We'll play it very quickly, and then I go back to (Washington) DC and we put out fires all over the world," he added. "We have a world that's got some conflict, but we've ironed out a lot of it. We're gonna have a great and peaceful world." Marine One carrying US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives at MacLeod House on the Trump International Estate in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire © Jane Barlow / POOL/AFP Trump's campaign song, the Village People's "YMCA", blared out after the ribbon cutting, as fireworks exploded in the background. The president then teed off with son Eric, who led the project. "This will be a tremendously successful place and a place where people can come and enjoy life," the US leader said, highlighting how his trip has again blurred the lines between his presidency and his business interests. "We wanted this to be the greatest 36 holes anywhere on Earth. And there's no question that that's been achieved," said Eric Trump. "This was his Mona Lisa," he said of his father's crafting of the course. "Sculpting the dunes, sculpting the land, that was always his painting," he added. Trade deal Trump also held talks with Scotland's leader First Minister John Swinney discussing tariffs on Scottish whisky as well as the situation in Gaza. Trump boards Air Force One at RAF Lossiemouth, north-east Scotland, heading back to the United States © Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP Then later Tuesday, Trump departed Scotland heading back to the United States. His new course in Scotland features the world's largest natural bunker, dunes and greens overlooking the sea, with a "focus on environmental sensitivity", said a press release. Visible out to sea were the offshore wind turbines that Trump unsuccessfully tried to block. The president again spoke out against wind power as he hosted European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday. It was one of the many issues Trump addressed during free-wheeling press conferences at his other golf complex in Turnberry, western Scotland where he played golf on Saturday and Sunday and juggled diplomacy. A wind turbine is seen in the sea behind the Trump International Golf Links course in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire © Jane Barlow / POOL/AFP With Von der Leyen, he announced a trade agreement in which the EU resigned itself to 15 percent tariffs on goods entering the United States, a deal heavily criticised across the continent. At a press conference Monday with Starmer, Trump promised more aid for Gaza and gave Russian President Vladimir Putin a "10 or 12 day" ultimatum to cease hostilities in Ukraine. "I really felt it was going to end. But every time I think it's going to end he kills people," Trump said of the Russian leader. "I'm not so interested in talking (to him) anymore," he added. Trump also criticised London mayor Sadiq Khan at the press conference and waded back into UK politics on Tuesday when he took to his Truth Social platform to urge the government to cut taxes and incentivise oil drilling in the North Sea, denouncing wind turbines as "ugly monsters". "Incentivize the drillers, FAST. A VAST FORTUNE TO BE MADE for the UK, and far lower energy costs for the people," he wrote. © 2025 AFP
Sinar Daily
a day ago
- Politics
- Sinar Daily
Anwar applauded by US for brokering Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire
Rubio said the US will remain committed to and engaged in the US-Malaysia-organised process to end the conflict. 29 Jul 2025 09:04am Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (C) looks on as Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet (L) and Thailand's acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai (R) take part in talks on a possible ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia in Putrajaya on July 28, 2025. Thailand and Cambodia's leaders are due to meet for peace talks on July 28, as a festering territorial dispute along their shared frontier dragged into a fifth day of open combat. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / POOL / AFP) KUALA LUMPUR - The United States (US) has commended Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's leadership in brokering the immediate and unconditional ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US applauds the ceasefire declaration between Cambodia and Thailand announced on Monday. Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (C), Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet (L) and Thailand's acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai (R) pose for photos as they shake hands following a press conference after talks on a possible ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia in Putrajaya on July 28, 2025. Thailand and Cambodia began discussing a ceasefire in their festering border dispute on July 28, as the deadly skirmish dragged into a fifth day. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / POOL / AFP) "We are grateful to Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim for his leadership and for hosting the ceasefire talks,' he said in a statement released by the State Department late on Monday. Rubio urged Thailand and Cambodia to fully honour their commitments to end the conflict and prevent further escalation along their disputed border. "President Donald Trump and I are committed to an immediate cessation of violence and expect the governments of Cambodia and Thailand to fully honour their commitments to end this conflict.' Rubio said the US will remain committed to and engaged in the US-Malaysia-organised process to end the conflict. "We urge all parties to follow through on their commitments,' he added. Earlier, a special meeting, brokered by Anwar in his capacity as the current ASEAN Chair, was held at the official residence of the Malaysian prime minister - the Seri Perdana Complex - in Putrajaya. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thailand's acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai attended the special meeting, which began at 3 pm. This is their first face-to-face encounter since tensions erupted between the two neighbours on July 24. The meeting lasted nearly two and a half hours. Also in attendance were United States (US) Ambassador to Malaysia, Edgard Kagan, and Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia, Ouyang Yujing. The US was a co-organiser of the meeting, while China was an observer to promote a peaceful resolution to the ongoing situation. At a joint press conference after the meeting, Anwar announced that Thailand and Cambodia had agreed to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire amid rising tensions along their disputed border. The two Southeast Asian neighbours have a long history of diplomatic rows over an 817-kilometre undemarcated stretch of their shared border. Tensions between Thailand and Cambodia have been simmering since May 28 following a skirmish between their troops near the disputed Preah Vihear border area, which claimed the life of a Cambodian soldier. - BERNAMA
New York Post
a day ago
- Business
- New York Post
Bill Maher admits he was wrong about Trump on tariffs, doesn't ‘see a country in a depression at all'
Liberal comedian Bill Maher admitted that he was wrong about President Donald Trump on tariffs in a podcast posted Monday, and he's 'got to own it' because the economy is thriving. Maher made the admission on his 'Club Random' podcast as he explained that he's always truthful with his audience during a conversation with progressive YouTube host Brian Tyler Cohen. Advertisement 'Just to take an example, tariffs. Now I remember that I, along with probably most people, was saying at the beginning, 'Oh, you know, by the 4th of July… the economy was going to be tanked by then,' and I was kind of like, 'Well, that seems right to me,'' Maher said. 'But, that didn't happen,' Maher said. 'It could happen tomorrow. I'm just saying, that's reality, so let's work first from the reality of that, not from 'I just hate Donald Trump,' because that's boring and doesn't get us anywhere and leads you to dishonesty.' 3 Maher made the admission on his podcast during a conversation with progressive YouTube host Brian Tyler Cohen. YouTube/Club Random Podcast Maher added, 'The truth is, I don't know what his strategy is but, look, the stock market is at record highs… I also drive around. I don't see a country in a depression at all. I see people just out there living their lives. Advertisement 'I would have thought, and I've got to own it, that these tariffs were going to f—–g sink this economy by this time, and they didn't. How do we deal with that fact? Because that's the fact.' Cohen responded that the tariff saga is an example of why he stopped making bold predictions. 3 'I don't see a country in a depression at all. I see people just out there living their lives,' Maher said. POOL/AFP via Getty Images 'If I was good at predicting things, Hillary [Clinton] would have been the president in 2016,' Cohen said. Advertisement In April, Maher took a swipe at Trump over his 'completely a– backwards' approach to China and suggested he was rooting for a recession to get him to reverse course. 'I just feel like he picked a fight with the wrong bully,' Maher said at the time. Trump has slapped a slew of tariffs on countries across the globe since taking office, aiming to rebalance what he calls unfair trade deals that take advantage of the United States. 3 In April, Maher took a swipe at Trump over his 'completely a– backwards' approach to China. YouTube/Club Random Podcast Advertisement Maher challenged one of Trump's central tariff arguments in March. 'I have one basic question: Why do we want to bring back manufacturing?' Maher asked his 'Real Time' panel. 'It's so 70s, you know? I mean, that ship has sailed. You know, there are countries that make jeans for $11. We're never going to be that country again.' 'China's moving into the AI age, and he wants to go back to manufacturing, which, by the way, if you create new jobs, who's going to take them? Robots,' Maher continued. 'That's who's going to take them anyway! He acts like progress itself is woke.' Averting a protracted trade war, Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a trade deal between the U.S. and European Union on Sunday that set a 15-percent tariff on most EU goods imported into the U.S. Fox News Digital's Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.
eNCA
a day ago
- Politics
- eNCA
Thailand and Cambodia agree truce after five days of fighting
SAMRAONG - Thailand and Cambodia's leaders agreed to an "unconditional" ceasefire Monday, after five days of combat along their jungle-clad frontier that has killed at least 36 people. More than 200,000 people have fled as the two sides fired artillery, rockets and guns in a battle over the long-disputed area, which is home to a smattering of ancient temples. The flare-up was the deadliest since violence raged sporadically from 2008-2011 over the territory, claimed by both sides because of a vague demarcation made by Cambodia's French colonial administrators in 1907. Reading a joint statement from the leaders of both countries after peace talks, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said they had agreed "an immediate and unconditional ceasefire" with effect from midnight Monday (1700 GMT). "This is a vital first step towards de-escalation and the restoration of peace and security," he said at a press conference in Malaysia's administrative capital Putrajaya, flanked by Thai acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai and Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet. Anwar said a meeting of military commanders from both sides would take place on Tuesday morning, before the countries' cross-border committee would meet in Cambodia on 4 August. As the deal was being announced, an AFP journalist in the Cambodian city of Samraong -- 17 kilometres from the fraught frontier -- reported hearing continuing artillery blasts. - 'Very good results' - US President Donald Trump -- who both nations are courting for trade deals to avert the threat of eye-watering tariffs -- intervened over the weekend, and said both sides had agreed to "quickly work out" a truce. "Today we had a very good meeting and very good results," said Cambodia's Hun Manet, thanking Trump for his "decisive" support and saying the truce would serve as "a foundation for future de-escalation". Ahead of the summit, Thailand and Cambodia had traded fresh fire and barbed accusations. Cambodia's defence ministry spokeswoman Maly Socheata said it was "the fifth day that Thailand has invaded Cambodia's territory with heavy weapons and with the deployment of a lot of troops". And as he departed Bangkok airport, Phumtham told reporters he did not believe Cambodia was "acting in good faith". After the talks hosted by Anwar -- chair of the ASEAN bloc of which both Thailand and Cambodia are members -- Phumtham called for the truce to be "carried out in good faith by both sides". "Thailand decides for peaceful resolution, while continuing to protect our sovereignty and the lives of our people," he said. - 'Highly tense' - On the eve of the talks, Thailand's military said Cambodian snipers were camped in one of the contested temples, and accused Phnom Penh of surging troops along the border and hammering Thai territory with rockets. POOL/AFP | MOHD RASFAN It said there was fighting at seven areas in the rural region, marked by a ridge of hills surrounded by wild jungle and fields where locals farm rubber and rice. "The situation remains highly tense, and it is anticipated that Cambodia may be preparing for a major military operation prior to entering negotiations," the Thai military statement read. Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn marked his 73rd birthday on Monday, but a notice in the country's Royal Gazette said his public celebrations scheduled for Bangkok's Grand Palace had been cancelled amid the strife. Trump has threatened both countries with high levies in his global tariff blitz unless they agree to independent trade deals -- but said he would "look forward" to signing them once "peace is at hand". Each side had already agreed to a truce in principle, while accusing the other of undermining peace efforts and trading allegations about the use of cluster bombs and targeting of hospitals. - Nationalist sentiment - Thailand says nine of its soldiers and 14 civilians have been killed, while Cambodia has confirmed eight civilian and five military deaths. The Thai military said it had returned the bodies of 12 Cambodian soldiers killed in combat. More than 138,000 people have fled Thailand's border regions, while around 140,000 have been driven from their homes in Cambodia. With the skirmish enflaming nationalist sentiments, Thailand warned its citizens to "refrain from any kind of violence, whether in speech or action" against Cambodian migrants living in the country. By Isabelle Leong With Chayanit Itthipongmaetee In Surin, Thailand
