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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
Int'l Business Times
6 hours ago
- Business
- Int'l Business Times
Trump Opens Scottish Golf Course And Vows 'Peaceful World'
Donald Trump officially opened his new golf course in Scotland on Tuesday, ending a five-day trip during which the US president signed a major trade deal with the EU and gave Russia less than two weeks to end the Ukraine war. 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." 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. Trump also held talks with Scotland's leader First Minister John Swinney discussing tariffs on Scottish whisky as well as the situation in Gaza. 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. 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. A wind turbine is seen in the sea behind the Trump International Golf Links course in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire AFP US President Donald Trump cuts the ribbon on the first tee to officially open the Trump International Golf Links course in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire AFP Trump boards Air Force One at RAF Lossiemouth, north-east Scotland, heading back to the United States AFP
CNA
10 hours ago
- Business
- CNA
Trump opens Scottish golf course and vows 'peaceful world'
BALMIDIE: Donald Trump officially opened his new golf course in Scotland on Tuesday (Jul 29), ending a five-day trip in which the US president signed a major trade deal with the EU and gave Russia less than two weeks to end the Ukraine war. 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 the 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." 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 connection with the course. "Sculpting the dunes, sculpting the land, that was always his painting," he added. TRADE DEAL The new course 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 over the past days. With Von der Leyen, he announced a trade agreement in which the EU resigned itself to 15 per cent 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, 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". "Incentivise the drillers, FAST. A VAST FORTUNE TO BE MADE for the UK, and far lower energy costs for the people," he wrote. Trump played golf at Turnberry on Saturday and Sunday on a visit that mixed leisure with diplomacy. He is to fly back to Washington on Tuesday.
The Hill
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Hill
Trump opens new golf course in Scotland
President Trump on Tuesday opened his new golf course in Aberdeen, playing a round of golf before returning back to Washington, D.C. after his swing in Scotland. 'We'll play it very quickly and then I go back to D.C. and we put out fires all over the world,' Trump said at the opening ceremony. 'We did one yesterday, as you know, we stopped the war,' he continued, referring to Thailand and Cambodia agreeing to a ceasefire to end five days of fighting. 'That's much more important than playing golf. As much as I like it, it's much more important,' The president, surrounded by his sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., cut a long red ribbon to mark the official opening. The president's signature song, 'YMCA,' played at the course and then the family exited the tee area before he hit a drive. After he hit a drive, Eric Trump did the same, followed by Irish professional golfer Paul McGinley and American professional golfer Rich Beem. The president watched and then walked along to continue his round of golf. Before exiting to go play, Trump responded to a shouted question on what he would say to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the war in Gaza. He responded that he's 'trying to get things straightened out' The president called the Aberdeen course 'an unbelievable development' during his remarks. 'I guess we're going to be hitting a couple of balls. And we're going to play the round,' he added. 'I'll be playing quickly and then I'll be heading back. I look forward to that but I really look forward to playing.' Trump also thanked the media for being 'terrific' during the trip and said they're 'wonderful news' and not 'fake news' as of Tuesday. The president's sons spoke before the president and Eric Trump said the course started as a 'passion project for my father.' The new 18-hole course is outside of Aberdeen and will be named after his mother, Mary Anne MacLeod, who was born in Scotland. Trump owns two other golf courses in Scotland — a separate one in Aberdeen that opened in 2012 and one at Turnberry that opened in 2014.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Weekend flooding in Lancaster damaged roads, apartments, businesses. What to know
Officials in Lancaster continue to survey damage after heavy weekend rains across central Ohio flooded homes and washed away sections of roads. The July 26 and 27 storms prompted rescues at area apartments and a dog boarder, officials said. They caused flooding that closed roads and displaced residents. The floodwaters began to recede early July 28, but officials were bracing for more rain in the forecast and the possibility of more flooding. Fairfield County EMA Director John Kochis was out the morning of July 28 with teams surveying the damage from the floods. He said they are working to assess damage and plan to seek a disaster declaration from the state. As of midday, he said about a dozen roads remained closed, mostly due to washed-out culverts. Kochis urged people not to drive through flooded roads, saying receding waters have revealed that some stretches of roads were washed away. "Now we've got pictures of, you know, 8-foot wide, just whole sections of road that are gone, and you wouldn't know that if you drove through it (while it was flooded)," he said. The American Red Cross established a shelter at the YMCA at 465 W. 6th St. in Lancaster for impacted Fairfield County residents. Anyone needing assistance as of July 28 should call 1-800-RedCross, the Central and Southern Ohio Red Cross said in a post on X. 'Slow-rising' flood hits Lancaster The storms that prompted the evacuations were part of a system that moved through the region beginning in the mid-afternoon of July 27. Kochis said some homes in the Lancaster area sustained significant damage. Most homes were damaged due to backups in the stormwater system. "In the areas that were impacted ... what we see is the stormwater system either backs up or could not contain that water," Kochis said. "So it's a very slow-rising type of flood." Several area creeks flooded their banks, resulting in flash floods. The Fetters Run, Ewing Run, and Baldwin Run creeks flow into the Hocking River nearby. "These are creeks or runs that are maybe a foot or two deep all summer long," Kochis said. "They could handle a normal rain event, but then one of these comes along every so often." Apartments flooded, concert impacted On July 27, authorities evacuated about 50 people from the Sater Village apartment complex on Sater Drive, Kochis said. The apartment complex is located near the Baldwin Run creek, and the rainfall overwhelmed the complex's private stormwater system. Kochis said all the apartments were evacuated due to concerns about the rising waters, but most of the damage is contained to just four apartments. Pamela Echard, 70, spent time the morning of July 28 sifting through her Sater Village apartment with her family to see what could be salvaged. Water seeped into her home over the weekend, soiling her carpets, soaking her furniture and causing her floors to bow. When she first stepped back inside, she felt terrible, she said. "I couldn't believe it because I just cleaned the floors before I left," Echard said. Echard's granddaughter, Deanna Hodges, said the apartment complex's parking lot was completely underwater earlier. One car was even pushed sideways by the flood waters. Water got into the interior of Echard's car, and it is likely a total loss, Hodges said. A worsening storm also forced officials to evacuate the Lancaster Festival on July 26. A concert was about to start that had attracted 4,000 people, Kochis said. In the end, the damage was limited to "some beach chairs and some coolers," he said. Kochis said the storms serve as an important reminder to residents to ensure that they have proper insurance in the event of a flood. The affected homes were not in a designated floodplain area, so they are not required to carry flood insurance, Kochis said. Some of the areas affected by flooding have lower-income residents. Standard homeowners' insurance policies do not typically cover flood damage. Many rental insurance policies don't either, he added. Some people may rely on nonprofits or "people that will help out of the goodness of their hearts," Kochis said. More storms across central Ohio in Monday's forecast Kochis said July 28 that officials in Fairfield County are on guard for more flooding. They are speaking to the National Weather Service on a sometimes hourly basis, he added. The NWS also has teams on the ground in Lancaster, Kochis said. More thunderstorms are forecast for July 28 across central Ohio, with high temperatures in the low to mid-90s, and the heat index will make temperatures feel like 100 degrees. Flooding threatened dog boarder During the weekend storms, one of the overflowing creeks caused flash flooding that ripped through the Finishing Institute for Dog Ownership dog boarding facility. FIDO evacuated after significant flooding, the business wrote on its Facebook page early in the morning on July 27. Lancaster police and fire personnel, and the Fairfield County Dog Shelter, worked to assist the business. The building suffered "significant" flood damage, with "creek residue" and mud in the parking lot and entry area, the business later wrote on Facebook. One dog, a 3-year-old tan and black dog named Scooby, escaped during the commotion as the business evacuated, according to a missing poster circulated on social media. The business received an outpouring of donations, including new dog beds and blankets, towels and cleaning supplies, the business said in another Facebook post. A resident with a skid steer helped move the dumpster back into place and scraped mud from the parking lot. "We are so blessed to have so many kind souls looking out for us," the business wrote. Dogs boarding with FIDO were brought to the Fairfield County Dog Shelter. The center said in a post on Facebook that pet parents could come to the shelter at 1715 Granville Pike to pick up their dogs. Columbus forecast, severe weather outlook for week of July 28, 2025 Monday: There is a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4 p.m. There will be patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise it will be partly sunny with a high near 92. There will be a calm wind that will start moving southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Between 1/10th and 1/4 inch of rain is expected, except more could fall if there are storms. Monday Night: There is a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 p.m. It will be mostly cloudy with a low around 74. There will be a light and variable wind. Less than 1/10th of an inch of rain is expected, except more could fall if there are storms. Tuesday: It will be mostly sunny with a high near 94. There will be heat index values as high as 102. There will be a light north wind. Tuesday Night: It will be partly cloudy with a low around 75. There will be a light and variable wind. Wednesday: There is a slight chance of showers, then there is a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11 a.m. IT will be mostly sunny with a high near 92. There will be a calm wind that will start moving northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 50%. Less than a tenth of an inch of rainfall is expected, except more could fall if there are storms. Wednesday Night: There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms. It will be mostly cloudy with a low around 69. The chance of precipitation is 40%. Between a tenth and quarter of an inch of rain is expected, except more could fall if there are storms. Thursday: There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms. It will be mostly cloudy with a high near 81. The chance of precipitation is 50%. Thursday Night: It will be partly cloudy with a low around 63. Friday: It will be sunny with a high near 81. Friday Night: It will be mostly clear with a low around 60. Saturday: It will be sunny with a high near 82. Saturday Night: It will be mostly clear with a low around 61. Sunday: It will be mostly sunny with a high near 82. Public Safety and Breaking News Reporter Bailey Gallion can be reached at bagallion@ This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Lancaster Ohio flooding impacts dog boarder, more rain expected
