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Trump to send military to Mexican border

Trump to send military to Mexican border

Posted by | Apr 4, 2018 | , , |

President Donald Trump has vowed to send the US military to secure the nation’s southern border with Mexico. “We are going to be doing things militarily,” Mr Trump said at the White House on Tuesday, adding that it would be a “big step”. Earlier Mr Trump threatened to cut aid to Honduras amid reports of a “caravan” of asylum seekers heading for the US. Both of his predecessors in the White House also deployed National Guard troops to help secure the US border. President Barack Obama sent some 1,200 soldiers to guard the boundary, while President George W Bush...

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US wants to pay less for UN peace missions

US wants to pay less for UN peace missions

Posted by | Mar 29, 2018 | , , , , , |

The US wants to spend less money on the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the future. The country remains the strongest contributor. The US wants to shed its financial share in the peacekeeping operations of the UN. He should be reduced from the current 28.5 percent to 25 percent, announced the US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, on Wednesday at a meeting of the UN Security Council in New York. The burden would have to be distributed “more evenly” between the Member States, she demanded. Even with the targeted cut, the US remained the largest contributor to...

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