President Donald Trump announced he wants the United States to "take over" the Gaza Strip and "own it," during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday. Trump said that the U.

President Trump held a joint news conference at the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday. Trump said the U.S. will "take over the Gaza Strip" and said he is not ruling out sending troops there.

After Trump took Mexico and Canada to the brink of trade wars, both nations have managed to defuse his tariff bombs. (At least, for now . . . ) Trump halted sweeping tariffs on the US’s two biggest trading partners after separate bilateral phone calls with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Both Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau and Mexican President Sheinbaum said they had agreed to bolster border enforcement efforts in response to Trump's demand to crack down on immigration and drug smuggling.

Donald Trump on Monday held off on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada for 30 days after the two US neighbors agreed to boost border security efforts. Trump on Saturday had directed that 25 percent tariffs on most imports from the two American partners — and 10 percent on Canadian energy products — go into effect at midnight Tuesday.