Trump has often spoken warmly of Putin but Monday in the Oval Office, the newly inaugurated president made some of the most critical comments he’s ever made.

Donald Trump cast himself both as a peacemaker and fierce defender of US interests in a mercurial return to the White House on Monday, vowing to seize the Panama Canal but also imploring Russia to make a deal on Ukraine.

Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on Monday at noon local time (10:30 IST) at a ceremony held inside the Rotunda of the US Capitol.

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has decried Trump’s pardoning of 1,600 Jan 6 Capitol rioters as a ‘shameful and outrageous insult’.

How Donald Trump's presidential inauguration unfolded as he was sworn in as the 47th President to succeed Joe Biden.

WASHINGTON, January 21. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump has issued his first executive orders from the White House, focusing on domestic issues. He said that the security of the country would be the main focus of his foreign policy. At the same time, he spoke to reporters about foreign policy.

At his desk in the Oval Office, presidential executive orders stacked up ready for his signature, Donald Trump reacted with excitement as one gold-embossed dossier was put in front of him.

The move has drawn criticism from much of the public health community and is seen as unhelpful in the global effort to eradicate many diseases.

Rutte said Thursday that "if Ukraine loses then to restore the deterrence of the rest of NATO again, it will be a much, much higher price than what we are contemplating at this moment."

Donald Trump's plan to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) has been met with dismay in the public health field.