#speech

3:06pm, 14th May, 2019

U.S. Senate Republicans: Trump to give immigration speech in coming days

Republican U.S. Senators John Cornyn and John Barrasso said Tuesday that President Donald Trump will give a speech on immigration as soon as later this week.

Facebook's Zuckerberg hails French hate speech plan as EU model

1:10pm, 10th May, 2019

World

Facebook's Zuckerberg hails French hate speech plan as EU model

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg hailed France's efforts to regulate hateful content online as a model for the European Union after meeting President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday.

Biden draws firefighters' endorsement, Trump jibes, ahead of speech

4:01pm, 29th April, 2019

Politics

Biden draws firefighters' endorsement, Trump jibes, ahead of speech

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden picked up an early endorsement from a large trade union and sparred on social media with President Donald Trump over blue-collar support on Monday ahead of the Democrat's first event as a 2020 contender.

Joe Biden to kick off presidential bid with speech to union workers

6:34am, 29th April, 2019

Politics

Joe Biden to kick off presidential bid with speech to union workers

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will hold his first event as a presidential candidate in Pittsburgh on Monday, speaking before union members whose endorsements may be key in the primary race.

After drug distributor charged, Trump sets speech on opioid fight

6:19am, 24th April, 2019

US

After drug distributor charged, Trump sets speech on opioid fight

President Donald Trump is expected to tout his fight against opioid abuse in remarks in Atlanta on Wednesday, a day after his administration brought its first related criminal charges against a major drug distributor and company executives.

U.S. Senator Warner eyes social media bills for hate speech, data portability

4:58am, 12th April, 2019

Politics

U.S. Senator Warner eyes social media bills for hate speech, data portability

U.S. Senator Mark Warner, who co-sponsored legislation this week to ban deceptive practices by social media companies, said on Thursday he was eyeing additional bills aimed at limiting hate speech and allowing users to move their data across platform...

Assange hacking charge limits free speech defence - legal experts

4:18pm, 11th April, 2019

UK

Assange hacking charge limits free speech defence - legal experts

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has portrayed himself as a champion of a free press, but the U.S. Department of Justice's decision to charge him with conspiring to hack government computers limits his ability to mount a vigorous free speech def...

Austria plans to force social media to identify users as bar to hate speech

11:20am, 10th April, 2019

World

Austria plans to force social media to identify users as bar to hate speech

Austria's right-wing government plans to force large social and traditional media to verify their users' identity so that individuals can be tracked down if they post hate speech online anonymously, it said on Wednesday.

Facebook, Google defend efforts to remove hate speech before Congress

1:02pm, 9th April, 2019

Politics

Facebook, Google defend efforts to remove hate speech before Congress

Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google unit on Tuesday defended their efforts to remove hate speech from social media sites amid questions from lawmakers in an appearance before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee.

Pompeo hopes North Korea's Kim does 'right thing' on nuclear weapons in parliament speech

1:42pm, 5th April, 2019

Politics

Pompeo hopes North Korea's Kim does 'right thing' on nuclear weapons in parliament speech

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday he hoped North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would use a meeting of the country's parliament next week to state publicly "it would be the right thing" for Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons.

Democrat Gillibrand to deliver 2020 White House launch speech outside NY Trump hotel

6:10am, 24th March, 2019

Politics

Democrat Gillibrand to deliver 2020 White House launch speech outside NY Trump hotel

Democratic U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will deliver a fiery first speech as an official presidential candidate in New York City on Sunday, calling U.S. President Donald Trump a "coward" at the doorstep of one of his most famous properties.

Trump signs executive 'free speech' order for U.S. colleges

5:21pm, 21st March, 2019

US

Trump signs executive 'free speech' order for U.S. colleges

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order linking "free speech" efforts at public universities to federal grants in an effort to combat what he considers a clamp down on conservative students' abilities to share their vie...

Trump slams Mueller, mocks critics in fiery two-hour speech

5:38pm, 2nd March, 2019

US

Trump slams Mueller, mocks critics in fiery two-hour speech

(Note language in 1st and 9th paragraphs that may offend readers.)

Trump vows executive order requiring 'free speech' at colleges

4:56pm, 2nd March, 2019

US

Trump vows executive order requiring 'free speech' at colleges

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would soon sign an executive order requiring American universities and colleges to maintain "free speech" on campuses and threatened that schools not complying could lose federal research funds.

Trump says to sign executive order requiring 'free speech' at colleges

2:16pm, 2nd March, 2019

Politics

Trump says to sign executive order requiring 'free speech' at colleges

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would soon sign an executive order requiring American universities and colleges to maintain "free speech" on campuses.

'Wake up', Macron will tell Europe in major pre-Brexit speech: sources

4:51pm, 18th February, 2019

World

'Wake up', Macron will tell Europe in major pre-Brexit speech: sources

French President Emmanuel Macron will describe Brexit as a wake-up call in a speech in coming weeks in which he will outline how Europe must be more assertive in the face of rival world powers, sources close to Macron said.

Hammond to turn up heat on Brexit rebels in budget speech

8:23pm, 28th October, 2018

UK

Hammond to turn up heat on Brexit rebels in budget speech

British finance minister Philip Hammond will use his annual budget speech on Monday to urge his divided Conservative Party to get behind the government's push for a Brexit deal, or put at risk a long-awaited easing of austerity.

Laughter at Trump speech a sign of U.S. isolation: Iran guards chief

12:44pm, 26th September, 2018

World

Laughter at Trump speech a sign of U.S. isolation: Iran guards chief

Laughter during U.S. President Donald Trump's speech to the U.N. General Assembly was a sign of the United States' isolation, the head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said on Wednesday, Fars News reported.

U.N. rights chief Bachelet takes on China, other powers in first speech

6:48am, 10th September, 2018

World

U.N. rights chief Bachelet takes on China, other powers in first speech

U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on China on Monday to allow in monitors after "deeply disturbing" allegations of large re-education camps in which Uighurs are detained in Xinjiang province.

Bachelet takes on China, EU, U.S. and Saudi-led coalition in first speech

2:40am, 10th September, 2018

World

Bachelet takes on China, EU, U.S. and Saudi-led coalition in first speech

The United Nations human rights boss Michelle Bachelet called on China on Monday to allow monitors into the country following "deeply disturbing" allegations of large re-education camps in which Uighurs are detained in far western Xinjiang province.

Search by tag: #speech

U.S. Senate Republicans: Trump to give immigration speech in coming days

Facebook's Zuckerberg hails French hate speech plan as EU model

Biden draws firefighters' endorsement, Trump jibes, ahead of speech

Joe Biden to kick off presidential bid with speech to union workers

After drug distributor charged, Trump sets speech on opioid fight

U.S. Senator Warner eyes social media bills for hate speech, data portability

Assange hacking charge limits free speech defence - legal experts

Austria plans to force social media to identify users as bar to hate speech

Facebook, Google defend efforts to remove hate speech before Congress

Pompeo hopes North Korea's Kim does 'right thing' on nuclear weapons in parliament speech

Democrat Gillibrand to deliver 2020 White House launch speech outside NY Trump hotel

Trump signs executive 'free speech' order for U.S. colleges

Trump slams Mueller, mocks critics in fiery two-hour speech

Trump vows executive order requiring 'free speech' at colleges

Trump says to sign executive order requiring 'free speech' at colleges

'Wake up', Macron will tell Europe in major pre-Brexit speech: sources

Hammond to turn up heat on Brexit rebels in budget speech

Laughter at Trump speech a sign of U.S. isolation: Iran guards chief

U.N. rights chief Bachelet takes on China, other powers in first speech

Bachelet takes on China, EU, U.S. and Saudi-led coalition in first speech

After election threat, MPs begin no-deal Brexit showdown

Divers search for last bodies in California boat fire, investigations begin

Hungary charges Syrian accused of beheading, killing for IS

Executive's flight to PSA highlights Renault-Nissan alliance tensions

Democrats plan to probe Trump's role in hush-money payments: report