Some of the most serious allegations of corruption against her date from her time in charge of Sonangol.
The comments were in stark contrast to the kind of language he has used for the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, who he continues to refer to as "Governor Trudeau", while calling CanadaThe war of words – if not yet trade – continues between Canada and the Trump administration with Prime Minister Trudeau calling the entire tariffs policy "dumb" and the US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, calling him a "numbskull" in return.
The difference in tone between the US neighbour to the north and the one to the south could hardly be more striking.Some, particularly in Claudia Sheinbaum's camp, see it as evidence of her deft handling of an unpredictable leader in the White House, one who has made several bold statements of intent, only for them to be rolled back or watered down.Certainly, President Sheinbaum has delivered a singular message from the start: Mexicans should "remain calm" over Trump, she has said, insisting that "cooler heads will prevail."
In that sense, it has been so far, so good for the Mexican leader.Twice, now, in two months she has managed to stave off the imposition of sweeping 25% tariffs on Mexican goods through a last-minute phone call to President Trump – even though he said there was "no room" for negotiation.
It is testament to her diplomacy that Trump seems to genuinely appreciate her tone, clarity and overall demeanour in their interactions.
She has refused to accept publicly that Mexico hasn't done enough on either of the main border issues on which Trump is demanding action from his neighbours:The closure meant 83 redundancies "many of whom have worked for the company since 2007 and some who worked for Royal Stafford Tableware prior to that".
"The directors have pursued every avenue possible to save the business, but without the guarantee of a profitable forward order book, this was not possible," the firm said.Insolvency firm Moore Recovery had placed the company into liquidation and a closing-down sale was planned.
A Grade I listed Norwich landmark - hailed as a masterpiece of Victorian gothic architecture - has been added to Historic England's Heritage at risk list.The Roman Catholic Cathedral of St John the Baptist, completed in 1910, was deemed to be at risk due to its rainwater pipes becoming "simply overwhelmed by the increased levels of rainfall in recent years".