Alliances - Page 19

September 18, 2020

Kosovo gives Trump Order of Freedom for his role in securing deal with Serbia

Kosovo gave President Trump one of its highest honors on Friday for his role in an historic economic normalization deal with Serbia earlier this month.

September 12, 2020

Trump gets a second nomination for Nobel Peace Prize after Serbia-Kosovo deal

President Trump has received a second nomination for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize after he helped secure a deal for normalized economic relations between Serbia and Kosovo -- days after he was nominated for his role in a deal between the United Arab Emirates and Israel.

September 12, 2020

Afghanistan peace talks begin in Qatar; Pompeo says 'we must dare to hope'

The U.S. on Saturday welcomed the beginning of negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government, in what is hoped to be the beginning of the formation of a power-sharing government to end decades of devastating conflict in the country.

September 4, 2020

Grenell rips journalists for not focusing on Kosovo, Serbia deal: ‘I don't know if you can find it on a map’

Former Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell ripped into journalists on Friday during a briefing on an economic deal between Kosovo and Serbia when reporters asked instead about other topics -- suggesting the topic was “too complicated” for them.

August 15, 2020

Pompeo signs defense deal to support more US troops in Poland

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sealed a defense cooperation deal Saturday with Polish officials that will pave the way to deploy more American troops to Poland.

August 15, 2020

US agrees with Canada, Mexico to extend border restrictions into September amid coronavirus

The U.S. has agreed with Canada and Mexico to extend land border restrictions on non-essential travel into September amid continued fears about the coronavirus pandemic.

July 30, 2020

Pompeo tells lawmakers the ‘tide is turning’ against China

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told lawmakers Thursday that the “tide is turning” on China, as the U.S has led the push to ramp up international pressure on the communist regime on issues from property theft to international surveillance to the Chinese crackdown on freedoms in Hong Kong.

July 8, 2020

Trump meets Mexican president at White House, despite Democratic objections

President Trump met with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at the White House on Wednesday in Lopez Obrador’s first foreign trip as president -- and despite complaints from Democrats that the meeting was politically motivated.

June 23, 2020

House Republicans urge Trump to reconsider US troop withdrawal from Germany

Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday urged President Trump to reconsider drawing down U.S. troops in Germany, warning that the move would “complicate” the United States’ standing with allies and put national security “at risk.”

May 20, 2020

Trump suggests G7 should now meet in-person at Camp David in June, despite coronavirus cancellation

President Trump on Wednesday said he is considering rescheduling the June Group of Seven (G7) summit -- which was canceled amid the coronavirus crisis -- on or around the same time as initially planned in Camp David -- as he seeks to give a sign of “normalization” to the world.