Alliances - Page 31

May 24, 2017

State Department voices 'concern' to Turkey on DC brawl outside embassy

The U.S. State Department voiced concerns Wednesday about the violent confrontation outside the Turkish embassy in Washington the day before that led to 11 people being injured and two arrests.

May 24, 2017

Trump meets Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov amid Comey firestorm

President Trump met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Wednesday, amid a firestorm on Capitol Hill over Trump’s Tuesday firing of FBI Director James Comey.

May 24, 2017

North Korea threat: WH official says Kim could use nuclear weapons as 'blackmail'

North Korea’s nuclear weapons development could be used as “blackmail” to influence the U.S. to abandon its ally in South Korea in order to make it easier for Pyongyang to overtake its archrival, a White House official said Tuesday.

May 24, 2017

Trump's White House invite to Duterte sets off firestorm

The White House is facing fresh criticism following an invitation President Trump extended over the weekend to controversial Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte, who has been accused of numerous human rights violations in his southeast Asian country.

May 24, 2017

Trump heads to wary Israel in search of the 'ultimate deal'

President Donald Trump will arrive in Israel Monday for the second leg of his inaugural foreign trip as chief executive facing several obstacles as he strives for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal that has eluded so many of his predecessors.

May 24, 2017

Trump calls Macron to congratulate him on election win

President Donald Trump has called French President-elect Emmanuel Macron to congratulate him.

May 24, 2017

Trump praises US-Australia alliance in return to New York City

President Trump used his first appearance in his hometown of New York City as Commander-in-Chief to pay tribute to the alliance between the U.S. and Australia, telling a gala dinner on board the USS Intrepid that "Americans have had no better friends than the Australians."

May 21, 2017

Trump to call for 'stamping out extremism' in speech to Muslim leaders

President Trump Sunday in a highly-anticipated speech to Muslim leaders during his first foreign trip is expected to call for unity in the fight to “stamp out extremism.”

May 18, 2017

Trump administration sanctions Venezuela Supreme Court

The Trump administration Thursday imposed sanctions on members of Venezuela's Supreme Court following a series of rulings that the U.S. says has usurped power from the nation's opposition-controlled congress and sparked a deadly wave of unrest.

May 17, 2017

Trump eyes reset with ambitious foreign diplomatic tour

President Trump is heading overseas for a remarkably ambitious diplomatic mission covering everything from Middle East peace to the fight against ISIS, in what could offer the White House a chance at a reset from waves of negative media coverage driven by the firing of FBI Director James Comey.