November 17, 2016 Japan PM says 'I can have great confidence' in Trump after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe became the first world leader to meet President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday, seeking reassurances over the future of the U.S.-Japan security and trade relations.
November 15, 2016 Obama defends legacy, takes swipe at Republicans on final European tour President Obama defended his "vision" and sought to shore up his legacy Tuesday on his final European tour, telling reporters that Americans think he did “a pretty good job” despite the election of Donald Trump – while using the occasion to take another swipe at congressional Republicans for blocking his initiatives.
October 25, 2016 Obama to travel to Greece, Germany, Peru after Election Day President Obama will travel to Europe and Latin America the week after the presidential election. It's expected to be his last major foreign trip before he leaves office in January.
October 1, 2016 White House corrects itself after transcript puts Jerusalem in Israel The White House corrected itself Friday after it initially sent out a version of President Obama’s remarks at the funeral of former Israel President Shimon Peres listing Jerusalem as being in Israel.
September 30, 2016 Carter: Philippine president's 'Hitler' comments 'deeply troubling' Defense Secretary Ash Carter hinted Friday at U.S. impatience with the Philippine government over inflammatory comments by President Rodrigo Duterte.
September 17, 2016 Powell says Israel has 200 nukes pointed at Iran in leaked 2015 email In a private email exchange last year leaked this week by hackers, former Secretary of State Colin Powell discussed Israel's nuclear weapons capability with a friend, saying the country has 200 warheads.
September 14, 2016 Sources: US lifting sanctions on Burma as Suu Kyi visits A U.S. official and congressional aides say that President Barack Obama is set to lift U.S. economic sanctions on Myanmar.
August 29, 2016 Obama to meet with Turkey's Erdogan on Asia trip President Barack Obama will meet with the president of Turkey next week when he travels to Asia for meetings with world leaders.
August 2, 2016 State dinner marks 50 years of US-Singapore relations President Barack Obama celebrated 50 years of diplomatic relations with Singapore Tuesday with a state dinner for a leader Obama praised as respected around the world and a trusted partner.
July 28, 2016 US and UK form global partnership to speed new antibiotics U.S. and British health officials have created a new alliance with a budget of hundreds of millions of dollars to accelerate the development of new antibiotics and tackle the growing problem of drug resistance.
