Alliances - Page 43

April 28, 2016

Obama says nuclear terrorist attack would 'change our world'

Addressing the last nuclear security summit of his administration, President Obama warned that despite measurably reducing the risk of a devastating attack, the prospect of a terror group like the Islamic State obtaining nuclear weapons is “one of the greatest threats to global security.”

April 28, 2016

Trump accused of Putin favors with NATO criticism

Donald Trump once again is being accused of giving Vladimir Putin a helping hand, on the heels of the Republican presidential front-runner's tough NATO criticism.

April 28, 2016

Clinton brings 2016 fight to AIPAC stage, takes shots at Trump on Israel

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton openly challenged Donald Trump’s commitment to the U.S.-Israel alliance during an address Monday before the country’s most influential pro-Israel group, slamming his call to be “neutral” in peace talks and offering what could be a preview of the general election battle.

April 28, 2016

US to declassify military, intelligence records on Argentina 'Dirty War'

President Barack Obama will move to declassify U.S. military and intelligence records related to Argentina's "Dirty War," the White House said Thursday, aiming to bring closure to questions of U.S. involvement in a notorious chapter in Argentina's history.

April 28, 2016

Obama points finger at Britain, France over Libya chaos

President Barack Obama has strongly criticized the leaders of Great Britain and France for their policy toward Libya after the 2011 overthrow of dictator Muammar Qaddafi, saying that he was mistaken to believe the U.S.' European allies would be "more invested in the follow-up" to Qaddafi's fall.

April 28, 2016

Israel's Netanyahu cancels US visit, catching White House off guard

The Obama administration said Monday that it was "surprised" to learn that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had canceled a planned visit to Washington later this month, and denied an Israeli media report that claimed the White House was unable to arrange a meeting between President Obama and Netanyahu.

April 28, 2016

Officials: US questioning an ISIS leader seized in Iraq

A new U.S. special operations team has been questioning a key Islamic State leader in Iraq since seizing him in a raid last month, U.S. officials said Wednesday. It is believed to be the first case of a top IS militant captured alive in that country.

April 28, 2016

Kerry tells lawmakers Syria cease-fire is no slam dunk

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told lawmakers on Tuesday he isn’t certain the proposed ceasefire in Syria will work but said it is the only option on the table if a political settlement in the war-torn country is the goal.

April 28, 2016

Kerry meets in Albania on reforms, accepting Iranian exiles

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday pushed Albania to enact a major package of judicial and legislative reforms, backed by U.S. money that also is intended to help the Balkan nation take in Iranian refugees from Iraq.

April 28, 2016

US, South Korea to discuss deployment of missile defense system

Seoul and Washington have agreed to begin talks about deploying the THADD missile defense system in South Korea, a defense official told reporters Sunday.