Alliances - Page 46

May 2, 2016

Obama keeps key ally in anti-ISIS fight as Cameron's party dominates UK elections

British Prime Minister David Cameron and his Tory party's decisive victory in parliamentary elections likely has President Obama breathing a sigh of relief, with analysts saying the win virtually ensures the continuation of vital U.K. support in fighting the Islamic State and other security matters.

May 2, 2016

US watching closely as British voters head to polls

British voters go to the polls Thursday in an election with serious implications for the United States.

May 2, 2016

Obama vs. Cameron: British PM takes hard line on ‘Islamist’ extremists, Obama avoids I-word

British Prime Minister David Cameron was unsparing in his condemnation of Islamist terrorists on Friday, as he stood beside President Obama in the White House. Obama? The U.S. president stayed the rhetorical course.

May 2, 2016

Obama, Cameron meet amid specter of terrorism in Europe, US

Amid fresh concerns about terrorism in the West, British Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to press President Barack Obama Friday on getting American technology companies like Google and Facebook to allow governments to snoop on encrypted communications.

May 2, 2016

Obama seeks help of Mexico's Pena Nieto on Cuba, immigration

President Barack Obama hosted Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto at the White House Tuesday, looking to his southern neighbor for help implementing changing policies on immigration and Cuba.

May 2, 2016

CIA director says secret 9/11 report pages full of hearsay, inaccurate info

CIA Director John Brennan said Sunday that 28 classified pages of a bipartisan commission's report on the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks contains "uncorroborated, unvetted information" that some could seize upon to claim Saudi Arabian involvement in the attacks.

April 28, 2016

House Speaker invites India Prime Minister to address Congress

House Speaker Paul Ryan says he has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India to address a joint meeting of Congress on June 8.

April 28, 2016

Sanders blasts 'immoral' wealth inequality at Vatican conference

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders issued a global call to action at the Vatican Friday to address "immoral and unsustainable" wealth inequality and poverty and warn of the consequences to future generations if solutions are not found.

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.