April 28, 2016 US under pressure to assure Mideast allies amid Iran-Saudi dispute The deepening rift between Sunni nations and Iran is putting growing pressure on the Obama administration to reassure Middle East allies who feel "abandoned" over Washington's diplomatic outreach to Tehran.
April 25, 2016 Obama reportedly poised to declassify secret pages of 9/11 report The Obama administration reportedly is ready to release at least part of a 28-page chapter from a congressional report into the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks that has been kept secret since publication.
March 17, 2016 US eases security for ships visiting Cuba The United States is removing Cuba from its list of countries deemed to have insufficient security in their ports, eliminating a major impediment to free flow of ships in the Florida Straits. The move marks one more step toward normalized relations ahead of President Barack Obama's historic trip to Cuba.
March 2, 2016 Terrorists 'a daily part' of refugee flow into Europe, NATO commander says Violent extremists, criminals and foreign fighters are part of the daily refugee flow into Europe, the top NATO commander in Europe told lawmakers, "masking the movement" of these dangerous elements and heightening the potential for an attack.
February 15, 2016 US OK's first factory in Cuba since revolution The Obama administration has approved the first U.S. factory in Cuba in more than half a century, allowing a two-man company from Alabama to build a plant assembling as many as 1,000 small tractors a year for sale to private farmers in Cuba.
February 5, 2016 Russia ramping up military drills to Cold War levels, NATO says Russia has stepped up its military maneuvers to a level unseen since the height of the Cold War, according to a new report released by NATO Thursday.
January 29, 2016 Iran looks like a prize to corporations. Here's why they should steer clear There is plenty of money to be made in deals with the devil, but at what cost?
January 4, 2016 US reportedly fears Iran-Saudi Arabia rift will set back ISIS fight The Obama administration and its Western allies have been left scrambling to smooth over a rift between Saudi Arabia and Iran that erupted over the weekend after the Saudis executed a prominent Shiite cleric.
December 30, 2015 Krauthammer 'not surprised' NSA spying on Netanyahu Charles Krauthammer told viewers Wednesday on “Special Report with Bret Baier” that he’s “not surprised” by the National Security Agency’s effort to eavesdrop on communications between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his aides.
