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Obama to meet with Putin at UN next week

December 20, 2015

Obama to meet with Putin at UN next week

President Obama plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week at the United Nations, their first face-to-face encounter in nearly a year amid strongly troubled relations between the two nations.

Obama under pressure to get tough with China, but holding back during state visit

December 20, 2015

Obama under pressure to get tough with China, but holding back during state visit

President Obama is coming under increasing pressure to get tough with China over cybersecurity and other issues ahead of President Xi Jinping’s state visit, even as the administration signals it prefers a carrot-and-stick approach.

US reportedly may abstain from UN vote condemning Cuba embargo

December 20, 2015

US reportedly may abstain from UN vote condemning Cuba embargo

For the first time, the United States may be willing to accept a United Nations condemnation of the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba without a fight, The Associated Press has learned.

GOP senators say US should send Navy vessels to South China Sea

December 20, 2015

GOP senators say US should send Navy vessels to South China Sea

Republican senators pressed the Pentagon on Thursday to flex U.S. military muscle by sailing Navy ships within 12 miles of artificial islands Beijing is building to assert its territorial claims in the South China Sea.

US plans to accept Russia offer to join military talks on Syria

December 20, 2015

US plans to accept Russia offer to join military talks on Syria

Amid increasing unease and uncertainty over Russia's intentions, the Obama administration plans to accept an offer from Russia for direct talks on its military buildup in Syria that U.S. officials believe is aimed at propping up Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Expert says China likely working on third airstrip in disputed South China Sea

December 20, 2015

Expert says China likely working on third airstrip in disputed South China Sea

China is "more likely than not" preparing to build a third airstrip in a disputed part of the South China Sea, an American expert said Monday.

Amid ‘disaster of Biblical proportions,’ administration reportedly to accept 5,000 more refugees

December 20, 2015

Amid ‘disaster of Biblical proportions,’ administration reportedly to accept 5,000 more refugees

In response to international calls to help ease the burden of the Syrian refugee crisis, the Obama administration reportedly is prepared to increase the number of refugees the U.S. resettles -- by roughly 5,000.

Big guns, big money coming out as battle over crude oil export ban intensifies

December 20, 2015

Big guns, big money coming out as battle over crude oil export ban intensifies

What do Vladimir Putin, Robert Menendez and 10 other members of the U.S. Senate in five different states have in common?

Latest Clinton email release reportedly contains 57 threads with 'born classified' information

December 20, 2015

Latest Clinton email release reportedly contains 57 threads with 'born classified' information

The latest cache of emails from Hillary Clinton's server to be released by the State Department include 57 threads that contain what the State Department describes as "foreign government information", making it automatically classified at the time it was sent, according to a published report.

Russia, China expand ties with largest naval exercise yet

December 20, 2015

Russia, China expand ties with largest naval exercise yet

The Russian and Chinese militaries recently completed the largest combined naval exercise ever conducted between the two nations, building on cooperation that has been expanding over the past decade.