Geopolitics - Page 72

April 19, 2018

CIA Director Mike Pompeo discussed imprisoned Americans with Kim Jong Un, report says

CIA Director Mike Pompeo and dictator Kim Jong Un reportedly discussed the captivity of three Americans held in North Korea when the two met over Easter weekend.

April 19, 2018

Communication breakdown: What the Nikki Haley flap reveals about Trump's foreign policy

It's understandable, perhaps, that much of the press is playing the latest back-and-forth on Russian sanctions as a personal slap at Nikki Haley.

April 18, 2018

Trump: US will punish Russia with sanctions 'as soon as they very much deserve it'

President Trump told reporters Wednesday evening that the U.S. will levy new sanctions against the Russian government "as soon as they very much deserve it."

April 16, 2018

White House backs away from Haley's pledge of new sanctions against Russia

The  Trump administration said Monday that it was "considering additional sanctions on Russia," a day after U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley stated emphatically that such penalties were imminent.

April 15, 2018

US to hit Russia with new sanctions after Syria airstrike, Haley says

The Trump administration will levy new economic sanctions against Russia over its support of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Sunday.

April 5, 2018

White House approves $1.3B artillery sale to Saudi Arabia

The State Department said Thursday that the Trump administration has signed off on an agreement to sell more that $1.3 billion in artillery to Saudi Arabia, the second arms deal between the U.S. and Riyadh in as many months.

April 4, 2018

US to sanction Russian oligarchs under law retaliating for alleged election-meddling

The Trump administration plans to sanction a number of Russian oligarchs under a new law targeting Moscow in retaliation for alleged election meddling, Fox News has learned.

April 4, 2018

Miguel Diaz-Canel, Raul Castro's likely successor in Cuba, favors hard line against US and dissidents

On April 19, for the first time in almost 60 years, Cuba will have a leader whose last name is not Castro.

April 3, 2018

US proposes extra tariffs on $50B in Chinese products to protest tech theft

The Trump administration said Tuesday that it plans to slap 25 percent tariffs on approximately 1,300 products from China in response to Beijing's alleged theft of U.S. intellectual property.

March 28, 2018

Trump kicks out Russians, but media focus on other controversies

On Monday, the president accused of coddling Vladimir Putin expelled 60 Russian diplomats, the largest number in American history, and that includes the Cold War.