Geopolitics - Page 76

December 27, 2017

Treasury sanctions two 'key leaders of North Korea's unlawful weapons program'

The Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned two officials described as “key leaders of North Korea’s unlawful weapons programs.”

December 26, 2017

Trump administration ends 2017 confronting Russia after year of collusion accusations

The year that began with the narrative of Trump-Russia collusion is ending with an unexpected plot twist – the Trump administration is confronting and cracking down on Russia on several fronts, a development drawing praise from some of the president’s biggest critics.

December 22, 2017

US agrees to provide Ukraine lethal aid, including missiles, report says

The Trump administration has approved a plan to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine, including Javelin anti-tank missiles.

November 27, 2017

Cuba's Raul Castro meets with North Korean diplomat in bid to ease nuclear worries

As the nuclear threat from North Korea continues, Cuban President Raul Castro met Friday with the rogue nation's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho in a bid to diffuse tensions between Pyongyang and Washington.

November 17, 2017

Japan bolstering defenses against North Korea threat, Abe says

As tensions continue to escalate in East Asia, Japan is bolstering defense measures in response to what Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called his nation's most serious security threat since World War II.

November 11, 2017

Trump tweets 'Russia can greatly help' US after calling ex-intel leaders 'political hacks'

On the homestretch of his whirlwind trip to Asia, President Donald Trump tweeted a defense of his efforts to establish a rapport with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying that the Kremlin "can greatly help" Washington with global trouble spots.

November 10, 2017

Mainstream media casts Trump's Asia trip in negative light

The anti-Trump media is simply picking and choosing what to focus on based on the narrative it wants to convey when it comes to the president’s Asia trip.

November 10, 2017

Russia targets US media in retaliation for Trump DOJ directive to RT America

In a global tit-for-tat, Moscow on Friday said it’s planning to restrict American media working in Russia in retaliation for the Department of Justice forcing a Russian English-language TV channel to register as a foreign agent in the U.S.

November 9, 2017

Trump tweets 'I don't blame China' for trade imbalance

President Donald Trump wrapped up his two-day visit to China by tweeting that he did not blame Beijing's leaders for its unbalanced trade relationship with the United States.

November 9, 2017

Trump says US trade with China has not been fair, urges country to squeeze North Korea

President Trump, at a lavish state dinner with the Chinese president in Beijing, called out his host country for “very one-sided and unfair” trade deals and urged China to do more to pressure neighboring North Korea – while also saying he can’t “blame” China for having taken advantage of the U.S. all these years.