Nuclear Proliferation July 4, 2017 US vows it will 'never accept a nuclear North Korea' after new missile test Secretary of State Rex Tillerson vowed Tuesday that the U.S. would "never accept a nuclear-armed North Korea" while U.S. and South Korean forces held joint ballistic missile drills after the Communist nation successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Nuclear Proliferation July 3, 2017 Trump tweets angry response to North Korean missile launch President Trump responded to North Korea's latest missile launch late Monday with a two-part Twitter post asking in part, "Does [North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un] have anything better to do with his life?"
Alliances June 27, 2017 Trump turns up pressure on China amid N. Korea concerns The once-budding bromance between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping seems to have cooled considerably after Beijing failed to rein in North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and missile program.
Alliances June 26, 2017 Trump says US, India 'tied together in friendship' after Modi meeting President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed Monday to enhance the relationship between their two countries, with Trump vowing that “India and the United States will always be tied together in friendship and respect.”
Alliances June 22, 2017 Emmanuel Macron: Trump tweets congratulations to French president-elect President Donald Trump took to Twitter Sunday to congratulate Emmanuel Macron on his overwhelming victory in the French presidential election.
EXECUTIVE June 10, 2017 Trump, in Miami speech, set to roll back Obama's Cuba policy President Trump will head to Miami on Friday, home to a large and influential Cuban-American community, to unveil his administration’s new Cuba policy -- which will roll back central parts of his predecessor’s efforts to normalize ties with the Communist island nation, according to a senior administration official and other sources.
White House June 9, 2017 Trump confirms commitment to NATO's Article 5 President Trump on Friday publicly confirmed his administration’s commitment to NATO's mutual defense pact known as Article 5.
Alliances June 5, 2017 Acting US ambassador to Britain praises London mayor after Trump's criticisms The U.S. ambassador the United Kingdom praises the mayor of London Sunday for his response to the terror attacks over the weekend after President Trump slammed him over “political correctness.”
Alliances May 24, 2017 State Department voices 'concern' to Turkey on DC brawl outside embassy The U.S. State Department voiced concerns Wednesday about the violent confrontation outside the Turkish embassy in Washington the day before that led to 11 people being injured and two arrests.
Alliances May 24, 2017 Trump meets Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov amid Comey firestorm President Trump met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Wednesday, amid a firestorm on Capitol Hill over Trump’s Tuesday firing of FBI Director James Comey.
North Korea May 24, 2017 North Korea threat: WH official says Kim could use nuclear weapons as 'blackmail' North Korea’s nuclear weapons development could be used as “blackmail” to influence the U.S. to abandon its ally in South Korea in order to make it easier for Pyongyang to overtake its archrival, a White House official said Tuesday.