Alliances January 26, 2017 Ahead of Trump meeting, British PM calls for US-UK to 'renew their special relationship' British Prime Minister Theresa May, on a trip to the U.S. as the first foreign leader to meet with President Trump, called Thursday for their two countries to “renew their special relationship” and lead the world in a fight against “closed, coercive and cruel” societies.
Europe January 22, 2017 UK PM May to discuss trade, NATO in White House with Trump British Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday she plans to discuss free trade and the importance of the NATO military alliance when she becomes the first foreign leader to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington.
Alliances January 16, 2017 Trump vows to strike post-Brexit deal with UK, rips EU as 'vehicle for Germany' President-elect Donald Trump vowed over the weekend to quickly work out a trade deal with Britain in a bid to help smooth the country's path out of the European Union -- further strengthening ties with the Brexit movement he lauded during his campaign.
Alliances January 12, 2017 Turkey's strikes on Kurds could drag US into new front, military sources fear On the evening of July 24, shortly after an agreement was reached between US and Turkish officials allowing the US to use Turkey’s airbases to launch its jets against the Islamic State, Turkey launched a massive airstrike against a Kurdish militant group in the mountains of Iraq along the border with Iran, which took the U.S. military completely by surprise.
Alliances January 12, 2017 Obama to decide on declassifying 9/11 documents within 60 days President Obama will decide whether to declassify 28 pages of sealed documents — which some suspect show a Saudi connection to the 9/11 attacks — within 60 days, according to a former senator who co-chaired the 2002 joint congressional inquiry into the attacks.
Alliances January 12, 2017 US launching complex operation to train, arm Syrian rebels amid airstrikes Newly launched airstrikes in Syria are only one piece of the puzzle in the United States' war against the Islamic State, as the military prepares to launch a complex operation to train and arm Syrian rebels.
Alliances January 12, 2017 Assad must go? Obama administration's focus on Syria in doubt as death toll soars The rise of ISIS militants in Syria and Iraq, and the unwillingness of Americans to see their military involved in another foreign conflict, appear to have cooled President Obama's once-strident rhetoric demanding Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "must go" -- even as the death toll in the three-year-old civil war tops 170,000.
Alliances January 12, 2017 US under new pressure to absorb Syrian refugees as Europe faces crisis The surge of refugees fleeing Syria and other war-torn regions is putting immense pressure not only on Europe but also the United States, as the Obama administration faces calls to take a more active role in the humanitarian crisis.
Alliances January 12, 2017 Americans stuck in Yemen file suit demanding State Department, military rescue them Claiming the Obama administration turned its back on them, 41 Americans stranded in war-torn Yemen filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the State Department and Defense Department for not evacuating them -- as fighting intensifies and U.S. allies launch airstrikes.
Alliances January 12, 2017 India's rape epidemic: Will the US apply pressure for change to its Asian ally? As grisly cases of rape in India start to emerge again, many are hoping the United States and others will apply pressure to their Asian ally to renew the fight against this epidemic.
Alliances January 12, 2017 US caught between allies amid pressure to limit NSA The Obama administration is finding itself in a sticky surveillance situation.