Alliances May 2, 2016 US watching closely as British voters head to polls British voters go to the polls Thursday in an election with serious implications for the United States.
Alliances May 2, 2016 Obama vs. Cameron: British PM takes hard line on ‘Islamist’ extremists, Obama avoids I-word British Prime Minister David Cameron was unsparing in his condemnation of Islamist terrorists on Friday, as he stood beside President Obama in the White House. Obama? The U.S. president stayed the rhetorical course.
Alliances May 2, 2016 Obama, Cameron meet amid specter of terrorism in Europe, US Amid fresh concerns about terrorism in the West, British Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to press President Barack Obama Friday on getting American technology companies like Google and Facebook to allow governments to snoop on encrypted communications.
Alliances May 2, 2016 Obama seeks help of Mexico's Pena Nieto on Cuba, immigration President Barack Obama hosted Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto at the White House Tuesday, looking to his southern neighbor for help implementing changing policies on immigration and Cuba.
Geopolitics May 2, 2016 CIA director says secret 9/11 report pages full of hearsay, inaccurate info CIA Director John Brennan said Sunday that 28 classified pages of a bipartisan commission's report on the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks contains "uncorroborated, unvetted information" that some could seize upon to claim Saudi Arabian involvement in the attacks.
Alliances April 28, 2016 House Speaker invites India Prime Minister to address Congress House Speaker Paul Ryan says he has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India to address a joint meeting of Congress on June 8.
ELECTIONS April 28, 2016 Sanders blasts 'immoral' wealth inequality at Vatican conference Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders issued a global call to action at the Vatican Friday to address "immoral and unsustainable" wealth inequality and poverty and warn of the consequences to future generations if solutions are not found.
Alliances April 28, 2016 Obama says nuclear terrorist attack would 'change our world' Addressing the last nuclear security summit of his administration, President Obama warned that despite measurably reducing the risk of a devastating attack, the prospect of a terror group like the Islamic State obtaining nuclear weapons is “one of the greatest threats to global security.”
Presidential Primaries April 28, 2016 Trump accused of Putin favors with NATO criticism Donald Trump once again is being accused of giving Vladimir Putin a helping hand, on the heels of the Republican presidential front-runner's tough NATO criticism.
Presidential Primaries April 28, 2016 Clinton brings 2016 fight to AIPAC stage, takes shots at Trump on Israel Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton openly challenged Donald Trump’s commitment to the U.S.-Israel alliance during an address Monday before the country’s most influential pro-Israel group, slamming his call to be “neutral” in peace talks and offering what could be a preview of the general election battle.
Human Rights April 28, 2016 US to declassify military, intelligence records on Argentina 'Dirty War' President Barack Obama will move to declassify U.S. military and intelligence records related to Argentina's "Dirty War," the White House said Thursday, aiming to bring closure to questions of U.S. involvement in a notorious chapter in Argentina's history.