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, Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ 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.
March 14, 2018 Haley calls for UN action over 'atrocious' poisoning of ex-Russian spy in UK U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley called Wednesday for the Security Council to take action against Russia over the poisoning of a former spy and his daughter, labeling the attack an "atrocious crime."
March 14, 2018 Trump fires Tillerson for irreconcilable differences, as the media predicted months ago On the last day of November, the New York Times ran a story headlined "White House Plans Tillerson Ouster From State Dept., to Be Replaced by Pompeo."
March 12, 2018 Tillerson: US 'outraged' by poisoning of ex-spy that 'clearly came from Russia' Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters Monday evening that the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain last week "clearly came from Russia" and "certainly will trigger a response."
March 1, 2018 White House plans to sell 210 anti-tank missiles to Ukraine The Trump administration plans to sell Ukraine 210 anti-tank missiles to help it defend its territory from Russia, in a major escalation of U.S. lethal assistance to Ukraine's military.