April 7, 2017 Tillerson says Russia either complicit or incompetent in Syria chemical weapons deal Secretary of State Rex Tillerson charged Thursday that Russia was either complicit or incompetent in its role overseeing Syria’s supposed removal of chemical weapons, on the heels of a U.S. strike on an Assad airfield in response to a deadly chemical attack.
April 6, 2017 Hours before airstrikes, Hillary Clinton called for bombing of Syrian airfields Hillary Clinton called on the U.S. to carry out airstrikes on Syrian airfields Thursday hours before President Trump authorized the bombings in response to Bashar al Assad’s use of chemical weapons earlier this week, which left at least 70 dead, many of them children.
April 3, 2017 Trump ready to address North Korea nuclear program with or without China President Trump says the United States is ready to act alone against North Korea’s nuclear program if China does not take a tougher stance, days ahead of Trump hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping at his Mar-a-Lago estate in South Florida.
April 3, 2017 Trump, Putin meeting could mend deteriorating relationship, Kremlin spokesman says A meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin could mend the rift between the two nations, a Kremlin spokesman said Sunday.
March 29, 2017 Trump's rapid rapprochement plans with Russia fade Expectations that President Donald Trump’s election would lead to a rapid U.S. rapprochement with Russia are fading, as the White House pushes off the Kremlin’s proposals for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin and takes an increasingly skeptical view of reaching a grand bargain with Moscow.
March 28, 2017 China, Japan island fight reignites with population push According to Japanese officials, the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans next month to legally designate the Senkaku Islands – known in China as the Diaoyu Islands – as inhabited border territories.
March 21, 2017 White House reportedly considering economic sanctions on North Korea The White House is reportedly considering broad sanctions against North Korea, focusing on cutting it from the global financial system as a response to its nuclear threats and missile tests.
March 19, 2017 Trump says North Korea dictator 'is acting very, very badly' President Trump told reporters Sunday that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was "acting very, very badly" hours after the rogue state test-fired a new type of high-thrust rocket engine.
March 17, 2017 Trump presses Merkel 'hard' on NATO dues during visit President Trump pressed German Chancellor Angela Merkel “hard” on NATO dues during the leaders’ Oval Office meeting on Friday, ӣƵ is told – a point the president underscored during their joint press conference minutes later.
March 16, 2017 Flynn was paid $67G by Russian interests, documents say Former national security adviser Michael Flynn was paid more than $67,000 by Russian companies before the presidential election, according to documents released Thursday by a Democratic congressman.