January 17, 2017 Russia invites officials from incoming Trump administration to Syria talks Syria talks are set to kickoff next week and Russia wants officials from the incoming Trump administration to attend the meeting in Kazakhstan.
January 16, 2017 Trump slams outgoing CIA director Brennan after criticism over Russia threat Outgoing CIA Director John Brennan had some sharp criticism and warnings Sunday for Donald Trump, saying the incoming president doesn’t have a “full understanding” of Russia’s power and threat to the world.
January 15, 2017 Spicer denies report Trump wants meeting with Putin in Iceland President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming press secretary Sean Spicer denied a report from the Sunday Times on Saturday that said Trump was seeking to have a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Iceland.
January 15, 2017 China hits back at Trump, says one-China policy is 'non-negotiable' China said Sunday that its one-China policy is “non-negotiable” after President-elect Donald Trump suggested that he might use American policy on Taiwan as a bargaining chip between the two sides.
January 12, 2017 Sen. Lindsey Graham: 'We should hit Russia hard' for election cyberattacks South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham told ӣƵ' "The O'Reilly Factor" that President-elect Donald Trump should make Russian President Vladimir Putin "pay a price" for cyberattacks on the Democratic National Committee during last year's election campaign.
January 12, 2017 American POW's fate could hang in balance as US, Afghanistan struggle to strike security pact Efforts to search for America's only living POW currently held by the Taliban could be seriously set back if the U.S. and Afghanistan governments cannot agree on a vital security pact.
January 12, 2017 White House facing questions over murky status of 53 prisoners Cuba agreed to free The status of 53 Cuban political prisoners who were supposed to be freed as part of the historic deal thawing U.S.-Cuba relations remains a mystery nearly three weeks after the announcement, prompting criticism from rights groups and lawmakers that the Castro regime is stringing along the White House.
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.
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.
January 12, 2017 Message to Iran? 3 years after ‘red line,’ Syria chem weapons charges unresolved Three years after President Obama’s infamous “red line” threat to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, charges of chemical weapons use inside the war-torn country persist -- in turn fueling concerns about whether Iran can be held to the newly struck nuclear deal.