December 29, 2016 British PM denounces Kerry for speech critical of Israel British Prime Minister Theresa May issued a strong statement Thursday denouncing Secretary of State John Kerry for a speech that was heavily critical of Israel.
December 28, 2016 Netanyahu slams Kerry's speech defending UN vote as 'unbalanced' Israel fired back at Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasting Kerry’s lengthy televised rebuke of the Middle Eastern democracy.
December 27, 2016 Israel suggests US should consider cutting funds to UN after Security Council vote Israel's ambassador to the United States on Monday slammed the United Nations Security Council's adoption of a resolution opposing Jewish settlements in occupied territory, suggesting the incoming Trump administration and Congress should take a close look at how much money the US hands over to the UN.
December 21, 2016 Turkey links Russian ambassador's killer to US-based cleric, State Department calls claim 'ludicrous' Turkey's president on Wednesday implicated a U.S.-based Muslim cleric in the killing of Russia's envoy to Turkey, saying the policeman who carried out the attack was a member of his "terror organization."
December 20, 2016 Gunman arrested after firing shots near US Embassy in Turkey Police detained a gunman who fired multiple shots near the entrance to the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey early Tuesday hours after the Russian ambassador to Turkey was killed in an attack across the street.
December 16, 2016 China stole US underwater drone in South China Sea as Americans watched A Chinese Navy ship stole an American underwater research drone while a US crew was watching, in a South China Sea area contested by the Chinese and the Philippines, US defense officials told Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ on Friday.
December 16, 2016 State Dept. ups bounty by more than double for ISIS leader The State Department is looking to end ISIS once and for all.
December 12, 2016 Trump says he'll make secretary of state pick Tuesday morning President-elect Donald Trump tweeted Monday evening that he would announce his nominee for the secretary of state position on Tuesday.
December 5, 2016 UN apologizes for Haiti’s cholera epidemic without noting it brought the disease United Nations Secretary Ban Ki-moon has ended—sort of-- six years of UN stonewalling over Haiti’s mammoth cholera epidemic with a weak apology.
November 23, 2016 Gingrich: 'I can think of 20 other people' better suited for secretary of state than Romney Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich expressed skepticism Tuesday at reports that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was the frontrunner to be President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of state.