President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats from the U.S. and imposed sanctions on two Russian intelligence agencies over their involvement in hacking US political groups in the 2016 presidential election. It was the strongest action the Obama administration has taken to date to…
Israel has “clear evidence” the Obama administration orchestrated the passage of the anti-Israeli settlement UN Security Council resolution on Friday, though the ambassador did not offer the evidence when pressed in a CNN interview. “We will present this evidence to the new administration through the…
Israel’s prime minister lashed out at President Barack Obama on Saturday, accusing him of a “shameful ambush” by allowing the UN Security Council to pass a resolution declaring Israel’s West Bank settlements illegal and saying he is looking forward to working with his “friend”…
President-elect Donald Trump tweeted Friday evening asking “when will the U.S., and all countries, fight back” against a “purely religious threat,” pointing to the suspect in the recent fatal Berlin terror attack. “The terrorist who killed so many people in Germany said just before crime,…
US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly called for the United States to “greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability” until the rest of the world “comes to its senses” regarding nuclear weapons. “The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear…
US President-elect Donald Trump has surpassed the necessary 270 votes in the Electoral College — ensuring that the billionaire will become America’s 45th president. Trump received 304 electoral votes to Hillary Clinton’s 224. Six “faithless” electors voted for other candidates, costing Trump…
International organizations and world powers have condemned the assassination of the Russian ambassador in Turkey. The Russian ambassador was shot multiple times at an art exhibition in Ankara late Monday. The UN Security Council (UNSC) and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon branded the attack a “senseless” act of…
Vladimir Putin was the world’s most powerful person for a fourth straight year in 2016, while US president-elect Donald Trump in second place, Forbes magazine said Wednesday in its annual rankings. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been ranked 9th among the 74 most powerful people in the world listed by Forbes.…
The US has warned China against “aggressive behavior in the South China Sea,” saying it would not accept Beijing’s control of the region. The warning by Admiral Harry Harris, head of the US Pacific Command, came on Wednesday as tensions between two powers continue to rise. “We will not allow a…
President-elect Donald Trump has picked as his secretary of state Rex Tillerson, the chief executive of ExxonMobil, according to a senior official on the transition team. Romney, Petraeus and Corker – the three leading runners-up for the diplomatic post all received calls late Monday informing them of…