Left-wing and Muslim activists have urged Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in a protest to keep his promise of charting a foreign policy independent of America by staying away from Donald Trump when he becomes president.
Departing US Secretary of State John Kerry says he believes the Iran nuclear agreement will survive and has warned President-elect Donald Trump that canceling the deal would harm the US in an irreparable way.
The United States and the European Union are having an uneasy relationship owing to controversial remarks made by the incoming US President Donald Trump on a number of issues, one being Iran’s nuclear agreement - which was fully coordinated and endorsed by the EU – and the other Washington’s NATO membership. Trump has called Iran’s deal a bad one and even threatened to tear it up. In other contentious remarks, he has called NATO an obsolete entity. The remarks have drawn reactions from European officials. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has thrown her weight behind Iran’s deal, saying it provides benefits for all and creates opportunities for improved regional cooperation that should be seized by all. Meanwhile, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has pointed out to NATO’s concerns over Trump describing the military alliance as outdated.
Monica Crowley, the conservative author and pundit chosen for a top communications post on the National Security Council, had been named on December 15, 2015.
Chinese state media say incoming US President Donald Trump is “playing with fire” by challenging China’s sovereignty over Taiwan, promising that Beijing would strongly respond to any reconsideration by the US of the so-called One China policy.
US Senator Bernie Sanders has given credit to President-elect Donald Trump for his “extraordinary accomplishment” in overcoming all odds and beating former secretary of state Hillary Clinton for the White House.
Mexico has rejected any threats aimed at deterring foreign companies from investing in the country, after US President-elect Donald Trump threatened two big automotive manufacturers with heavy tariffs if they would import their Mexican-made cars to the US.
US President-elect Donald Trump said Friday that Mexico would "later" repay for the construction of a wall on the US-Mexican border built with US money.
Thirty-seven top US scientists, including some of the world’s leading experts in the fields of nuclear science and arms control, have written to President-elect Donald Trump, calling on him to abide by the nuclear agreement with Iran when he takes office on January 20.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says US President Barack Obama is using the alleged hacking attacks against Democrats to “delegitimize” President-elect Donald Trump before his January 20 inauguration.
Days after the UN Security Council voted to condemn Israel over its illegal settlement construction in the occupied Palestinian territories, US President-elect Donald Trump has denounced the United Nations as a club for people to “have a good time.”
The Israeli ambassador to the United States says the regime has “evidence” that Washington was “actually behind” what led up to a UN resolution against Tel Aviv, asserting that such information will only be given to President-elect Donald Trump.
US President-elect Donald Trump recently dropped a bombshell when he suggested in a tweet that America must greatly expand its nuclear capability until when the world comes to its senses. The tweet came less than 24 hours after Trump’s meeting with a dozen Pentagon officials to discuss of the US nuclear arsenal. The move was also seen as a kind of reaction to remarks by President Vladimir Putin who suggested Russia should reinforce its nuclear arsenal. To shed more light on the latest controversy, we have spoken to two experts.
US President-elect Donald Trump says a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution censuring Israel for its illegal settlement construction in occupied Palestinian territories was a “big loss” for the regime.
US President-elect Donald Trump said the latest wave of terrorist attacks in Europe prove him to be “100-percent correct” about his plans to tackle terrorism.