Barack Obama’s administration
With Trump At Helm, US Takes Seat At UN Rights Council
The United States will on Monday claim its seat at the UN Human Rights Council under the new presidency of Donald...
In Name At Least, ISIL Is Defeated
ISIL is no more. At least, that's the case in the hallways of the Pentagon, where military officials have done an...
Transgender Students Decry ‘dangerous’ Trump Decision
Activists, parents and transgender students Thursday vowed to resist the Trump administration's "dangerous" reversal of...
UN Envoy Meets Syrian Rivals, But Hopes Dim For Peace Talks
The UN's Syria envoy launched consultations Thursday with rival sides in the six-year conflict, but hopes of...
Syrian Peace Talks To Resume With Expectations Low
UN-brokered Syrian peace talks resume in Geneva on Thursday, but hopes of a breakthrough are dim, clouded by persistent...
Rival Syrian Camps Due In Geneva Ahead of Talks
Rival Syrian camps were due in Geneva Wednesday for UN-brokered talks to end the six-year conflict with persistent...
Pope Appears To Back Dakota Pipeline Opponents
Pope Francis has appeared to back Native Americans fighting the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline. The Pope said...
White House Tries To Insulate Trump From Russia Scandal
The White House battled Tuesday to insulate Donald Trump from the scandal over a top aide's contacts with Russia, as...
Trump Faces Calls For Probe After Aide Ousted Over Russia Talks
Donald Trump's young presidency was plunged into deep crisis Tuesday as the forced departure of a key national security...
Chinese, US Aircraft In ‘unsafe’ Encounter Over South China Sea
A Chinese military aircraft had an "unsafe" encounter with a US Navy surveillance aircraft near a contested reef in the...
Trump Aide Mocked After ‘Bowling Green Massacre’ Lie
Kellyanne Conway is a key adviser to US President Donald Trump Kellyanne Conway is a key adviser to US President Donald...
Netanyahu In Hot Water Over Praise of Trump’s Wall
When Benjamin Netanyahu sent a tweet in support of President Donald Trump's plan for a wall along the Mexican border,...
China Hits Back At US Over South China Sea Claims
China has asserted its "indisputable sovereignty" over parts of the South China Sea after the Trump administration...
Two Transitions And A Dog’s Bad Name
This is a historic week in the world as far as democratic transitions are concerned. On Friday, January 20, 2017,...
Israel, Palestinians Warned Against Solo Steps Harmful To Peace
Some 70 countries reaffirmed on Sunday that only a two-state solution could resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...
Obama Administration Ending Program Once Used To Track Mostly Arab and Muslim Men
President Barack Obama's administration said Thursday it was ending a dormant program that once was used to track...
US Cuts Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia
The US has said it will limit arms sales to Saudi Arabia amid concerns over civilian casualties linked to air strikes...
Vladimir Putin Reaches Out To Donald Trump
President Vladimir Putin says Russia wants to normalise ties with the United States and join efforts in the fight...
Trump Was Hand Picked By God – Francis Cudjoe Jnr
A Ghanaian author has said Donald Trump’s surprise ascension to the U. S. Presidency was the result of what he calls...