Obama administration
Trump Backs Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines
US President Donald Trump has infuriated environmentalists by signing executive orders that support two controversial...
American Infrastructure Needs $808 Billion Upgrade
Figures about how much money the U. S. needs to rebuild the infrastructure of its brides, tunnels, roads, and airports...
Israel Approves Settlement Homes Following Trump Inauguration
Israel has approved hundreds of new settlement homes in occupied East Jerusalem, after the staunch pro-Israel US...
Twitter Fixes Botched @POTUS Account Transfer
The transfer of power on Twitter didn't go entirely smoothly. CEO Jack Dorsey apologized Saturday for inadvertently...
President Trump Pledges ‘only America First’ In Fiery Inaugural Address
Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States Friday, vowing to drain power from Washington elites and...
Trump and Africa
Donald Trump won the US presidency after suggesting he would make big changes in the way his country relates to the...
Trump Takes Over Islamic State Fight, Vowing To Finish It
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the Islamic State is on the defensive in three countries and...
Trump Draws Low Marks For Transition, Response To Russian Hacking
After a tumultuous campaign and transition, President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office Friday as the...
Stopped Train Triggers Major Political Row In Balkans
A Serbian train halted at the border with Kosovo and bearing signs reading "Kosovo is Serbian," has fueled a major...
Six Former VW Execs Indicted As Carmaker Agrees To Pay Record Fine Over Emissions Scandal
Volkswagen has agreed to plead guilty to U. S. charges it cheated on diesel emissions tests for a decade, accepting the...
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
A major international conference to try to kick-start peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians is being held in...
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
A major international conference to try to kick-start peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians is being held in...
NATO Crisis
Turkish President Recep Erdogan alleged, giving the Obama administration a ‘new-year-surprise’, December 28 that...
Kerry Says He’s Confident Trump Administration Will Stick To Peaceful Policies In Asia
Outgoing U. S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday he was confident the next administration would stick to the...
US Visa-Free Residency For Cubans Ends
The Obama administration on Thursday announced the repeal of a measure granting automatic residency to virtually every...
Amid Hacking Row, Pressure Builds On Trump To Soften Pro-Russia Rhetoric
President-elect Donald Trump is finding himself caught between his desire to improve relations with Russia and fellow...
US Sanctions Five Prominent Russians Including Litvinenko Suspects
The Obama administration has blacklisted five prominent Russians, just 11 days before he leaves office. Chief federal...
Iran To Expand Military Spending, Develop Missiles
Iranian lawmakers approved plans on Monday to expand military spending to five percent of the budget, including...
Fiat Chrysler Ups the Ante As Automakers Respond To Trump
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCHA. MI) (FCAU.N) on Sunday said it will invest $1 billion to modernize two plants in the...