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Tillerson Shuns Spotlight At Landmark G20 Meeting
A G20 gathering in Bonn was supposed to herald onto the world stage Washington's new top diplomat, Rex Tillerson, but...
US and Iran Face Off In Wrestling Final
As the US and Iran lock horns over sanctions and missile tests, athletes from the two countries will grapple each other...
Election Risks, Retail Sales Hurt Pound and Euro
Falls for the euro and the pound dominated trade in the major global currencies on Friday, hit by a combination of...
Ex-Admiral Turns Down US National Security Advisor Job
A former navy admiral reportedly tapped by President Donald Trump to be his national security advisor has declined the...
Robert Harward Turns Down Trump’s National Security Adviser Offer
US President Donald Trump’s choice for National Security Adviser has turned down the job offer. Retired Vice-Admiral...
US Under Pressure On Syria Stance Ahead of Geneva Talks
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday faces a grilling by global peers seeking clarity about Washington's...
Robert Harward Turns Down Trump’s National Security Adviser Offer
US President Donald Trump's choice for National Security Adviser has turned down the job offer. Retired Vice-Admiral...
Venezuela Court Upholds 14-Year Prison Sentence
Venezuela's Supreme Court has upheld the 14-year jail sentence of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, a day after Donald...
Five Takeaways From Thursday
Donald Trump stunned the political world with an impromptu White House news conference at which he vented at his...
Cold War Redux? US-Russian Missile Spat In Europe
The United States and Russia may be on the verge of a new arms race in Europe, decades after the missile crisis that...
US Businesses Shut To Back Immigrants For A Day
US businesses and schools face possible disruption as workers and students vow to stay home to draw attention to the...
Trump Taps Acosta To Labor Post, 1st Hispanic Cabinet Pick
President Donald Trump announced Thursday he has nominated Alexander Acosta to be the US secretary of labor, the first...
French FM Says US Position On Mideast Peace ‘confusing’
Washington's position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains "confusing", French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc...
DC Restaurants Close In Immigrant Solidarity Show
From burger joints to fine eateries, dozens of Washington restaurants shut down Thursday to protest President Donald...
Trump Presses Showdown With Intelligence Agencies
President Donald Trump pressed his attacks on US intelligence agencies Thursday, vowing to catch "low-life leakers"...
Kutcher Passionately Testifies On His Anti-Sex Trafficking Efforts
No one got "Punk'd" Wednesday morning when Ashton Kutcher came to Capitol Hill. The actor testified Wednesday before...
US Pledges Nuclear Defence For Japan, S.Korea After N.Korea Missile…
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday pledged that Washington would use the full range of its arsenal,...
Republicans Seek Probe Into Leaks
Leading Republicans in the US have called for an investigation into leaks that led to the resignation of national...
US Sets Out Cautious Approach To Russia
Senior US officials have been setting out their position on Russia, in some of the new administration’s first...