U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson issued a forceful condemnation of “bigotry in all its forms” and called for national reconciliation as he promised to work toward making the government more racially diverse. Tillerson remarks to State Department interns and fellows, dozens of whom were recruited through programs targeting minority candidates, followed the backlash from…
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Russians considering US diplomats expulsions
Russian Foreign Ministry suggested that too many American spies operated in Moscow under diplomatic cover and clearly articulated a possible, although not imminent expulsion of some of them to retaliate against the Obama administration ejection of 35 Russian diplomats last year. #Russia threatens to trim number of American #diplomats at #USA embassy – #Zakharova https://t.co/gvRrkRurOJ…
Trump celebrates US-France friendship
‘It’s a wonderful national celebration and we look forward to participating in it,” -said the US President Donal Trump ahead of the 14th July parade at joint press conference with Mr. Macron at the presidential palace of the Elysee . “Our two nations are united, together forever, by the spirit of the revolution and the…
UN watches Syria ceasefire
“The agreement is basically broadly holding, quite well. In all agreements there is a period of adjustment, we are watching very carefully, but we can say we believe it has fairly good chances of working out” – said U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura told a news conference on Syria. Syria's bitter six-year conflict has cost…
Trump looks forward to ‘positive things’
U.S. President Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday that it was an “honor” to meet him for the first time and said he looked forward to “positive things” in the relationship between two states. The face-to-face encounter between Trump and Putin at a Group of 20 summit in Germany was one of…
Trump-Putin for ceasefire in Syria
The US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for over two hours in the afternoon, discussing a range of international issue, and ending with an agreement on curbing violence in Syria, according to the US diplomatic sources. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters after the session the ceasefire was a “defined…
Putin slams sanctions as form of protectionism
Russian President Vladimir Putin blasted economic protectionism and sanctions in an implicit gesture at President Trump a day before the two leaders are set to meet for the first time. Published in the German financial newspaper Handelblatt ahead of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Putin praised the strategy for free trade and action on climate change, while warning…
PM office denies change for Trump visit
Prime Minister Theresa May’s office said there had been no change to plans for U.S. President Donald Trump’s to come to Britain on a state visit, after the Guardian newspaper reported the trip had been postponed. JUST IN: Trump visit to UK put on hold over lack of public support: report https://t.co/MD3yfrrl3u pic.twitter.com/3EOtPB31ko — The…
Trump to reinforce travel ban
U.S. President Donald Trump urged his administration to seek a reinforced version of his travel ban proposal following a weekend terrorist attack in London, and pressed for an expedited judicial review by the nation’s top court. What is widely called a ‘travel ban’ is an Executive Order 13769, titled Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry…
Assad believs Trump is a puppet
Syrian President Bashar Assad believes that the inhabitant of White House plays the assigned to him role, and is not independent, the policy pursued by Donald Trump illustrates this observation. This statement Assad made during an interview with Indian journalists in Damascus, extracts from which were published by the Syrian authorities. According to Assad, Trump…
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