Rex Tillerson
China denounces Pompeo’s ‘malicious’ Latam comments amid influence battle
World
October 22, 2018
China denounces Pompeo’s ‘malicious’ Latam comments amid influence battle
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese state media sharply criticized U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday after he made comments…
US official says North Korean leader ready to discuss nukes
World
April 9, 2018
US official says North Korean leader ready to discuss nukes
North Korea’s government has communicated with the United States to say that leader Kim Jong Un is ready to discuss…
Trump fires chief diplomat Tillerson after clashes, taps Pompeo
World
March 13, 2018
Trump fires chief diplomat Tillerson after clashes, taps Pompeo
US President Donald Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday after a series of public rifts over issues…
US, Turkey agrees to normalize relations, Turkish Foreign Minister says
World
February 16, 2018
US, Turkey agrees to normalize relations, Turkish Foreign Minister says
Turkey and the United States have decided to “establish mechanisms” to normalize relations between them, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu…
US is committed to Middle East peace, says Rex Tillerson
Middle East
February 14, 2018
US is committed to Middle East peace, says Rex Tillerson
US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, traveled on Wednesday to Amman, Jordan, where he spoke with regional leaders about the…
US tells anti-ISIS coalition to ‘keep eyes on prize’
Middle East
February 13, 2018
US tells anti-ISIS coalition to ‘keep eyes on prize’
The Trump administration, increasingly concerned that the 74-strong coalition it cobbled together to destroy the Islamic State group is losing…
Turkey: Relations with US at make-or-break point
Middle East
February 13, 2018
Turkey: Relations with US at make-or-break point
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday warned that Turkey-US ties were at a “critical point” and Washington needed to…
Tillerson seeks to show ‘America First’ isn’t America alone
World
January 28, 2018
Tillerson seeks to show ‘America First’ isn’t America alone
As President Donald Trump declared that “America First does not mean America alone” at a global economic forum in Switzerland,…
US puts Palestinians on notice: DC office may be shuttered
Middle East
November 18, 2017
US puts Palestinians on notice: DC office may be shuttered
The Trump administration put the Palestinians on notice Friday that it will shutter their office in Washington unless they’ve entered…
Senators to press Tillerson and Mattis on new war authority
World
October 30, 2017
Senators to press Tillerson and Mattis on new war authority
President Donald Trump’s national security brain trust faces Congress on the need for a new war authorization as the deadly…