U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in his first diplomatic foray to Brussels tried to allay the doubts of the European Union over the new U.S. administration's stance toward it. However, whether the EU would buy it remains unclear.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told a group of business executives that the administration will cut taxes and regulations massively and impose a "very major border tax" on companies which shift production overseas.
Russia expects to have a dialogue with the Trump administration on strategic stability, including on nuclear weapons, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.
Russia said on Tuesday that a U.S. decision to ease restrictions on arming Syrian rebels had opened the way for deliveries of shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, a move it said would directly threaten Russian forces in Syria.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's planned trip to Pearl Harbor under the cloak of "peace" and "reconciliation" will not distract the world from his administration's real pursuit of militarism.
A Russian hacking group began attacking U.S.-based policy think tanks within hours of Donald Trump's presidential election victory, according to cyber experts who suspect Moscow is seeking information on the incoming administration.
The families of two Yemeni men killed in a 2012 U.S. drone strike in Yemen have sued the United States in federal court in Washington, demanding that the U.S. government acknowledge the pair's "unlawful deaths."
The Obama administration is stepping up efforts to advance trade deals with Asia and Europe to cement a trade legacy as the administration has fallen short of its goal of doubling U.S. exports over five years.
The threat of Italy's first-ever nationwide police strike is drawing attention to Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's plans to reform rules governing the public administration.
The Obama administration on Monday imposed sanctions on more Russian officials under a law enacted two years ago following the death of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.
The Obama administration on Monday extended the sign-up deadline for healthcare plans under President Barack Obama's signature healthcare overhaul through Tuesday.
Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III and his administration will continue with his effort to make the government corruption-free up to the last day of his administration, a senior government official said Wednesday.
President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated Michael Froman, a top economic adviser, as the next U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to help promote his ambitious trade agenda in the second term.
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