Presidency of Donald Trump

Lindsey Vonn’s return to the piste after a back injury and a backlash at her anti-Trump comments was put back at least a day after downhill training in Val d’Isere was canceled on Dec. 14.

 U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding North Korea's nuclear and missile programs needed to be fully implemented by Pyongyang and other countries, Reuters reported.

US President Donald Trump has directed Nasa to plan a crewed mission to the Moon for the first time since 1972, reported BBC.

It will focus on long-term explorations and use of the Moon's surface, in partnership with the private sector.

Mr Trump also said the program would lay the foundation for an eventual mission to Mars, although he did not give a date for this.

President Donald Trump will announce on Wednesday that the United States recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and will move its embassy there, breaking with longtime U.S. policy and potentially stirring unrest, reported Reuters.

The European Union's chief diplomat said on Dec. 4 that Europe sometimes finds it difficult to communicate effectively with the Trump administration.       

 The administration of President Donald Trump intends to present a new US security strategy in the coming weeks, BGNES reported. According to the report, it will reflect elements such as the threat from North Korea, the fight against international terrorism, China's growing influence in Asia, and the "Russian aggression and propaganda efforts against the West". 

The administration of President Donald Trump intends to present a new US security strategy in the coming weeks, the Wall Street Journal quoted him as saying.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Pakistan on Dec. 4 to meet with top leaders and seek common ground on the counterterrorism fight, amid Trump administration calls for Islamabad to more aggressively go after the insurgents moving back and forth across the border with Afghanistan.

The administration of President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from a United Nations pact to improve the handling of migrant and refugee situations, deeming it “inconsistent” with its policies, the U.S. mission to the global body announced Dec. 2.

The United States warned North Korea's leadership it would be "utterly destroyed" if war were to break out after Pyongyang test fired its most advanced missile, putting the U.S. mainland within range, in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, Reuters.