Presidency of Donald Trump
US Secretary of Defense orders reviews of nuclear stockpile and policies
US Secretary of Defense James Mattis has ordered the military to start work on reviewing the US's overall nuclear weapons policy document that will guide the Trump administration's purchases, deployment and management of nuclear weapons.
US, Russia exchange words over Syria
The United States and Russia have exchanged words over the six-year-old Syrian war, with relations between the two states suffering a downturn before the foreign ministers of the two world powers meet tomorrow.
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US spy agencies may have picked up Trump communications after all
Donald Trump’s communications may have been swept up in intelligence gathering on suspected foreign agents, according to explosive allegations made by the Republican head of the House intelligence committee.
Scottish academic Niall Ferguson blasts Germany for austerity 'fetish'
Niall Ferguson looked rested and ready for action as we sat in the roof garden of Athens's Hotel Grande Bretagne on the day he was due to speak at the Delphi Economic Forum earlier this month.
President-elect Donald Trump's era starts in the US
President-elect Donald Trump's era began on Jan. 20 after a swearing-in ceremony as the 45th president of the United States, beginning a four-year term that promises to shake up Washington and the world.
Trump's son-in-law Kushner to become senior White House adviser
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will become a senior White House adviser working on trade and the Middle East, transition officials said on Jan. 9, in a rare case of a close presidential family member taking a major job.
Trumps reacts as U.S.-Russia "war" flares up
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has reacted after the administration of outgoing President Barack Obama introduced sanctions against Russia.
Trump said it was time for his country to "move on," and announced a meeting with heads of intelligence services that he in the past criticized.
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Obama to press Trump to preserve Cuba détente, says White House
U.S. President Barack Obama will make his case directly to President-elect Donald Trump not to derail the recent U.S.-Cuba detente, the White House said on Dec. 13, insisting that "turning back the clock" would be damaging to American interests and the Cuban people.