Section: US & Canada
The Latest: Obama, Putin discuss Syria conflict, Ukraine
A White House description of the meeting says after exchanging pleasantries, Obama encouraged Putin to uphold his country’s commitments under the Minsk deal aimed at ending the conflict. The White House says Obama called for Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov to keep working in initiatives with other...
The Latest: Obama, Putin discuss Syria conflict, Ukraine
The White House says President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Syria and Ukraine during a four-minute conversation at the start of a summit in Peru …read more Source: U.S....
The Latest: Obama, Putin discuss Syria conflict, Ukraine
The Latest on President Barack Obama’s final official foreign trip (all times local): 12:10 p.m. The White House says President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Syria and … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
The Latest: Obama, Putin discuss Syria conflict, Ukraine
The Latest on President Barack Obama’s final official foreign trip (all times local): 12:10 p.m. The White House says President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Syria and … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
The Latest: Obama, Putin Discuss Syria Conflict, Ukraine
The White House says President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Syria and Ukraine during a four-minute conversation at the start of a summit in Peru …read more Source: ABC...
U.S. votes against UN resolution condemning the glorification of Nazism
(JTA) — The United States voted against a United Nations resolution that condemned the glorification of Nazism. The resolution titled “Combating glorification of Nazism, Neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fueling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance,” was passed by the U.N. Human...
The Latest: Obama, Putin discuss Syria conflict, Ukraine
LIMA, Peru (AP) — The Latest on President Barack Obama’s final official foreign trip (all times local): 12:10 p.m. The White House says President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Syria and Ukraine during a four-minute conversation at the start of a summit in Peru. A White House description of the meeting says...
The Latest: Obama, Putin discuss Syria conflict, Ukraine
LIMA, Peru (AP) — The Latest on President Barack Obama's final official foreign trip (all times local):… …read more Source: Associated...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Will Run for a Fourth Term: Report
(BERLIN) — Angela Merkel will seek a fourth term as Germany’s chancellor in general elections next year, the German news agency dpa reported Sunday. Dpa, citing sources at the Berlin headquarters of Merkel’s Christian Democrat party, reported that the 62-year-old chancellor also will run to be re-elected as the party’s...
Report: German Chancellor Merkel’s to seek fourth term
Repeatedly named “The World’s Most Powerful Woman” by Forbes magazine, Merkel also has been suggested by some as the last powerful defender of liberal values in the West following Donald Trump’s election as the next U.S. president. While she’s never been described as a visionary or earned much praise for stirring...
