Section: US & Canada
Flynn: outspoken general, intelligence pro, Trump supporter
WASHINGTON — Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the man Donald Trump has asked to be his national security adviser, built a reputation in the Army as an astute intelligence professional and a straight talker. What set Flynn apart after he shed his uniform in 2014 was the blistering public criticism he quickly levelled at the White House and...
NATO ‘Absolutely Confident’ That Donald Trump Will Maintain Alliance Leadership
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday he was certain that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will lead the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, and he is hoping to speak to Trump soon.Trump questioned during his election campaign whether the United States should protect allies that have low defense spending, raising fears that he...
The Latest: Obama, European leaders focus on Syria, Ukraine
The Latest on President Barack Obama’s last official overseas trip (All times local): 1:15 p.m. The White House says President Barack and European leaders focused their talks Friday on the … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
The Latest: Obama, European Leaders Focus on Syria, Ukraine
The White House says President Barack and European leaders focused Friday on the need to secure a diplomatic resolution to the conflicts in Syria and eastern Ukraine …read more Source: ABC...
The Latest: Obama, European leaders focus on Syria, Ukraine
The White House says President Barack and European leaders focused Friday on the need to secure a diplomatic resolution to the conflicts in Syria and eastern Ukraine …read more Source: U.S....
The Latest: Obama, European leaders focus on Syria, Ukraine
The Latest on President Barack Obama’s last official overseas trip (All times local): 1:15 p.m. The White House says President Barack and European leaders focused their talks Friday on the … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
The Latest: Obama, European leaders focus on Syria, Ukraine
BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on President Barack Obama’s last official overseas trip (All times local):1:15 p.m.The White House says President Barack… …read more Source:...
Obama Meets with European Leaders in Berlin to Talk U.S. Relations
BERLIN (AP) — President Barack Obama joined the leaders of key European countries in Germany on Friday to discuss an array of security and economic challenges facing the trans-Atlantic partners as the U.S. prepares for President-elect Donald Trump to take office in January. Obama’s meeting with the leaders of Germany, Britain, France, Italy...
Saakashvili resigns Odesa governorship, citing sabotage of reform by central authorities
KYIV – In July 2015, less than two months after his one-time college chum President Petro Poroshenko appointed him as governor of the strategic Black Sea region of Odesa, Mikheil Saakashvili deployed a bulldozer through an oligarch’s beachfront property to give the public access to the seashore. It was a display of his proclaimed resolve...
Saakashvili’s resignation: Start of parliamentary election campaign?
The sudden resignation of the governor of Odesa Oblast, Georgia’s former President Mikheil Saakashvili, roiled the Ukrainian media landscape last week (November 7). Mr. Saakashvili was appointed to head the coastal Black Sea province in May 2015 by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, a long-time personal friend. He attributed his...
