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Trump backs Brexit leader Farage as UK envoy to US

Britain ruled out replacing its ambassador in Washington on Tuesday after US President-elect Donald Trump, in his latest unorthodox intervention, tweeted that Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage “would do a great job”. The decision on who is appointed to represent the United Kingdom in Washington is a matter for the British ...

November 22, 2016

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Trump Backs Nigel Farage as British Ambassador to US

Donald Trump has tweeted that Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage “would do a great job” as British ambassador to the US, in the latest unorthodox intervention by the president-elect. The decision on who is appointed to represent the United Kingdom in Washington is a matter for the British government, but that ...

November 22, 2016

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Four Police Officers Shot in US Cities

One policeman was shot dead and three others shot and wounded in four US cities on Sunday, coinciding with an epidemic of racially-tinged gun violence involving law enforcement. Police were shot in San Antonio, Texas, Sanibel, Florida, and in the Missouri cities of St. Louis and Gladstone, local police departments ...

November 21, 2016

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Obama ‘Not Optimistic’ on Syria

US President Barack Obama said he is “not optimistic” about Syria’s future, warning that Aleppo was likely to “fall”. Obama said the Russian and Iranian backing for Syrian government had made the situation untenable for the opposition. “I am not optimistic about the short-term prospects in Syria,” he said Sunday ...

November 21, 2016

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Trump Set to Announce New Cabinet Picks

US President-elect Donald Trump meets a slate of potential cabinet members at his golf club Sunday, including Chris Christie, indicating he remains supportive of the New Jersey governor after booting him from the transition team. The 70-year-old Republican billionaire promised reporters they would “hear some things” Sunday after a second ...

November 20, 2016

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Pentagon, Intelligence Leaders Seek NSA Chief’s Removal: Reports

Top US military and intelligence leaders are pushing President Barack Obama to fire National Security Agency chief Admiral Michael Rogers, US media reported Saturday, even as Rogers is apparently being considered for a senior position in the Trump administration. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes has asked Defense Secretary Ash ...

November 20, 2016

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Trump Picks Hardliner Sessions for Attorney General

US President-elect Donald Trump tapped arch-conservative Senator Jeff Sessions to be attorney general and hawkish congressman Mike Pompeo, as his CIA director, Trump’s transition team announced Friday. The incoming commander in chief also appointed retired lieutenant general Michael Flynn, a top military advisor for Trump and one of his earliest ...

November 18, 2016

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U.S. President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi meet at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, November 18, 2016. © Kay Nietfeld / Reuters

Obama, EU leaders agree to keep anti-Russian sanctions over Ukraine

US President Barack Obama and EU leaders have agreed to keep anti-Russian sanctions in place for a further year over the situation in Ukraine. President Obama, who is on his final official visit to Europe, met with the leaders of Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the UK on Friday. Among ...

November 18, 2016

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US Intelligence Chief Clapper Resigns

US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Thursday that he had submitted his resignation, stepping down as President-elect Donald Trump begins to assemble his new administration. Clapper, whose job is to coordinate the work of 17 disparate agencies like the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency, said ...

November 17, 2016

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Clinton Says Election Exposed Deep Divisions in US

In her first public appearance since conceding to Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said the US presidential vote has exposed deep divisions, in the “greatest country in the world.” “Over the past week, a lot of people have asked themselves whether America is the country we thought it was,” ...

November 17, 2016