Tag: President-elect Donald Trump

Obama pays last presidential holiday visit to Hawaii marine base

Kaneohe, United States | AFP | US President Barack Obama on Sunday visited American troops at a Hawaii military base, the last time he will participate in his holiday tradition as commander-in-chief. Obama and the first lady Michelle visited the Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay, close to where the presidential couple are vacationing with their daughters. Speaking weeks before President-elect Donald Trump’s scheduled inauguration, Obama called his time as commander-in-chief “the privilege of […]

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Israeli PM, angered by anti-settlement U.N. vote, summons U.S. ambassador

  (Reuters)  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday summoned the U.S. ambassador to Israel to discuss the U.S. abstention in a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an end to settlement-building. Separately, the envoys of 10 other nations were called in to the Israeli Foreign Ministry to be reprimanded on Sunday, and Netanyahu had more harsh words for Washington over Friday’s U.N. vote. An Israeli spokesman gave no details of when Netanyahu would meet U.S. […]

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U.S. abstains from UN vote to end Israeli settlement building

  (Reuters)   The United States on Friday allowed the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlement building, defying heavy pressure from long-time ally Israel and President-elect Donald Trump for Washington to wield its veto. A U.S. abstention paved the way for the 15-member council to approve the resolution, with 14 votes in favor, prompting applause in the council chamber. The action by President Barack Obama’s administration follows growing U.S. […]

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China hopes for ‘healthy, stable’ relations with Trump

BEIJING, China (Reuters) — China said on Wednesday (November 9) that it will work with the new U.S. president to ensure the steady and sound development of bilateral ties. Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang made the remarks at a regular news briefing as Republican Donald Trump moved to the brink of winning the White House. “We look forward to working together with new U.S. administration to push forward a consistent, healthy and stable China-U.S. relations […]

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Putin congratulates Trump, hopes to work together

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in US elections, hoping to work with him to improve relations, the Kremlin said in a statement. Putin “expressed hope for mutual work on bringing US-Russia relations out of their critical condition as well as on working out outstanding issues on the international agenda” in his congratulatory telegram, the Kremlin said. “The President of Russia also expressed certainty that building […]

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Thai PM Prayuth says relations with U.S. will remain unchanged

BANGKOK, Thailand (Reuters) — Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Wednesday (November 9) relations with U.S. will remain unchanged whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump wins the elections. “We have been an ally with the United States for over 180 years. No matter who becomes the president, I think Thailand would have to move forward with balancing out its foreign policy,” he told reporters. Donald Trump’s successful campaign for the White House broke every […]

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