Palestinian hopes of blocking Israeli settlements dim under Trump
What a difference a month makes. Cheered by a US abstention in late December allowing a UN Security Council resolution condemning Israel settlement activity to pass, the Palestinians now face the cold reality that the new Trump administration would certainly block UN attempts to stop settlement growth.
Donald Trump is doing exactly what he said he would do
As he progressed from punchline to primary contender, from frontrunner to nominee, and then from seemingly doomed general election candidate to president-elect, Donald Trump has, for all his idiosyncrasies, offered a remarkably consistent package of promises.
Kim Jong Un wants to meet Trump, will never give up nukes, says defector
The only way to change North Korea's destiny is to change its leader, says the most senior North Korean diplomat to defect in almost 20 years.
4 ways China could deal with Donald Trump
President Donald Trump has wasted no time getting down to business as US commander in chief, but few countries in the world will be watching his moves as closely as China.
Trump to direct federal resources toward building a border wall on Wednesday
President Donald Trump will take executive action Wednesday directing federal resources toward building a border wall, a White House official confirmed to CNN.
Three arrested in Sweden over 'gang rape' on Facebook Live
Swedish police investigating allegations that a woman was gang raped live on Facebook have arrested three men.
Donald Trump tells Narendra Modi he considers India a 'true friend'
Donald Trump spoke with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a call Tuesday, one of the few world leaders the new US President has spoken to since taking office on Friday.
Trump's TPP withdrawal: 5 things to know
President Donald Trump has begun carrying out his campaign pledges to undo America's trade ties -- starting Monday with executive action to pull the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Senate committee approves Tillerson for secretary of state
Former ExxonMobil chief executive Rex Tillerson won the backing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Monday to be secretary of state when it voted 11-10 to send his nomination to the full Senate.
China's new two-child policy sparks increase in births
The number of babies born in China in 2016 jumped 7.9% from the previous year, according to government figures, a jump attributable to China's shift to a two-child policy.
