Putin says Trump clever, will understand new responsibilities
MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is a clever man and will quickly understand his new responsibilities, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with NTV TV.
Trump to meet with retired U.S. Admiral Stavridis on Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump will meet on Thursday with retired U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis, a former supreme allied commander of NATO and dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, a spokeswoman …
Trump to intervene to keep U.S. jobs at home on ‘day-by-day’ basis, Pence says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump, fresh off a deal to keep nearly 1,000 U.S. jobs in the country, will decide whether to intervene with other companies to keep them from moving jobs overseas “on a day-by-day basis,” Vice President-el…
U.S. Navy, shipbuilders ready for Trump’s expansion plan
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (Reuters) – The U.S. arms industry is ready and capable of boosting production of new ships if President-elect Donald Trump makes good his vow to expand the U.S. Navy to 350 ships, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson t…
Trump conversation with Taiwan president a ‘courtesy call’: Pence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s phone conversation with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday, which prompted a diplomatic protest from China, was simply a “courtesy call,” Vice President-elect Mike Pence said on NBC on Sun…
Iran vows ‘firm response’ unless Obama stops sanctions renewal
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani demanded on Sunday that Barack Obama block an extension of sanctions passed by the U.S. Congress, saying Tehran would otherwise “firmly respond”.
Green Party’s Stein to pursue Pennsylvania recount petition in federal court
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Green Party candidate Jill Stein late Saturday vowed to bring her fight for a recount of votes cast in Pennsylvania in the U.S. presidential election to federal court, after a state judge ordered her campaign to post a $1 mi…
Trump attends ‘Villains and Heroes’ costume party dressed as…himself
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attended a “Villains and Heroes” costume party at a major donor’s Long Island home on Saturday night, but declined to don any garb that was in keeping with the theme.
Australian PM says he’s confident Trump won’t pull out of U.S. refugee deal
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Sunday he was confident a refugee resettlement deal with the United States would go ahead, despite White House comments which seemed to cast doubt about its future under a Trump Admi…
China lodges protest after Trump call with Taiwan president
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China lodged a diplomatic protest on Saturday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump spoke by phone with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan, but blamed the self-ruled island Beijing claims as its own for the “petty” move.
