Europe and the United States are far from compromising on Washington's position on the nuclear deal with Iran. The German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said this in Washington on Wednesday after an interview with his American colleague Mike Pompeo.
China has told the US on Wednesday that if President Donald Trump wants peace with North Korea, the time is right for a summit meeting with leader Kim Jong-un.
US Vice President Mike Pence says the White House remains hopeful about a planned summit with North Korea, but the country will under no circumstances make any concessions. The summit is scheduled for June 12th and will mainly focus on the dismantling of North Korean atomic programs.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump meet Tuesday at the Washington White House. The main topic for discussion will be the upcoming summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on June 12 in Singapore. Moon and Trump want to do everything possible to let that meeting continue and make it a success.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that his country will impose the 'strictest sanctions in history' on Iran. Pompeo made the verdict in Washington during his first big speech as minister.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump conducted telephone discussions on Sunday to ensure that the forthcoming summit between North Korea and the US continues. North Korea threatened to withdraw from, among other things, dissatisfaction with US military exercises with South Korea.
A man was attacked and killed by a puma during a mountain bike ride through a nature reserve in the US state of Washington. The animal also bit into the head of another cyclist, but he survived the attack and warned the police, he was only slightly injured by the attack.
China has agreed on Saturday to import more goods from the US. The country, however, did not say anything about the exact amount, while the White House demanded that Chinese import at least $ 200 billion of American goods.
While America is leaving Europe more and more to the left, Minister Blok (Foreign Affairs) yesterday tried to find a listening ear in Washington with his American colleague, Foreign Minister Mike Pompeo.
The US Senate has in majority consented to the appointment of Gina Haspel as the first female boss of the CIA. That was no surprise anymore because the special Senate committee had already agreed with her appointment as successor to Mike Pompeo, who is now Minister of Foreign Affairs.
President Donald Trump says that Washington has not heard any doubts about the upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. This threatened to cancel the meeting on June 12 due to the military exercises that the Americans are currently holding with the South Koreans. 'If the meeting continues, he will continue. If not, the US will continue with the next case. '
South Korea wants to act more actively between North Korea and the United States. This should ensure that the planned summit meeting between the leaders of the two countries can be 'successful and based on mutual respect', the Korea Times newspaper quoted from a government statement.
US President Donald Trump holds on to the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. On a question to that in the margins of the visit of Uzbek President Shavkat Miralayev in Washington, Trump replied: 'Yes!'
The United States still hopes that the planned summit will continue with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Washington is also preparing for a difficult negotiation process, said White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders.
North Korea is threatening to stop the meeting with President Donald Trump on June 12, as Washington continues to insist that the country abandon its nuclear program. That is what North Korean state media report on Wednesday.
Turkey has ordered the Israeli ambassador to 'go back' for a while to his homeland. That's what sources at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ankara said on Tuesday. The measure is a response to the death of sixty Palestinians through the hands of Israeli soldiers during demonstrations at the border in the Gaza Strip.
The mortal remains of the 10-year-old American girl Lindsey Baum was found after more than nine hundred kilometers from where she disappeared.
Great Britain wants to ensure that the nuclear deal with Iran stays with its European partners. Tehran must therefore continue to fulfill the obligations arising from the treaty. That is what Prime Minister Theresa May told the Iranian President Hassan Rohani on Sunday.
The US government has tightened security measures for its diplomatic posts in Islamic countries. Government officials told CNN that this extra vigilance is mainly due to the opening of the US embassy on Monday in Jerusalem. Washington takes into account protests at American embassies in Muslim countries for that day.
If North Korea gives up its nuclear weapons program, the US will help to raise the country to the prosperity level of South Korea. This is what the US Secretary of State said on Friday after consulting Washington with his South Korean counterpart.
A communications officer in the White House has insulted US Senator John McCain. The USA Today newspaper writes that the employee said about McCain that 'his opinion no longer matters because he is going to die soon.' The statement was confirmed by two other White House employees.
The Canadian police found a shoe on the British Columbia coast with the remains of a foot in it. The sinister find does not stand alone, it is the fourteenth time that a shoe washes with foot on the shores of the Canadian province. The mystery keeps the emotions busy and there is pressure on the origin of the feet.
US President Donald Trump welcomed Thursday the three Americans released by North Korea. The president, along with his wife Melania, boarded the plane that brought the three to the American air base Andrews at Washington.
Kim Jong-un has visited China for the second time in two months. According to North Korean state television, Kim met with Chinese President Xi Jinping last Monday.
The American preacher who is trapped in Turkey has defended himself in court. Andrew Brunson called it 'disgusting' and 'shameful' that he is suspected of ties to forbidden organizations.
Gina Haspel, who has been pushed forward to lead the CIA, wanted to withdraw her candidacy. She said that according to sources from The Washington Post Friday during a discussion in the White House about her involvement in the controversial interrogation program of the intelligence service. Then she returned to the CIA headquarters in Langley.
US President Donald Trump will receive the South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the White House in Washington on May 22nd. The two heads of government will then talk about the upcoming summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the White House has said.
The Trump government wants to put an end to the temporary protection of Honduran immigrants in the US. That means that possibly 57,000 people are likely to be expelled from the country. The Washington Post and The New York Times expressed this intention of the president.
An American complains a rescue worker who has saved him from drowning. The bipolar Mateusz Fijalkowski tried to commit suicide in a swimming pool, but was taken out of the water by the rescue worker.
The EU 'takes note' of President Donald Trump's decision to exempt EU member states from US import duties on steel and aluminum until 1 June. The EU ought to 'be excluded from these measures fully and permanently', the European Commission says and warns that it is 'not under threat'.
