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Controversial Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte — who insulted President Barack Obama and other world leaders, including the pope — may soon visit the White House. President-elect Donald Trump invited the 70-year-old leader for a visit next year during a “very engaging, animated” phone conversation, Duterte’s aide said Friday. Christopher Go, Duterte’s special adviser, said the

For Melania Trump, a lot has changed since she was last in her native land of Slovenia in 2002. She’s married to one of the richest men in America and though she might not be moving into the White House, she will be the first lady of the United States–making her only the second foreign-born

‘We’ve seen this promise in every election,’ defense minister says. ‘It’s very important, but we have other issues’ By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman addresses the Saban Forum in Washington DC on December 2, 2016. (Courtesy) WASHINGTON — Israel’s defense minister on Friday played down the centrality of moving the American Embassy from

Friday’s phone call between Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen and US President-elect Donald Trump, which broke the nearly four decades of US diplomatic practice, came as a striking move but it does not bear the same importance as it seems to be. For Trump, it exposed nothing but his and his transition team’s inexperience in dealing

Welcome to Newsweek’s daily rundown of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition process. There are about 4,000 positions to fill, and we’ll be keeping track of appointees through the January 20 inauguration. The diplomatic brouhaha over Donald Trump’s conversation with Taiwan’s president has devolved into an actual game of telephone of sorts, with mixed messages on which

Beijing (dpa) – China lodged complaints with US officials on Saturday against Donald Trump’s phone call with Taiwan’s president, in a dispute that threatens to open a diplomatic rift between Beijing and Washington. “We have taken note of the relevant reports and have made solemn representations to the relevant US authorities,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

US President-elect Donald Trumps spoke to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday about the countries’ political, economic, and security ties. President Tsai Ing-wen, who is also Taiwan’s first female president, called Trump after the US elections to congratulate him on his victory. The US closed its Taiwan embassy and cut ties with Taiwan in 1979,