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WASHINGTON — Few things unnerved U.S. allies more than President Donald Trump’s refusal to publicly back the U.S. commitment to NATO’s mutual defense at the organization’s meeting in May. After months of assurances from top U.S. military and national security officials, European allies on Thursday finally heard the words they had been waiting for, when […]

President Trump said Thursday that he agreed Russia interfered in the U.S. presidential race and slammed former President Barack Obama for doing nothing about it, saying he didn’t “choke” but made a political decision. The president said Mr. Obama ignored Russian meddling in the election because he thought, as did most people, that Democratic nominee

President Donald Trump just can’t seem to catch a break—or a handshake, for that matter. The commander in chief was attending a ceremony with first lady Melania Trump in Poland Thursday afternoon, accompanied by President Andrzej Duda and his wife, Agata Kornhauser-Duda. Like any other political soiree, the time came for a beautiful photo op

WARSAW — President Donald Trump’s speech in Warsaw cast the fight against terrorism as a clash of civilizations, adopting a framework that his two predecessors had determinedly avoided and linking it to his controversial policies on immigration. The speech on Thursday centered on extended praise for what Trump described as the unique virtues of Western

MEXICO CITY — Authorities said at least 26 people were killed Wednesday in northern Mexico during a predawn gun battle between warring crime gangs, part of an escalation of deadly violence across the country. In an interview with Milenio television, Chihuahua state prosecutor’s spokesman Felix Gonzalez said the confrontation between armed groups broke out in

WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump attempts to bolster Eastern European nations against Russian belligerence while meeting in Europe this week, he is getting added support from his top diplomat. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will accompany Trump on Friday and Saturday in Hamburg, Germany, for a summit of the Group of 20 developed countries,

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Could a grainy, black-and-white photo, long buried in the National Archives, offer new evidence to solve the Amelia Earhart mystery? The famous Kansas-born aviatrix disappeared on July 2, 1937, while attempting to fly around the world. The most widely held theory is that she crashed into the Pacific Ocean. But now

Donald Trump didn’t exactly earn a unanimously warm welcome during his first trip to Europe as president in May. To ensure that his second visit this week starts off on a far more positive note, considerable measures are being taken, including those borrowed straight from the Communist Party playbook. Related: Trump Warns Of Ending Global