Hosting Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas in the Oval Office on Monday, President Obama described his visitor as “somebody who has consistently renounced violence” – a view in stark…
House Homeland Security Committee chairman Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Tex.) said Monday the possibility should not be ruled out that the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft may be in terrorists’…
Sending Secretary of State John Kerry to negotiate with his Russian counterpart in a bid to avert a Moscow-backed referendum in Crimea was “like sending a cupcake to negotiate with a steak knife…
Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday the administration was in favor of exporting liquefied natural gas to Ukraine as a way of reducing its energy dependency on Russia. But after he noted…
Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday analogized the politically-explosive referendum in the Ukrainian region of Crimea on Sunday to the choice faced by the 13 American colonies in…
At the launch of a new umbrella group for America Muslim organizations, a leader said the number of Muslims in the U.S. was estimated at seven to eight million, but “opponents” claim the number…
CIA Director John Brennan said Tuesday that there was “a lot of speculation right now” about the the fate of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, but he would “not at all” rule out the possibility…
CIA Director John Brennan said on Tuesday that al-Qaeda’s ideology, built on “a perverse and very corrupt interpretation of the Qur’an,” resonates in many parts of the world, and is often fed…
E.U. foreign policy chief Cathy Ashton, on a “goodwill” visit to Iran, commented that she had celebrated International Women’s Day with a group of Iranian women on Sunday. But the regime is…
Speaking about Russia’s intervention in Ukraine and the U.S. response, former Vice-President Dick Cheney said Sunday there is “no question” Russian President Vladimir Putin believes President…
The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled steps it is taking against those who have threatened Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, but a State Department spokeswoman hinted that…
Citing incidents like the winter freeze over North America and devastating floods in England, U.N. climate change chief Christiana Figueres says, “It’s unfortunate that we have to have these…
The State Department is disputing claims by CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin that U.S. consular officials provided no help when she was detained at an airport in Cairo for more than 12 hours,…
Secretary of State John Kerry expressed disbelief when told that President Vladimir Putin was denying that Russian troops were occupying Ukraine’s Crimea region. Putin said they were “local self-…
Russian ambassador to the U.N. Vitaly Churkin on Monday afternoon compared the departure of ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich from Kiev last month to a situation in which former…
Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday that President Obama had been “very strong” in his 90-minute phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Russia’s takeover of Ukraine…
Asked on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday whether he acknowledged that the Obama administration’s “reset” with Russia was dead, Secretary of State John Kerry said, “Well, I don’t know what you mean…
Secretary of State John Kerry Sunday challenged the notion that President Vladimir Putin went ahead and seized control of Ukraine’s Crimea on the assumption that President Obama would do nothing…
(CNSNews.com) – Secretary of State John Kerry defended the need for intelligence surveillance Thursday, saying the U.S. and other countries “have a global interest in trying to know what…
Urging Russia to be careful in its response to the situation in Ukraine, Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday, “We’re hoping that Russia will not see this as sort of a continuation of…
Secretary of State John Kerry expressed support Tuesday for “a global structure” within the United Nations to enforce regulations on how the oceans are managed and protected. “I know people…
Any Russian decision to send forces into Ukraine to restore a government it views as favorable “would be a grave mistake,” national security advisor Susan Rice said on Sunday.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro threatened Thursday to remove CNN from the air if it does not “rectify” its coverage of politial turmoil in the Latin American country.
European Union foreign policy chief Cathy Ashton said the violence in Kiev was “completely unacceptable and should stop immediately.”
President Obama conceded Wednesday that the lengthy process of evaluating whether to move ahead with the Keystone XL oil pipeline was probably viewed by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper as…