In December 1978, Jimmy Carter who has died aged 100 outlined his belief that American strategic decisions abroad should be shaped by an adherence to human rights. “Human rights is the soul of our foreign policy … because human rights is the soul of our sense of nationhood.”
President-elect Donald Trump has declared that he is a "believer in H-1B" visas, quashing the opposition to the programme for qualified professionals to work in the US that pitted the right-wing fringe against his advisers Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.
US President-elect Donald Trump has repeated his call to acquire the Panama Canal, Canada, and Greenland, citing national security and economic benefits, in his Christmas greetings.
The US Congress narrowly averted a government shutdown with the passage of a bipartisan funding bill, but the process laid bare the persistent challenges of governance in an era of heightened partisanship and external influences.
US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday in a strong-worded statement threatened Panama to give the canal back to them, and said that it was a vital asset of the US.
Pompeo will meet President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is at the centre of Trump's historic impeachment trial for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
Pompeo said that he travelled to the UK to start the dialogue on an agreement as soon as possible.
The remarks come as part of a reaction to the announcement of the US peace plan, that was rejected by the Palestinians.
On December 12, the US imposed fresh sanctions on Iran, including an airline and the country’s shipping industry.
The diplomat expressed hope that the agreement would have been reached on a draft resolution.
