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Defense chief Jim Mattis dismissive of news reports of tension with Trump
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday dismissed recent news reports that tensions between him and President Donald Trump point to his exit soon. Asked by a reporter whether such reports should be taken seriously, he replied, "No. I wouldn't take it seriously at all. It's ...
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Macedonia Monday, condemning Russian efforts to use its money and influence to build opposition to an upcoming vote that could pave the way for the country to join NATO — a move Moscow opposes. Mattis told reporters traveling ...
Assad has been warned against using chemical weapons in Idlib: Jim Mattis
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis stressed Tuesday that Syrian President Bashar Assad has been well warned against any chemical weapons use in an anticipated assault on Idlib province. The Assad regime has twice been targeted by U.S. air and missile strikes after previous alleged chemical ...
U.S. IDs two Korean War dead from remains handed over by Pyongyang
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says that two Korean War dead have been identified from remains turned over to the U.S. in July by North Korea. Mattis told Pentagon reporters Tuesday that experts moved swiftly on analyzing those two sets of remains, as they thought they ...
Trump dismisses Bob Woodward's White House tell-all book as a 'joke' day before release
U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed journalist Bob Woodward's bombshell book as a "joke" Monday, a day before readers get their first full look at his detailed account of a White House in disarray. "Fear: Trump in the White House" hits U.S. bookstores on Tuesday after ...
U.S. defense chief Jim Mattis in spotlight amid new book claims of undercutting Trump
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is not a fan of appearing on television and he would rather not see his name in the newspaper. In other words, the former Marine general likes to do keep his head down and do his job with the least ...
Pentagon cancels $300 million in aid to Pakistan over record against militants
The U.S. military said it has made a final decision to cancel $300 million in aid to Pakistan that had been suspended over Islamabad's perceived failure to take decisive action against militants, in a new blow to deteriorating ties. The so-called Coalition Support Funds were ...
Mattis says 'no decision' has been made on future U.S.-South Korea drills
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis insisted Wednesday that "no decisions" had been made about suspending additional military exercises with South Korea, one day after he suggested the moratorium on large drills had ended. In June, after President Donald Trump held a historic summit with North ...
U.S. military says it has no plans to suspend more major exercises on Korean Peninsula
The U.S. military has no plans yet to suspend any more major military exercises with South Korea, the defense secretary said Tuesday amid a breakdown in diplomacy with North Korea over its nuclear weapons. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told a Pentagon news conference that no ...
U.S. Navy hospital ship Colombia-bound to help in Venezuela humanitarian crisis
The U.S. Navy is sending a hospital ship to Colombia on a mission to assist in the humanitarian crisis in neighboring Venezuela, a defense official said Tuesday. The USNS Comfort hospital ship "will return to South America this fall," Pentagon spokeswoman Cmdr. Sarah Higgins said. "We ...
U.S. denies China policy shift after Taiwanese leader gives speech in LA
President Donald Trump's administration denied Tuesday any change to its "One-China" policy after Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen made a political speech in the U.S., the first time in 15 years a Taiwanese leader has done so. Beijing said that it had lodged an official protest ...
As Trump confounds, Jim Mattis seen as quiet champion among NATO allies
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will only play a supporting role to President Donald Trump at this week's NATO summit — an event that by definition is focused on heads of state from the trans-Atlantic alliance. But Mattis' small part belies his high standing among ...
