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NIKKI HALEY

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2019
Boeing board to add Nikki Haley, who helped fight South Carolina plant's union drive
Boeing Co. is poised to add an old ally to its board: Nikki Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 8, 2018
Trump picks new attorney general and U.N. envoy
In another senior staff shake-up inside his often turbulent administration, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he has picked the two people he wants to be the next U.S. attorney general and the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 27, 2018
At U.N., U.S. warns Russia over 'outrageous' violation of Ukraine sovereignty in sea clash
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley warned Russia on Monday that its seizure of three Ukrainian vessels was an "outrageous violation of sovereign Ukrainian territory" and urged Moscow to reduce tensions caused by its "arrogant" act.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 10, 2018
No rest for Nikki Haley? Resignation fuels speculation about her political future
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley exits President Donald Trump's Cabinet as the most high-profile female member, potentially putting her back into play as a candidate for a Republican Party struggling to gain traction with female voters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 29, 2018
U.S. Rohingya report 'consistent' with U.N. findings of genocide by Myanmar regime: Nikki Haley
Findings of a U.S. State Department investigation into Myanmar's Rohingya crisis are "consistent" with those of a report by U.N. investigators released this week that called for Myanmar's commander-in-chief and other generals be tried for genocide, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 8, 2018
Nikki Haley defends Trump's 'nuclear button' tweet, says it keeps North Korea's Kim 'on his toes'
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley has defended President Donald Trump over his recent "nuclear button" tweet, denying that it hurts Washington's credibility with its allies and calling such moves necessary to keep North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "on his toes."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 3, 2018
U.S. warns Pyongyang against new missile test and plays down Kim-proposed talks with Seoul
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, warned North Korea on Tuesday against staging another missile test and said Washington would not take any talks between North and South Korea seriously if they did not do something to get Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 1, 2018
Trump and his Republican allies endorse Iranian protesters
U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers offered implicit support on Sunday to tens of thousands of Iranians protesting the Islamic Republic's unelected clerical elite and Iranian foreign policy in the Middle East.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 30, 2017
Who can we trust during these new wars of the world?
Swords into ploughshares. Spears into pruning hooks. Three thousand-odd years ago, when civilization was rough and passions raw, an extraordinary visionary saw peace dawning. His words, recorded in the Biblical book of Isaiah, transcend religious denomination and national affiliation. They belong to all mankind: "They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift sword against nation. ... The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb and the leopard shall lie down with the kid."
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 20, 2017
Latest Houthi missile fired from Yemen at Riyadh 'bears hallmarks' of Iran arms: Nikki Haley
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said a missile fired by Yemen's Houthi group toward Saudi Arabia on Tuesday "bears all the hallmarks of previous attacks using Iranian-provided weapons" as she pushed the U.N. Security Council to act.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 15, 2017
Nikki Haley unveils missile parts she claims prove Iran is arming Houthis in violation of UNSC resolutions
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Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 8, 2017
Sale of migrants as slaves in Libya may constitute crime against humanity: UNSC
The sale of migrants into slavery in Libya may amount to crimes against humanity, the United Nations Security Council said on Thursday, voicing "grave concern" after footage appearing to show Africans being auctioned there sparked global outrage.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 27, 2017
Assad regime to blame for April sarin attack that killed dozens of civilians: U.N.
The Syrian government of Bashar Assad is to blame for a chemical attack on the opposition-held town of Khan Sheikhoun that killed dozens of people last April, according to a report sent to the United Nations Security Council on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 18, 2017
As options on North Korea run out, U.S. may turn to Pentagon, U.N. envoy warns
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Sunday the U.N. Security Council has run out of options on containing North Korea's nuclear program and the United States may have to turn the matter over to the Pentagon.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 31, 2017
Haley: China aware it must act as U.S. is 'done talking about North Korea'
The United States is "done talking about North Korea" and China is aware it must act, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Sunday after North Korea fired its second long-range missile this month and amid a push by Washington to impose stronger U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 6, 2017
U.S. ready to use military force against North Korea if necessary, says diplomatic window is closing
The United States has said it would resort to using military force, if necessary, to defend itself and its allies — including Japan — against North Korea's increasingly threatening nuclear and missile programs.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 23, 2016
Trump reportedly selects Gov. Nikki Haley for U.N. ambassador
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, a daughter of immigrants from India who has little international experience, to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, The Post and Courier newspaper and other media reported on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2016
South Carolina governor wants U.S. to divert shipload of arms-grade plutonium from Japan
The demand by Nikki Haley has the potential to embarrass the Obama administration a week before it hosts an important summit on nuclear nonproliferation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 23, 2015
South Carolina governor poised to have Confederate flag removed from capitol
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is expected to call on Monday for the Confederate battle flag to be taken down from the state capitol grounds, five days after a white gunman allegedly shot dead nine black worshipers at a historic Charleston church.

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