Trump calls Tillerson ‘dumb as a rock’ and ‘lazy’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday called former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson “dumb as a rock” and “lazy as hell” a day after the...
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Turkish foreign minister’s U.S. visit postponed – spokesman
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s planned visit to Washington on March 19 has been postponed, his spokesman said on Thursday, following the U.S. decision to...
Trump ousts Tillerson, taps CIA director Pompeo
US President Donald Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday after a series of public rifts over policy on North Korea, Russia and...
US, Turkey agree to mend ties; Turks propose Syria joint action (Update)
The United States and Turkey agreed on Friday to try to rescue a strategic relationship that Washington acknowledged had reached a crisis point, with Turkeyproposing a joint deployment...
Tillerson says US Mideast peace plan ‘fairly well advanced’
The United States’s work on a new Middle East peace plan is “fairly well advanced”, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday, though he...
Islamic State yet to suffer ‘enduring defeat’ says Tillerson
The end of major combat operations against Islamic State does not mean the United States and its allies have achieved an enduring defeat of the...
No. 3 US diplomat quits in latest departure under Trump
The US State Department’s third-ranking official, Tom Shannon, is stepping down from his post, the department said on Thursday, becoming the latest senior diplomat to...
Trump ‘considers plan to replace Tillerson with CIA chief’
US President Donald Trump is considering a plan to oust Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who has had a strained relationship with his boss over North...
Tillerson accused of violating U.S. law on child soldiers
A group of about a dozen U.S. State Department officials have taken the unusual step of formally accusing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson of violating...
Tillerson warns region against using Lebanon as proxy for conflict
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday warned other countries and groups against using Lebanon as vehicle for a larger proxy fight in the...
U.S. would consider no-fly zone in Syria if Russia agrees
The United States is prepared to discuss with Russia joint efforts to stabilize war-torn Syria, including no-fly zones, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said...
Members of US Congress urge Tillerson to take strong stance on Turkish threats against Cypriot EEZ
By Apostolis Zoupaniotis Thirty-six members of the US House of Representatives encouraged US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to continue the active engagement by the...
Tillerson heads to Moscow carrying Western call for Russia to abandon Assad
By Steve Scherer and Andrew Osborn US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson carried a message from world powers to Moscow on Tuesday denouncing...
Kremlin, angry at Syria missile strike, says Putin won’t meet Tillerson
The Kremlin said on Monday that US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will not meet President Vladimir Putin when he visits Moscow on Wednesday, a...
Anastasaides speaks with Tillerson on the phone
President Nicos Anastasiades had a telephone conversation with United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides tweeted late on Tuesday. According to...
Entry of major energy players not a game changer, expert says
WHEREAS there is no doubt the third hydrocarbons licensing round was a successful one – with the entry of US energy giant ExxonMobil – Cypriots...