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...
