Presidency of Donald Trump

President Donald Trump has used the launch of his first National Security Strategy to highlight his “America First” policy, although the document lauded the benefits of cooperation with Russia.

Moscow-based anti-virus company Kaspersky Lab sued the Trump administration in U.S. federal court on Dec. 18, arguing that the American government has deprived it of due process rights by banning its software from U.S. government agencies.

The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Monday on a draft resolution calling for the withdrawal of U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, diplomats said, a move likely to face a Washington veto, Reuters reported.

Islamic State threatened attacks on U.S. soil in retaliation for the Trump administration's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, one of the group's social media accounts reported on Thursday without giving any details.

Lindsey Vonn’s return to the piste after a back injury and a backlash at her anti-Trump comments was put back at least a day after downhill training in Val d’Isere was canceled on Dec. 14.

 U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding North Korea's nuclear and missile programs needed to be fully implemented by Pyongyang and other countries, Reuters reported.

US President Donald Trump has directed Nasa to plan a crewed mission to the Moon for the first time since 1972, reported BBC.

It will focus on long-term explorations and use of the Moon's surface, in partnership with the private sector.

Mr Trump also said the program would lay the foundation for an eventual mission to Mars, although he did not give a date for this.

President Donald Trump will announce on Wednesday that the United States recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and will move its embassy there, breaking with longtime U.S. policy and potentially stirring unrest, reported Reuters.

The European Union's chief diplomat said on Dec. 4 that Europe sometimes finds it difficult to communicate effectively with the Trump administration.       

 The administration of President Donald Trump intends to present a new US security strategy in the coming weeks, BGNES reported. According to the report, it will reflect elements such as the threat from North Korea, the fight against international terrorism, China's growing influence in Asia, and the "Russian aggression and propaganda efforts against the West".