Presidents of the United States

Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned on April 7, according to two officials, just hours after he had publicly apologized for a profanity-laced upbraiding of the officer he fired as captain of the coronavirus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt.

Greek riot police officers secure the statue of US President Harry S. Truman after protesters against the visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, threw paint in central Athens, Saturday. Pompeo is in Greece on the last leg of a four-nation European tour that has been overshadowed by the impeachment inquiry in Washington. [Michael Varaklas/AP]

President Donald Trump isn't taking "no tanks" for an answer on the Fourth of July.

Understanding the dangers that loom as a result of the latest developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, Washington is exerting its influence. However, sound assessments and solid predictions cannot be made given the uncharted territory in which US-Turkish relations are now moving.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Britain's Prince Harry was a terrific guy and denied casting his American-born wife, Meghan, as a nasty person, claiming media had distorted his words as he actually felt she was very nice.

Washington's escalating trade war with Beijing has not "made America great again" and has instead damaged the American economy, China said on June 2, warning that while it wants resolution through talks there will be no compromise on core principles.

Turkey can be the "bedrock of stability" in the Middle East, according to Joseph S. Nye, a prominent political scientist from Harvard University who served as an assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs during the presidency of Bill Clinton.

Hillary Clinton has for the first time ruled out running for president in 2020.

However, she added that she was "going nowhere."