
When they met in April at the White House, President Donald Trump suggested to his French counterpart that France should quit the European Union and sign a bilateral trade deal with the US, The Washington Post reported Friday. “Why don’t you leave the EU?” he reportedly asked visiting President Emmanuel ...

US Defense Secretary James Mattis pledged Friday to maintain and strengthen the US security alliance with Japan amid fears that talks with North Korea could water down Washington’s longstanding security commitments in the region. Mattis said the United States and its regional allies will maintain a “strong collaborative defensive stance” ...