Trump launches U.S. exit from Paris treaty
The Trump administration notified the U.N. on the first day possible that it will withdraw from the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change a year from now.
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Donald Trump's overt hostility to international organizations and multilateralism as U.S. president from 2017 to 2021 undercut longstanding alliances and treaties, alienated leaders and damaged America's global standing. Despite his exposure to sweeping criminal charges, Trump won his 2024 bid to regain the White House. Experts say the segregationist president, the first to be a sentenced felon, poses a major threat to democracy, security and the international order the U.S. has led since 1945.
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Trump reverses plan to host G-7 at Doral
Amid a storm of bipartisan criticism, U.S. President Donald Trump rescinded his plan to host the G-7 summit at his own resort in 2020.
Trump awards G-7 summit to his resort
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to host next year's gathering of the Group of Seven rich democracies at his private golf resort in Florida.
Trump administration may seek U.S. withdrawal from Open Skies Treaty
Four senior Democrats warned the Trump administration may exit a treaty for mutual unarmed surveillance over 34 nations.
Trump ally fills long-vacant U.S. ambassador post to United Nations
Incoming envoy Kelly Craft took up her new job issuing a terse statement while declining to take questions from reporters.
Trump's refugee and humanitarian aid faulted for 'cruel practices'
Refugees International gave the Trump administration's U.S. practices a 'failing grade' for a second year in a row.
U.N. rights chief wary of nationalism interfering with global cooperation
A warning that sovereignty and national borders are being invoked to prevent human rights issues from being addressed.
G-7 allies in turmoil over trade and climate as Trump takes hard line
The summit in France was overshadowed by fears of an escalating trade war between the United States and China.
Landmark U.S.-Russia arms treaty expires despite its past success
Experts said the demise of the INF Treaty will make the job of advocating for nuclear arms control far more difficult.
U.S. military officials are bracing for withdrawal from U.N. postal agency
The military delivered more than 88,000 tons of packages and letters last year and must now plan for a possible disruption.
Iran and Europe are in a push to keep the nuclear deal afloat
Iran's biggest European trading partners are Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, and Greece.
Bachelet condemns U.S. treatment of migrant families held at border
The U.N. human rights chief said children should never be held in immigration detention or separated from families.
Central bankers worried about the risks of trade wars and cheap money
The global bank for central banks said U.S. and European stimulus measures won't provide "sustainable momentum."
G-20 calls trade and geopolitical tensions threat to global growth
As host to the talks, Japan played peacemaker between the U.S. and nations antagonized by Trump's protectionism.
Queen reminds Trump of the importance of multilateral virtues
At a carefully staged visit, the British monarch touting the multilateral institutions that Britain and the U.S. helped to create after World War II — to prevent a third one.
Unusual web of interests behind Trump's multinational enterprise
The Mueller probe cast members of the Trump Organization's hundreds of pass-through companies and partnerships as central players in some of the main corruption themes.