Articles about John Kerry
12 Feb 2021
India is a red-hot investment for clean energy transition: Kerry
India is actually a red-hot investment opportunity for clean energy transition, top US official John Kerry said on Thursday.
24 Nov 2020
Biden fills key posts, India's "friend" named Secretary of State
Weeks after winning US elections, President-elect Joe Biden filled key positions in the cabinet, naming Antony Blinken as his Secretary of State.
21 Aug 2020
Donald Trump terms rival Joe Biden as voters' "worst nightmare"
On Thursday, US President Donald Trump tore into his Democratic opponent Joe Biden just outside the latter's Pennsylvania birthplace of Scranton, calling him the "voters' worst nightmare."
20 Apr 2017
US-Iran tensions: Washington accuses Tehran of "alarming ongoing provocations"
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has accused Iran of "alarming ongoing provocations" to destabilize the Middle East and undermining America's interests in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
07 Feb 2017
Israel passes controversial bill legalizing Jewish settlements
The Israeli parliament has passed a law that retroactively legalizes thousands of Jewish homes built on privately owned Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank, further diminishing chances of achieving longstanding peace.
30 Jan 2017
Trump, King Salman agree to Syria, Yemen safe zones
The White House stated that US President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia's King Salman agreed to support safe zones in Yemen and Syria, to accommodate refugees from these countries.
26 Jan 2017
Israel to build 2500 new settlement homes
In the second such announcement since Trump assumed office, Israel's Defence Ministry stated that it will build 2500 new settlement homes in the West Bank.
23 Jan 2017
Donald Trump invites Israel's PM to Washington
US President Donald Trump has extended a formal invitation to the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu to visit him in Washington in February.
22 Jan 2017
Merkel: Will find compromise with Trump
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would work on preserving EU-US relations and find common ground on military spending and trade issues with US president Donald Trump.
19 Jan 2017
Theresa May to meet Wall Street Bankers
Theresa May will meet some of Wall Street's biggest firms after banks threatened to move jobs out of UK amidst Brexit.
18 Jan 2017
French president slams Trump over Merkel criticism
French President Francois Hollande rebuffed US President-elect Donald Trump after the latter criticized German Chancellor Angela Merkel's liberal migrant policy.
18 Jan 2017
2017 World Economic Forum — Responsive and Responsible Leadership
The 2017 World Economic Forum (WEF) kicked off at Davos; Chinese President Xi Jinping set the tone for the five-day annual conference with an impassioned speech.
09 Jan 2017
US Consular official attacked in Mexico by an American
A US Consular official was attacked in Mexico's second biggest city Guadalajara by a man wearing blue nurse uniform near a shopping center.
07 Jan 2017
US-Gulf allies look to Trump with uncertainty
Leaders in the Middle East are looking to US President-elect Donald Trump with uncertainty as his rhetoric on the current US Middle East policy indicates that a change is likely to be on the cards.
29 Dec 2016
Kerry condemns Israel, Trump defends
US Secretary of State John Kerry accused Israel of jeopardizing middle-east peace by constructing settlements on Palestinian land; Israeli PM Netanyahu accused Kerry of showing bias.
26 Dec 2016
Israeli PM summons US Ambassador over UN vote
Angered by the anti-settlement vote at the UN, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu summoned the US Ambassador to Israel, Daniel Shapiro, to discuss the US's abstention at the vote.
25 Dec 2016
US allows UN condemnation of Israeli settlements
Ignoring protests by Israel and calls by Donald Trump to the contrary, the US allowed the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution calling for an end to Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories.
24 Dec 2016
Egypt withdraws UN resolution against Israel
A UN resolution drafted by Egypt, condemning Israel for constructing settlements in territories claimed by Palestine, was withdrawn just hours before the vote.
10 Nov 2016
Concession speech, delivered Hillary Clinton style
Hillary Clinton delivered her speech at the New Yorker Hotel in New York City, conceding the election to Donald Trump.
29 Sep 2016
Tekrik-e-Taliban Pakistan to join jihad in Kashmir
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, one of the deadliest terror groups operating on Pakistani soil, have called to wage a fresh jihad in Kashmir against Indian security forces.
20 Sep 2016
Sharif discusses Kashmir with John Kerry
Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif brought up the Kashmir issue during discussions with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington.
14 Sep 2016
India denies UNHRC permission to visit to Kashmir
With Pakistan bringing up the Kashmir issue in various international platforms, the United Nations Human Rights Council requested India to grant access to the valley so they can assess the situation.
05 Sep 2016
Unrest continues, Hurriyat refuses talks with Delhi
As the unrest in Kashmir continued to worsen, protesters set fire to the District Magistrate's office in Shopian; however, nobody was injured.
01 Sep 2016
Delhi rains cause road outside India Gate to cave
On the second day of Delhi's torrential rain, a part of the road from India Gate to Ashoka Road caved-in.
31 Aug 2016
US Secretary of State John Kerry meets Sushma Swaraj
The 2nd Indo-US Strategic and Commercial dialogue was held in New Delhi on August 30.
29 Aug 2016
Death toll in Yemen suicide bombing rises to 60
A suicide car bomb attack in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, killed pro-government troops who were preparing to fight in Yemen's northern border area.
28 Aug 2016
Syria peace agreement in the coming days
In continuation of peace-talks held in July, Russia and US indicated that in the coming days a 'peace agreement' for cessation of hostilities would be finalised.
28 Aug 2016
PDP seeks Geelani's help over Kashmir issue
Jammu and Kashmir's ruling PDP government sought help from hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani in calming the unrest that has gripped the valley.
