North Korean missile launch is Trump’s latest test

President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe make statements about North Korea at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe make statements about North Korea at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017.

World jittery about Trump’s ‘America first’ inaugural speech

President Donald Trump’s inaugural speech promised “America first” policy, but offered no specifics about America’s place in the world. The billionaire businessman and reality television star – the first president who had never held political office or high military rank – promised to stir a “new national pride” and protect America from the “ravages” of countries he says have stolen U.S. jobs.

Xi’s visit presents golden opportunity to deepen exemplary China-Switzerland partnership

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Switzerland starting Sunday will further boost the two countries’ unique partnership, a paragon of China’s interaction with the West. The trip, Xi’s first abroad in 2017, is expected to build up Beijing’s partnership with Bern, tap into the great potential for broader cooperation, update the bilateral free trade deal and expand consensus on safeguarding the global trade system.

Donald Trump Wants to Add a Ballroom to the White House. Where Will It Go?

As soon as the 45th president of the United States takes office, he will be confronted with a quandary: Where to hold a big fancy party? The White House is old and its rooms are small, which in 2009 led President Obama to host the Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh, in a temporary pavilion erected on the South Lawn. President Trump will never agree to host a dignitary in such squalor; he’s going to need a ballroom.