Speaking to BBC Radio 5Live, UK Prime Minister Theresa May admitted her shock at the result of the June general election. She admitted that she even shed a little tear after the exit polls predicted that the Conservative Party would lose its parliamentary majority.
Donald Trump said he was sure that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin would have preferred Hillary Clinton, his Democrat rival, to win the White House. The US president was speaking with Pat Robertson on the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) on 12 July. Trump said that his interest in military spending and energy independence for the U.S. would in fact be anathema to Putin and his interests.
US President Donald Trump said that his lengthy meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, was a good sign in the relations between both the countries. The two sides can work together on issues like the ceasefire in Syria, he said in an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network on 12 July. The president said he gets along very, very well with Putin and that it doesnt make sense not to have some kind of a relationship with Russia.
On July 13 2016, Theresa May officially became the U.K. Prime Minister. One year on, we look back at the biggest moments from her rollercoaster first 12 months that included dealing with the result of the EU referendum, meeting controversial US President Donald Trump and calling another general election.
Donald Trump Jr. released a number of emails on Twitter on 11 July, showing that he met with a Kremlin-linked lawyer to discuss information about then presidential candidate rival Hillary Clinton. Trump Sr. has since released a statement defending his 39-year-old son, saying he is a high quality person and applauding his transparency in releasing the emails.
The US missile defense test over the Pacific Ocean has gained significance after North Korea's July 4 launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Meanwhile, Moscow claims that the Hwasong-14 was not an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) but a medium-range missile.
Donald Trump Jr.s admission this weekend that he met with a Kremlin-linked lawyer who said she had dirt on his fathers presidential campaign rival Hillary Clinton contradicts claims by the president and his vice president.
Huge crowds gathered in Istanbul on July 10 to protest Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the government crackdown after the attempted military coup in July 2016. Tens of thousands of people took part in the rally, which marked the end of a 450km protest march from Ankara which started on June 15.
Anti-G20 protests across Hamburg continued for the third night in a row. Protests on Saturday were mostly peaceful after two nights of violent clashes which saw radicals torching cars and looting shops. Police used water cannons to disperse remaining protesters who began throwing bottles and rocks. More than 200 police officers were injured during three days of clashes. Around 143 people were arrested and 122 taken into custody.
Xi stressed to Trump China's position that it adheres to the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and maintaining peace and stability there.
Special forces were deployed in Hamburg to control protests against the G20 summit. For the second day in a row, anti-capitalist protesters caused chaos in the north German city torching vehicles, looting supermarkets, building barricades and attacking police. Special forces stormed the Schanzenviertel district around midnight and chased members of the radical Black Bloc trying to escape across scaffolding. Around 200 police officers were injured during the two-day clashes. The G20 summit concludes on Saturday, allowing Hamburg to clear up the chaos.
US President Donald Trump has met with multiple world leaders now, and each time his handshake has come under scrutiny due to his seemingly strange technique. French President Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau seemed to come off unscathed when the leaders shook hands with Trump, but Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appeared to recall at the strength of the shake.
Vice President Mike Pence totally ignored the Do not touch sign at Nasas Kennedy Space Center. Twitter couldnt help but react.
New Zealand Army soldiers of Task Group Taji performed a stirring haka near Baghdad, Iraq, in a powerful tribute to fallen comrade Private Morgan Fraser.