State Department calls for release of US journalist detained in Myanmar
"We are deeply concerned over the detention of US citizen Daniel Fenster, who was working as a journalist in Burma,"...
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Biden administration won’t seek to rejoin Open Skies Treaty after 2020 exit
The 1992 treaty allows member countries to conduct short notice, unarmed, reconnaissance flights over the other countries to collect data...
Biden announces US to vaccinate 550,000 South Korean service members against Covid-19
South Korean President Moon Jae-in thanked Biden at a joint news conference on Friday at the White House and said...
Blinken meets with Lavrov as US-Russia tensions simmer
"It's also no secret that we have our differences," Blinken said at the top of the meeting, after he and...
Analysis: Why Biden is not diving into Middle East peace brokering
Biden declined Monday to publicly condemn Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Gaza raids in reprisal for Hamas' rocket attacks, a...
US condemns ‘atrocities’ in Tigray and calls for those responsible to be ‘held to account’ after CNN investigation
In a statement on Saturday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken demanded Eritrea and Ethiopia "take all necessary steps to...
NATO exercises sweep Europe amid Russian escalation, rising tensions between Moscow and US
Moving past the fallen guards, an American voice - among the mix of men speaking accented English -- shouted at...
US intelligence report warns Afghan women’s rights at risk after troop withdrawal
The National Intelligence Council assessed that the progress made over the last two decades "probably owes more to external pressure...
Biden administration completes North Korea review process
"I can confirm that we've completed our (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) policy review, which was thorough, rigorous and inclusive....
US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan has begun
"A drawdown is underway," White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One Thursday. "While these...
US investigating possible mysterious directed energy attack near White House
Multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CNN that while the Pentagon and other agencies probing the matter have reached...
US orders drawdown of government employees from Afghanistan embassy
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad told senators in a Tuesday hearing that some diplomats who "are not...
Biden administration will deploy additional supplies and support to India as country faces Covid-19 outbreak
"To help treat Covid-19 patients and protect front-line health workers in India, the United States has identified supplies of therapeutics,...
President Biden told Turkish President Erdoğan he’s planning to recognize Armenian genocide
Readouts from the White House and Turkish presidency did not mention the issue. The call was described by the person...
These are the 40 world leaders that the US invited to today’s summit
President Biden kicked off the Leaders Summit on Climate Thursday with welcoming remarks, calling on the world leaders to take...
Afghanistan withdrawal will likely dismantle a CIA intelligence network built up over 20 years Afghanistan withdrawal will likely dismantle a CIA intelligence network built up over 20 years
The current plan includes the removal of the hundreds of special operations forces not publicly acknowledged by the US government...
FBI opens a new investigation into China ‘every 10 hours,’ bureau director says
In his testimony, FBI Director Christopher Wray said that no other country represented more of a threat to the US'...
Biden dispatches unofficial delegation to Taiwan
That unofficial delegation is comprised of former Sen. Chris Dodd and former senior State Department officials Richard Armitage and James...
US eyes eventual Iraq exit as ISIS threat wanes
The statement followed a meeting between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein. The timing of...
US and members of Iran nuclear deal will meet next week in Vienna
Senior officials from the governments of Iran, France, the UK, Germany, Russia, China, the US and the EU will all...
