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Wary US and China Pledge Respect At First Trump-Era Meet

China's top diplomat wrapped up his first set of meetings in President Donald Trump's Washington on Tuesday satisfied...

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Trump Blames Obama For Town Hall Protests and Security Leaks

US President Donald Trump has said he believes Barack Obama is behind the protests against Republican lawmakers, and...

International

After Jammeh, Gambians Seek Justice For the Disappeared

When Gambian intelligence officers arrested journalist Ebrima Manneh at his newspaper, he asked an office guard to save...

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US Military Brass Urge Trump Not To Slash Diplomacy, Aid

More than 120 retired admirals and generals urged President Donald Trump not to slash spending on diplomacy and...

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Pentagon Send Trump A Plan To Defeat ISIS Within A YEAR

The Pentagon presented the White House with possible new battle plans Monday to defeat the Islamic State group, after...

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US, S. Korea and Japan Look To Turn Screw On Pyongyang

Senior US, South Korean and Japanese officials met on Monday to discuss how better to enforce international sanctions...

International

Trump To Propose $54 Billion In Cuts To ‘most Federal Agencies’

President Donald Trump's first budget proposal will look to increase defense and security spending by $54 billion and...

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Pentagon Readies New Anti-IS Plan For Trump

The Pentagon was due to present the White House on Monday with possible new battle plans to defeat the Islamic State...

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With Trump At Helm, US Takes Seat At UN Rights Council

The United States will on Monday claim its seat at the UN Human Rights Council under the new presidency of Donald...

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US Axes N. Korea Talks After Kim Murder

Planned talks in New York between North Korea and former US officials were canceled following the assassination of...

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Top US General Readies ‘full Range’ of Syria Options For Trump

The Pentagon's top officer on Thursday would not say if US ground forces will deploy to Syria to fight Islamic State...

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US Sets Plan For Sweeping Crackdown On Nearly All Illegal Immigrants

The Department of Homeland Security issued tough new orders Tuesday to begin a sweeping crackdown on illegal...

International

Sweden Asks the U.S. To Explain Trump Comment On Sweden

The Swedish embassy in Washington has asked the U. S. State Department for an explanation of a comment made by...

International

Trump’s National Security Candidates Promised Autonomy

President Donald Trump's next pick for national security adviser will have autonomy over staffing and key decisions,...

International

Tillerson Presides Over Abrupt Shakeup At State Department

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has reassigned a majority of the staff meant to work most closely with the top US...

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Cold War Redux? US-Russian Missile Spat In Europe

The United States and Russia may be on the verge of a new arms race in Europe, decades after the missile crisis that...

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Syria Talks Delayed Due To ‘technical Reasons’

Kazakhstan said Wednesday a new round of Astana talks on the Syria conflict led by Russia, Turkey and Iran scheduled to...

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White House Tries To Insulate Trump From Russia Scandal

The White House battled Tuesday to insulate Donald Trump from the scandal over a top aide's contacts with Russia, as...

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Syria Talks In Astana ‘to Be Held Behind Closed Doors’

Kazakhstan said Tuesday that a new round of Astana talks on the Syria conflict led by Russia, Turkey and Iran will take...