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Tillerson Seeks New North Korea Plan On Seoul Visit
Washington's top diplomat was to hold talks in South Korea on Friday after China challenged him to come up with a new...
‘Got Any Better Ideas?’ China Asks On North Korea
China insisted on Thursday that its proposal for de-escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula was the "only feasible...
U.S. Carrier Joins South Korea Drills, North Korea Warns of ‘merciless’ Strikes
As the USS Carl Vinson plowed through seas off South Korea on Tuesday, rival North Korea warned the United States of...
Syria Army Retakes Ancient Palmyra From IS
Syrian troops backed by Russian jets completed the recapture of the historic city of Palmyra from the Islamic State...
Syria Army Retakes Ancient Palmyra From ISIS
In another devastating blow to ISIS, Syrian troops backed by Russian jets have finally recaptured Palmyra from jihadis....
UN Envoy Visits Rohingya Camps In Bangladesh
UN human rights envoy Yanghee Lee was Tuesday visiting Rohingya refugee camps in southeastern Bangladesh, where...
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...
Snowden’s Lawyer Says Extradition Report Is ‘speculation’
Edward Snowden's Russian lawyer on Saturday dismissed a US report that Moscow was considering extraditing the NSA...
China Urges Trump Administration To Grasp Importance of ‘one China’
The new U. S. administration must fully understand the importance of the "one China" policy and appreciate that the...
Putin Decides Against Tit-For-Tat Expulsion of US Diplomats
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declined to engage in a tit-for-tat after the US expelled 35 Russian diplomats...
Russia Vows Response To US Expulsions
Russia has promised to respond to the expulsion of 35 of its diplomats from Washington, amid a bitter dispute over...
Senators Call For Sanctions On Russia
Three prominent US senators have warned that Russia and its president may face sanctions over the country's alleged...
US ‘holds Russia Responsible’ For Deadly Aid Attack
The US has said it holds Russia responsible for a deadly attack on an aid convoy near the Syrian city of Aleppo on...
Syria Conflict: US Air Attack Endangers Truce
A US-led air attack in eastern Syria that killed dozens of government troops fighting so-called Islamic State has...