Mattis Says Assad Took Trump’s Chemical Warning ‘seriously’
US President Donald Trump's warning to the Syrian government not to carry out a chemical weapons attack appears to have ...
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US Wants To Steer Clear of Syrian Civil War
The United States will not be drawn into Syria's civil war, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has said, despite an ...
US Ends Role of Special Envoy To Afghanistan and Pakistan
The United States abolished the role of its special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday, just as it prepares ...
Mourners Gather For US Student Jailed By N. Korea
A long line of mourners waited to enter funeral services early Thursday for Otto Warmbier, the US student imprisoned in ...
Hundreds Gather For the Funeral of Otto Warmbier
Friends and family members are gathering in Ohio to say goodbye to an American student who just six died days ...
Pentagon Chief Blasts N.Korea Over US Student Who Died
North Korea's treatment of an American student who died after being released from detention in a coma was inhuman and ...
S. Korean Leader Blames North For Warmbier Death
South Korean President Moon Jae-In said Tuesday that North Korea bears responsibility for the death of US student Otto Warmbier, ...
US Student Evacuated From N. Korea Has Died
Otto Warmbier, the US student released by North Korea in a coma last week after more than a year in ...
US To Make Afghanistan Troop Announcement In Weeks
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday he will present a new US military strategy for Afghanistan, along with adjusted troop ...
US To Make Afghanistan Troop Announcement In Weeks
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday he will present a new US military strategy for Afghanistan, along with adjusted troop ...
Trump Lets Pentagon Set Afghanistan Troop Levels
President Donald Trump has granted the Pentagon authority to set troop levels in Afghanistan, a US official said Tuesday, a ...
Trump To Host South Korea’s Moon For North Korea Talks This Month
President Donald Trump will host South Korea's new leader Moon Jae-In for talks on containing North Korea's nuclear program, officials ...
Taliban ‘surging’ In Afghanistan, US Defense Chief Warns
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis on Tuesday warned lawmakers that the Taliban is surging in Afghanistan, and said America is "not ...
Trump To Host S.Korea’s Moon For White House Talks
President Donald Trump will host his new South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-In at the White House late this month for ...
Defence Secretary Jim Mattis Warns Military Needs Additional Funding
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis claimed he was 'shocked' by the state of the US military's readiness, blaming legal budget caps ...
Pentagon Chief Warns North Korea Is ‘most Urgent’ Threat To Peace
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis on Monday warned that North Korea poses the most urgent threat to international peace and security, ...
Lithuania Warns Russian Drill May Mask Troop Build-Up
Lithuania's defense minister on Wednesday warned that a Russian military exercise later this year may serve as cover for an ...
Tillerson Tells China To ‘step Up’ On North Korea
China and other nations must strengthen efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear weapons programme, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ...
China Rejects ‘irresponsible’ US Remarks On S China Sea
China has expressed "firm opposition" to remarks made by US Pentagon chief Jim Mattis during a regional defence summit over ...
US, Australian Officials Warn of Returning Foreign Fighters
Top US and Australian officials on Monday warned battle-hardened and angry foreign fighters may return to Southeast Asia from the ...