Rex Tillerson
Trump Abandons White House Eid Dinner
US President Donald Trump has broken a nearly 20-year-old tradition by failing to host a dinner marking the end of the...
US Urges Qatar and Saudi-Led Group To ‘lower Rhetoric’
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called Sunday for a "lowering of rhetoric" between Qatar and a four-nation group...
Trump Wishes Muslims ‘warm Greetings’ For Eid
US President Donald Trump on Saturday sent warm greetings" to Muslims celebrating the end of Ramadan, after his...
Qatar Says Saudi-Led Demands Not ‘reasonable’
Qatar said Saturday that a 13-point list of demands made by Saudi Arabia and its allies impinged on its sovereignty and...
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 to...
White House Dubs Gulf Crisis ‘a Family Issue’
The White House said Friday it considers the deepening crisis in the Gulf to be primarily "a family issue," urging...
UAE Warns Qatar Over Neighbours’ Demands
The United Arab Emirates on Friday warned of "divorce" with Qatar unless it takes seriously a list of demands including...
Arab States Send Qatar Steep Demands
Four Arab states have sent Qatar a list of 13 demands it must meet if it wants them to lift their sanctions. Saudi...
North Korea Conducts Rocket Engine Test
North Korea has tested a rocket engine that could be fitted to an intercontinental ballistic missile, a US official...
China’s Top Diplomat Holds Talks With Trump On N. Korea
China's top diplomat told Donald Trump that Beijing was willing to keep working with Washington to defuse tensions on...
North Korea Tests New Missile Engine
North Korea has tested a new rocket engine as part of its efforts to build a missile capable of reaching the American...
Qatar Ideal First Diplomatic Crisis For Oilman Tillerson
The Qatar crisis presents Rex Tillerson with his first challenge as Washington's top diplomat and an opportunity for...
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 after...
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...
Trump Congratulates New Saudi Crown Prince, Raises Qatar Row
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday congratulated Saudi Arabia's newly appointed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,...
Saudis, Allies Have List of Demands For Qatar
Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies have drawn up a list of demands to be presented to Qatar, US Secretary of State Rex...
No Autopsy For US Student Detained By N. Korea
The family of Otto Warmbier has asked that no autopsy be performed on the body of the US student who died days after...
US and China Officials Meet Under North Korea Cloud
Senior US officials will meet their Chinese counterparts Wednesday to seek a tougher line on North Korea's nuclear...
Oil Giants Endorse Carbon Tax After Trump’s Paris Exit
Major oil producers, including for the first time ExxonMobil, expressed support on Tuesday for a new US carbon tax,...