Rex Tillerson

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Trump Appears To Support Isolation of Qatar

US President Donald Trump Tuesday linked Arab moves to isolate Qatar to his recent Middle East trip, showing little...

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UN Rights Council No Place For Abusive Regimes

US envoy Nikki Haley on Tuesday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to throw out abusive regimes and end its...

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Trump Wants To Re-Engage With Moscow, Tillerson Says

US President Donald Trump has told his top diplomat to ignore trouble in Washington and re-engage with Russia to...

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Envoys Wade In To Help US Waters Despite Trump Climate Snub

President Donald Trump may have torpedoed the Paris climate accord as US diplomats brace for huge cuts to their...

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Qatari Planes Banned From Egyptian and Saudi Air Space

Qatari planes are to be banned from Egyptian and Saudi air space, as a growing diplomatic row in the Gulf threatens...

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US Approves $1.4 Bn Slice of Massive Saudi Arms Deal

The United States approved two large military contracts totalling more than $1.4 billion on Monday after promising...

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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...

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Four Countries Cut Links With Doha

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of...

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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...

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Climate Change Decision Reveals Splits

There was applause in the White House Rose Garden when President Donald Trump announced he was pulling the United...

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US Will Continue To Reduce Greenhouse Emissions, Says Tillerson

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday the United States will pursue unilateral efforts to curb greenhouse...

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Trump Will Not Move US Embassy To Jerusalem For Now

President Donald Trump postponed moving the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem on Thursday, avoiding what would be a...

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US Contractors Hurt, Afghan Guards Dead In Kabul Bomb

At least 11 Afghan guards working for the US embassy in Kabul were among those killed in a massive truck bomb attack...

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Question On Saudi Democracy Gives State Dept Pause

US officials came out Tuesday to praise and defend President Donald Trump's first Middle East tour, but one question...

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ExxonMobil Faces Climate Showdown At Annual Meeting

ExxonMobil's controversial stance on climate change will be back in the spotlight Wednesday when shareholders vote on...

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Britain Arrests ‘large Part’ of Manchester Attack Network

Britain has arrested a "large part" of the network behind Manchester's suicide bomb attack, police said on Friday, as...

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Spicer’s Absence In Papal Visit Reveals Trump’s Family-First Rule

The presidential snub raised fresh questions Thursday about Spicer's standing as chief White House The most visible...

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Trump Scolds NATO Allies Over Defense Spending

President Donald Trump on Thursday chided NATO member countries directly for not meeting their financial commitments to...

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Iran Says It Has Built Third Underground Missile Factory

Iran has built a third underground plant to manufacture ballistic missiles, the head of its Revolutionary Guards...