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 ...
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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 the ...
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 ambitions -- ...
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 Tries To Use Better China Ties To Press North Korea
Washington will host two of China's most senior officials Wednesday to deepen the dialogue between the world's greatest powers and ...
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 ...
US Says ‘worst Behind Us’ In Qatar Crisis
Progress has been made towards resolving the crisis between Qatar and its Gulf neighbors after senior US officials met leading ...
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 ...
Indonesia Says 1,200 IS Operatives In Philippines
There are about 1,200 Islamic State (IS) group operatives in the Philippines, including foreigners of whom 40 are from Indonesia, ...
Australia’s Turnbull Warns Against ‘coercive’ China
China has nothing to gain by strong-arming its way in the Asia Pacific, Australia's prime minister said Friday, warning that ...
Australia’s Turnbull Warns Against ‘coercive’ China
China has nothing to gain by strong-arming its way in the Asia Pacific, Australia's prime minister said Friday, warning that ...
Civilian Deaths A ‘fact of Life’ In War On IS, Pentagon Head Says
Civilian casualties are inevitable in the war against the Islamic State group but the United states is doing "everything humanly ...
Car Bomber Kills 13 In East Afghanistan On First Day of Ramadan
A suicide car bomber killed 13 people in the eastern Afghan city of Khost on Saturday, officials said, in the ...
Car Bomber Kills 18 In East Afghanistan On First Day of Ramadan
A suicide car bomber killed 18 people in the eastern Afghan city of Khost on Saturday, the first day of ...
New Taliban Attack On Afghan Base Kills At Least 15 Soldiers
At least 15 Afghan soldiers were killed when Taliban fighters attacked their army base in the southern province of Kandahar, ...
Taliban Attack On Afghan Base Kills At Least 15 Soldiers
At least 15 Afghan soldiers were killed when Taliban fighters attacked their army base in the southern province of Kandahar, ...