Trump Insists His ‘secret’ Meeting Putin Was Just ‘pleasantries’
President Donald Trump downplayed his second, undisclosed meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, saying the conversation consisted of ...
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White House, Kremlin Play Down Undisclosed Trump-Putin Talks
The White House and Kremlin on Wednesday played down the significance of an additional, previously undisclosed meeting between Donald Trump ...
US-China Citizen Given 10 Years For Espionage In Iran
A Chinese American accused of "infiltration" in Iran has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, local media reported on ...
US Troops Inside Raqa, IS Syria Stronghold
US military advisors are operating inside the city of Raqa, the Islamic State group's last major bastion in Syria, a ...
US, Japan ‘united’ On Pressuring N. Korea
The United States and Japan are united in their efforts to clamp down on North Korea's "growing threat," as the ...
US Warship Sails Close To S. China Sea Island Occupied By Beijing
An American warship on Sunday sailed close to a disputed island in the South China Sea occupied by Beijing, as ...
Washington Approves $1.3 Bn Arms Sale To Taiwan
Donald Trump's administration has approved $1.3 billion worth of arms sales to Taiwan, a US government official said Thursday, in ...
N. Korea Conducts Rocket Engine Test
North Korea recently tested a small rocket engine, a monitoring group said Wednesday, after a US official had reportedly suggested ...
Syria Hotline For US and Russia Still In Use
Russian and US military officials are still using a special hotline to communicate about operations in Syria, a US official ...
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 said, ...
Afghan Soldier Kills 3 US Service Members
Three US soldiers were killed and another wounded during a joint US-Afghan military operation in Nangarhar Province on Saturday, US ...
France Faces US Reservations Over UN Backing For Sahel Force
France on Friday sought to address US reservations over its request that the United Nations offer political and financial backing ...
US Asks Visa Applicants For Social Media Handles
The United States has begun asking some would-be visitors applying for visas to provide their identities on social media, among ...
US Carriers In Sea of Japan In Show of Force To N.Korea
Two US aircraft carriers and their escort vessels carried out naval maneuvers in the Sea of Japan this week in ...
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 about ...
No US Involvement In Deal With IS Fighters
The Pentagon said Friday it played no part in an unusual deal in which Islamic State jihadists were allowed to ...
ISIS Suicide Car Bomber Attacks US Convoy In Afghanistan Killing Eight
Eight civilians were killed and another 28 people wounded, including three American soldiers, when an ISIS suicide bomber attacked a ...
Winter Fighting Took Heavy Toll On Afghan Forces
Afghan security forces were killed at a "shockingly high" rate during what historically has been a winter lull in fighting ...
Iraqi Forces Treated For Chemical Exposure
Several Iraqi troops required medical treatment following a chemical weapons attack by the Islamic State group over the weekend, a ...
Trump Seeks Headway On ‘Buy American, Hire American’ Pledge
Donald Trump moves Tuesday to make good on one of his emblematic pledges -- "Buy American, Hire American" -- by ...