Matthew Lee, The Associated Press


  • US to impose sanctions on Russia over nerve agent attack
    US to impose sanctions on Russia over nerve agent attack

    The United States announced Wednesday it will impose new sanctions on Russia for illegally using a chemical weapon in an attempt to kill a former spy and his daughter in Britain earlier this year.

  • Pompeo: Despite tensions, Turkey remains a key US ally
    Pompeo: Despite tensions, Turkey remains a key US ally

    Despite a sharp deterioration in relations over the detention of an American pastor, the United States and Turkey remain valued partners, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Saturday, in an apparent bid to ease tensions that have rocked ties between the NATO allies.

  • US won’t recognize Crimea annexation; Trump-Putin II delayed
    US won’t recognize Crimea annexation; Trump-Putin II delayed

    President Trump will hold off until next year due to investigation into Russian interference, adviser says.

  • Trump says there ‘might be an escalation’ between US, Iran
    Trump says there ‘might be an escalation’ between US, Iran

    President Donald Trump on Thursday forecast an unspecified “escalation” between the United States and Iran following his withdrawal from a landmark deal that provided sanctions relief for Tehran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program.

  • Pompeo pushes peace talks on unannounced trip to Afghanistan
    Pompeo pushes peace talks on unannounced trip to Afghanistan

    U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo used an unannounced trip to Afghanistan on Monday to step up the Trump administration’s calls for peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban.

  • Pompeo appeals for North Korea to replicate Vietnam’s ‘miracle’
    Pompeo appeals for North Korea to replicate Vietnam’s ‘miracle’

    Undeterred by a blistering rebuke of his efforts to forge a denuclearization deal with North Korea, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday appealed for North Korea’s leadership to follow Vietnam’s path in overcoming past hostilities with the United States.

  • After talks, North Korea accuses US of ‘gangster-like’ demands
    After talks, North Korea accuses US of ‘gangster-like’ demands

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has delivered a dose of harsh reality to Donald Trump, bashing hopes for a quick denuclearization deal in a pointed rebuke to the president’s top envoy while accusing the U.S. of making “gangster-like” demands.

  • UAE: US rejects military aid request in Yemen port assault
    UAE: US rejects military aid request in Yemen port assault

    The U.S. has rejected three separate requests from the United Arab Emirates for military assistance in the Saudi-led coalition attack on the Yemeni port of Hodeida, a senior UAE official said Thursday.

  • Ditching entourages, Trump and Kim Jong Un to meet 1 on 1
    Ditching entourages, Trump and Kim Jong Un to meet 1 on 1

    They came with scores of aides, bodyguards and diplomats in tow: Donald Trump from Washington, Kim Jong Un from Pyongyang. But for the better part of an hour, the two men will square off one on one, alone but for a pair of translators, raising concerns about the risk of holding such a monumental meeting…

  • Trump cancels summit with Kim; North Korea still wants talks
    Trump cancels summit with Kim; North Korea still wants talks

    President Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly canceled his summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, blaming “tremendous anger and open hostility” by Pyongyang — a decision North Korea called “regrettable” while still holding out hope for “peace and stability.”