World May 29 U.S. report says ethnic cleansing of Rohingya persists in Myanmar Ethnic cleansing targeting Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar has not stopped despite growing condemnation from the international community, the Trump administration said Tuesday.
World May 21 Trump administration calls Venezuela’s election a ‘sham’ Vice President Mike Pence asserted that the election had been "neither free nor fair," and that its result -- a victory by President Nicolas Maduro -- was illegitimate.
Politics May 21 WATCH: Mike Pompeo issues steep demands for nuclear treaty with Iran Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a steep list of demands Monday that he said should be included in a nuclear treaty with Iran to replace the Obama-era deal, threatening "the strongest sanctions in history" if Iran doesn't change course.
World May 15 U.S. hits head of Iran’s central bank with terror sanctions Although the sanctions do not technically extend to the central bank itself, they could significantly increase Iran's isolation from the global financial system.
World May 11 U.S. strikes deal with United Arab Emirates, resolving yearslong airline spat After months of negotiations, a deal was reached that was carefully constructed to allow both sides to claim victory. Yet in a sign of how testy the issue has become, the Emiratis and the U.S. airlines immediately disagreed about what…
World May 11 WATCH: U.S. will help boost North Korea’s economy if it gives up nuclear weapons, Pompeo says "If North Korea takes bold action to quickly denuclearize, the United States is prepared to work with North Korea to achieve prosperity on the par with our South Korean friends," Pompeo said.
World May 10 Iraqi forces capture 5 senior Islamic State leaders in cross-border raid Coalition spokesman Army Col. Ryan Dillon called the arrest a "significant blow to Daesh," using the Arabic acronym for the extremist group.
Politics May 09 Trump warns Iran against resuming nuclear program President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday against resuming its nuclear weapons program, a day after announcing that he was withdrawing the U.S. from the landmark Iran nuclear deal.
Nation May 08 U.S. will exit nuclear agreement with Iran, Trump says "Iran's bloody ambitions have only gotten more brazen," President Donald Trump said Tuesday as he announced the U.S. was exiting the Iran nuclear agreement.
Politics May 07 Giuliani doesn’t speak for U.S. on foreign policy, State Department says Rudy Giuliani's statements on Trump's policies and global affairs spurred widespread confusion over whether the former New York mayor was disclosing information he'd been told by the president, stating U.S. government policy or merely describing his own impression of events.