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World Oct 12
U.S. has no ambassadors in Turkey or Saudi Arabia amid Khashoggi disappearanceTrump has yet to nominate candidates for ambassadorial posts in 20 nations, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
Politics Oct 09
UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has resignedPresident Donald Trump said Tuesday that U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is leaving the administration at the end of the year. Trump spoke as he and Haley met in the Oval Office, shortly after word came of her plans to resign.
Politics Oct 07
Pompeo cites progress made with Kim Jong Un on N. Korea tripU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made unspecified progress Sunday toward an agreement for the North to give up its nuclear weapons.
Politics Oct 03
WATCH: Pompeo says U.S. is terminating 1955 treaty with Iran after UN court rulingIn response to a U.N. court order that the U.S. lift sanctions on Iran, the Trump administration said Wednesday it was terminating a decades-old treaty affirming friendly relations between the two countries. The move is a largely symbolic gesture that…
World Sep 08
U.S. lacks leverage as assault on Syrian enclave loomsThe Trump administration has little leverage to stop Russia, Iran and Syria pressing ahead with a massive military assault against Syria's northwest Idlib province.
World Aug 25
U.S. cuts aid to Palestinians by more than $200 millionThe Trump administration has decided to cut more than $200 million in bilateral aid to the Palestinians, following a review of the funding for projects in the West Bank and Gaza, the State Department said Friday.
World Aug 17
U.S. ends Syria stabilization funding, cites more allied cashThe Trump administration is ending funding for Syria stabilization projects as it moves to extricate the U.S. from the conflict, citing increased contributions from anti-Islamic State coalition partners.
Politics Aug 16
WATCH: Mike Pompeo launches Iran Action Group after nuclear deal withdrawalOfficials said the group will be headed by Brian Hook, who is currently the State Department's director of policy planning.
World Aug 06
Mike Pompeo says renewed sanctions a pillar of U.S. policy toward IranSecretary of State Mike Pompeo says renewed U.S. sanctions on Iran will be rigorously enforced and remain in place until the Iranian government radically changes course.
Politics Aug 04
U.S., North Korean top diplomats exchange pleasantries, barbsRoller-coaster nuclear diplomacy between the United States and North Korea hit highs and lows on Saturday as the countries' top diplomats traded polite words and barbs.
