World Jun 17 U.S. hits Syria's elite with new sanctions under Caesar Act The State Department and the Treasury said 39 Syrian individuals, including Assad and his wife, had been designated for the new sanctions.
World Jun 16 U.S. offers muted concern over press freedom after journalists convicted in Philippines A one-sentence State Department statement titled “On Press Freedom in the Philippines” and released on Tuesday nearly 48 hours after a Manila court pronounced the convictions may raise new questions about the U.S. commitment to supporting press freedom abroad.
World Jun 11 WATCH: Pompeo holds news conference after Trump authorizes sanctions against international tribunal employees Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will hold a news conference Tuesday following President Donald Trump's authorization of sanctions against international tribunal employees.
World May 28 Chinese grad students may be next hit by U.S.-China tensions The Trump administration may expel thousands of Chinese graduate students enrolled at U.S. universities in the latest sign of tensions between Washington and Beijing that are raging over trade, the coronavirus pandemic, human rights and the status of Hong Kong.
Nation May 18 Fired watchdog was investigating Saudi arms sale, Democrats say Democrats said Monday that ousted Inspector General Steve Linick was probing how the State Department pushed through a $7 billion Saudi arms sale over congressional objections.
Politics May 16 Democrats investigating Trump firing of State Dept. watchdog Democrats are demanding that the White House hand over all records related to President Donald Trump’s latest firing of a federal watchdog.
World Mar 19 U.S. citizen accused of human rights violations freed in Lebanon A U.S. citizen who had faced decades-old murder and torture charges in Lebanon has been freed, a senator who had pushed for his release announced Thursday.
World Feb 29 U.S., Taliban sign deal aimed at ending war in Afghanistan The United States and the Taliban have signed an historic peace agreement aimed at ending the 18-year war in Afghanistan, America's longest.
World Feb 28 U.S., Taliban set to sign peace deal Saturday More than 18 years since President George W. Bush ordered bombing in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the agreement will set the stage for the withdrawal of U.S. troops, some of whom were not yet born when the…
World Feb 25 WATCH: Pompeo blasts China and Iran for virus response Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused the two governments of censorship and of trying to cover up the severity of the spread of the deadly illness.