Nation Mar 01 Officials: New Trump travel ban removes Iraq from list President Donald Trump's new immigration order will remove Iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a temporary U.S. travel ban, U.S. officials say.
Politics Feb 16 Top Trump envoys signal no quick changes to U.S.-Russia ties The Trump administration signaled Thursday there will be no change soon in U.S.-Russian relations, putting the onus on Moscow to prove itself if it wants closer cooperation with Washington.
World Jan 13 Obama ends U.S. economic embargo on Sudan The Obama administration announced Friday the end of a U.S. economic embargo on Sudan, lifting trade and financial sanctions in an eleventh-hour push to expand ties with the long-estranged African government and build on positive signs of counterterrorism cooperation.
Nation Jan 09 Kerry sorry for past State Department discrimination against gays WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry publicly apologized on Monday for the State Department's institutional discrimination in the past against gay and lesbian diplomats.
Politics Nov 10 Moscow officials say experts from Russia made contact with Trump staff during campaign Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks denied such contacts.
Nation Oct 26 U.S. says it will abstain on UN vote on Cuba embargo The United States announced Tuesday that it will abstain for the first time in 25 years on a U.N. resolution condemning America's economic embargo against Cuba.
Nation Oct 08 U.S. turns up heat on Russia as ties deteriorate The Obama administration accused Russia of hacking of American political sites to try to interfere in the upcoming presidential election.
World Oct 05 U.S. again lashes out at Israeli settlements in West Bank WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Wednesday once again condemned Israel for plans to construct housing on land claimed by the Palestinians, saying a new project announced last week profoundly hurts efforts to forge a two-state solution to the long-running…
World Oct 04 Kerry says U.S. not abandoning peace efforts in Syria BRUSSELS — The United States won't abandon its pursuit of peace in Syria after suspending direct U.S.-Russian talks on a cease-fire, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday, even as he announced no new strategy to replace diplomatic efforts…
World Sep 22 US, Russia attack each other over Syria conflict during UN After a fractious meeting of the council on Wednesday, Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov were set to duel again at a gathering of foreign ministers from the roughly 20 nations that have interests in…