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    Iraq Election Leaves Questions about U.S. Exit Strategy

    Feb 02, 2005 05:00 AM EDT

    ... now want the U.S. to either pull out or set a timetable to do so later this year. MARGARET WARNER: And to explore the relationship between Sunday's election and the withdrawal of U.S. forces we turn to retired Army Lt. Gen. William Odom, former director of the ...

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    U.S., Southeast Asian Nations Vow to Combat Terrorism

    Aug 01, 2002 04:40 PM EDT

    ... and the United States want." Powell said the agreement was "a political declaration that brings ASEAN and the United States together in a more intimate relationship." During the negotiations, both Indonesia and Vietnam expressed concerns the agreement may pave the way to deployment of U.S. troops in the region ...

  • Robert Mueller, former FBI Director who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies at 81

    Robert Mueller, former FBI Director who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies at 81

    Mar 21, 2026 07:31 PM EDT

    ... grew up in a well-to-do suburb of Philadelphia. He received a bachelor’s degree from Princeton and a master’s degree in international relations from New York University. He then joined the Marines, serving for three years as an officer during the Vietnam War. He led a rifle ...

  • Starmer and Xi call for deeper UK-China ties as Trump shakes up global order

    Starmer and Xi call for deeper UK-China ties as Trump shakes up global order

    Jan 29, 2026 07:59 PM EDT

    ... under threat from multiple sides, we need to stand side by side as reliable and predictable partners,” European Council President Antonio Costa said in Hanoi, Vietnam. Starmer is the fourth leader of a U.S. ally to visit Beijing this month, following those of South Korea, Canada and Finland. The ...

  • Starmer calls Trump's remarks on NATO troops in Afghanistan 'insulting' and 'appalling'

    Starmer calls Trump's remarks on NATO troops in Afghanistan 'insulting' and 'appalling'

    Jan 23, 2026 04:10 PM EDT

    ... clause, obliging all member countries to come to the aid of another member whose sovereignty or territorial integrity might be under threat. “When America needed us after 9/11 we were there,” former Danish platoon commander Martin Tamm Andersen said. Denmark has been a stalwart ally of the U.S ...

  • $1 billion contribution secures permanent seat on Trump's 'Board of Peace'

    $1 billion contribution secures permanent seat on Trump's 'Board of Peace'

    Jan 19, 2026 07:41 PM EDT

    ... $1 billion contribution secures permanent membership on the Trump-led board instead of a three-year appointment, which has no contribution requirement, according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity about the charter, which hasn’t been made public. The official said the money raised would ...

  • Judge says Trump administration violated court order by deporting migrants to South Sudan

    Judge says Trump administration violated court order by deporting migrants to South Sudan

    May 21, 2025 06:47 PM EDT

    ... do not accept deportations from the United States. That has led the administration to strike agreements with other countries, including Panama, to house them. The U.S. has sent Venezuelans to a notorious prison in El Salvador under an 18th-century wartime law, an action being contested in the courts ...

  • Putin aims to resume Russian production of previously banned intermediate missiles

    Putin aims to resume Russian production of previously banned intermediate missiles

    Jun 28, 2024 07:23 PM EDT

    ... as an arms control landmark when Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and President Ronald Reagan signed it in 1988. WATCH: News Wrap: Putin sign deals with Vietnam during trip to bolster Russian support in Asia The U.S. withdrew from the treaty in 2019, citing Russian violations. “We need to start ...

  • Russia and North Korea sign partnership deal that includes vow of mutual aid

    Russia and North Korea sign partnership deal that includes vow of mutual aid

    Jun 19, 2024 04:53 PM EDT

    ... signed an agreement to build a road bridge on their border, and another on cooperation in health care, medical education and science. In Washington, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Putin's visit to North Korea illustrates how Russia tries, "in desperation, to develop and to strengthen relations ...

  • Philippines says China coast guard seized food dropped by plane for Filipino forces in disputed sea

    Philippines says China coast guard seized food dropped by plane for Filipino forces in disputed sea

    Jun 04, 2024 05:54 PM EDT

    ... armed attack in the South China Sea. Aside from China and the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan are also involved in the long-seething territorial disputes, which are regarded as a flashpoint in Asia and a delicate fault line in the longstanding U.S.-China rivalry in the region.