State Department

Top U.S. diplomat says closing Embassy in Cuba 'under review'

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press

The Trump administration is considering closing down the recently reopened U.S. Embassy in Havana following a string of unexplained incidents harming the health of American diplomats in Cuba.

Russia promises 'tough response' to U.S. closure of San Francisco consulate

By Associated Press

The forced closures are the latest in an intensifying exchange of diplomatic broadsides.

WATCH: State Department fields questions on Afghanistan, North Korea

By Joshua Barajas

State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert will hold a news briefing at 2 p.m. ET. Watch her remarks live here.

WATCH: Tillerson commends North Korea restraint, but says 'we need to see more'

By Associated Press

It was rare positive expression from the U.S. toward the authoritarian government in Pyongyang and comes amid a slight easing in recent tensions between the adversaries that had flared after President Donald Trump pledged to answer North Korean aggression with…

WATCH: Tillerson condemns hate speech, says bigotry is un-American

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Speaking to interns and young minority staffers at the State Department, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson also pledged to diversify the overwhelmingly white ranks of the senior diplomatic corps.

WATCH LIVE: State Department expected to address latest North Korea threats in news briefing

By Associated Press

South Korea's military says North Korea will face a "stern and strong" response from Washington and Seoul if it acts on threats to fire missiles near Guam.

Tillerson urges Qatar's neighbors to lift land blockade

By Associated Press

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is urging Qatar's neighbors to lift a land blockade as a "sign of good faith" in negotiations to resolve the Persian Gulf diplomatic crisis.

U.S. to ban Americans from traveling to North Korea, officials report

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The Trump administration will ban American citizens from traveling to North Korea, U.S. officials said Friday, following the death of university student Otto Warmbier who died in June after falling into a coma in a North Korean prison.

Treasury Department fines Exxon Mobil $2 million for Russia violations on Rex Tillerson's watch

By Josh Lederman and Matthew Lee, Associated Press

When Tillerson was CEO, he said Exxon didn't support sanctions generally because it found them usually ineffective.

Iran still top state sponsor of terrorism, U.S. report says

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Iran continues to be the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, the Trump administration said Wednesday in a new report that also noted a decline in the number of terrorist attacks globally between 2015 and 2016.