Jan 28 U.S. suspends immigration program helping non-Muslim Iranians By George Jahn and Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press Austria has shut its door to about 300 non-Muslim Iranians hoping to use the country as a way station before establishing new homes in the United States. Continue reading
Jan 27 Trump suspends refugee program to defend U.S. against ‘terrorists’ By Larisa Epatko Following through on a key campaign promise, Trump signs order to freeze and review refugee process -- and ban the entry of all Syrians indefinitely. Continue reading
Jan 12 Where Tillerson, pick for top diplomat, differs from Trump on issues By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Rex Tillerson's foreign policy isn't sounding much like Donald Trump's. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch Tillerson says U.S. can ‘define a different relationship’ with Russia By PBS News Hour ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, the president-elect’s nominee for secretary of state, appeared before the Senate Wednesday for the start of his confirmation hearing. Senators quickly focused on Russia, questioning if Tillerson had too cozy a relationship with the Kremlin; he… Continue watching
Jan 09 Kerry sorry for past State Department discrimination against gays By Matthew Lee, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Dec 28 Israeli prime minister calls Kerry speech a ‘deep disappointment’ By Josef Federman, Associated Press Israel's prime minister vowed to work with the incoming Trump administration to contain the fallout from last week's U.N. resolution calling Israeli settlements illegal. Continue reading
Dec 17 Trump’s Cabinet selections signal a bold shift after Obama By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Trump's incoming Cabinet embodies a sharp turn from the outgoing Obama administration. Continue reading
Dec 12 Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson will be Trump’s Secretary of State By Julie Pace and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The prospect of Tillerson's nomination sparked immediate concern on Capitol Hill. Sen. Marco Rubio wrote on Twitter that "being a 'friend of Vladimir'" was not an attribute he was seeking in a secretary of state. Continue reading
Dec 06 Amid regional instability and rising demand, a historic agreement could protect priceless cultural artifacts By Sandy Petrykowski A new agreement lays the groundwork for the U.S. to impose import restrictions on Egyptian archaeological items to reduce the incentive to traffic antiquities. Continue reading
Oct 29 U.S. orders families of consulate workers in Istanbul to leave By Associated Press The State Department is ordering family members of employees posted to the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul to leave because of security concerns. Continue reading