Foreign Policy

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un wants to denuclearize but needs “security guarantees” to do so, CNBC informs. Speaking after a high-profile summit with Kim, Putin said Russia favored denuclearization […]

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif does not believe President Donald Trump wants war with Iran, but he told Reuters on Wednesday that Trump could be lured into a conflict. “I don’t think he wants […]

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ISIS claimed responsibility on Tuesday for the coordinated suicide bombings on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, as the president of the traumatized nation promised to dismiss senior officials who had failed to act on […]

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A former engineer and a Chinese businessman have been charged with economic espionage and conspiring to steal trade secrets from General Electric to benefit China, according to an indictment unsealed by the U.S. Justice Department […]

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After threatening to use its veto power on the U.N. Security Council, the U.S. succeeded in altering the language of a resolution on sexual violence, removing language perceived as code for abortion, Reuters writes. The […]

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was traveling to Russia on Tuesday in a possible attempt to win the country’s help as the U.S.-led trade sanctions hurt his country’s already-struggling economy, BBC reports. Although there are […]

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In tightening sanctions on Iran, the Trump administration moved on Monday to isolate Tehran economically and undercut its power across the Middle East. But the clampdown has complicated relations with China at a particularly sensitive […]

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Russia has accused the United States of deliberately causing a succession of crippling power cuts in Venezuela as part of a plot to topple its president, Nicolás Maduro, dubbed “Operation Blackout”, Guardian reports. The crisis-stricken […]

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South Korea plans to hold an event to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the historic summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, without the North’s participation, Bloomberg informed. Seoul’s […]

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo allegedly said privately that the U.S. administration will not pursue a regime change in Iran through military intervention. Pompeo made the comments to a group of Iranian American community leaders […]

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President Donald Trump spoke with Libyan general Khalifa Haftar at the beginning of this week when he applauded the general on his efforts “in fighting terrorism and securing Libya’s vast oil resources.” At the same […]

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CIA director Gina Haspel said Thursday that President Donald Trump had “shown a lot of wisdom” in his outreach to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, CBS News reports. “I am very proud that we’ve been […]

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President Donald Trump will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the end of April before visiting Japan next month, the White House announced on Thursday. Trump will host the Japanese prime minister and […]

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The Trump administration extended sanctions to the Central Bank of Venezuela on Wednesday, cutting off the bank’s access to United States currency and limiting its ability to conduct international financial transactions in order to further […]

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North Korea said on Thursday that it test-fired a new type of “tactical guided weapon,” in what appeared to be a warning from Kim Jong-un to President Trump that unless negotiations with Washington resume, the […]

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President Donald Trump vetoed a resolution to put an end to U.S. involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen, his second one since taking office, arguing the resolution was aimed at weakening his constitutional powers. […]

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President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday brushed aside North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s demand for Washington to show more flexibility in nuclear talks by year-end, Reuters reported. Pompeo pointed out […]

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U.S. sanctions on Iran are also hitting some of Tehran’s closest allies, Bloomberg reported. Drivers in Damascus are queuing up for miles to get just a few gallons of gasoline after Iranian oil shipments to […]

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange repeatedly violated his asylum conditions and tried to use the Ecuadorian embassy in London as a center for spying, Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno told the Guardian. London police dragged Assange out […]

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International Monetary Fund and World Bank shareholders are still undecided on whether to recognize Venezuelan opposition chief Juan Guaido as the country’s leader, the institutions said on Thursday, Reuters informed. The heads of the IMF […]

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The State Department on Thursday ordered all non-emergency U.S. government personnel to leave Sudan after the country experienced a military coup against long-time president Omar al-Bashir. The updated travel advisory further said that those personnel […]

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President Donald Trump stated that he and South Korean President Moon Jae will discuss various topics including North Korea and potential summit with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un, during a meeting in the White House […]

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The United States and China have largely agreed on a mechanism to police any trade agreement they reach, including establishing new “enforcement offices,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday, Reuters reported. Mnuchin, speaking […]

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