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Washington formalizes plans to shutter USAID

US President Donald Trump's administration announced plans Friday to effectively close the US international development agency USAID, formalizing widely-criticized plans to dramatically cut foreign...

Rubio debuts in Panama as Trump threatens to take canal

PANAMA CITY – Marco Rubio arrived in Panama Saturday (Sunday in Manila) on his debut trip abroad as US secretary of state, as he...

Rubio threatens bounties on Taliban leaders over detained Americans

WASHINGTON, DC—US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) threatened bounties on the heads of Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders, sharply escalating the...

Blinken reschedules visit to Beijing for June 18

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China next week, rescheduling a visit that was canceled in February after a saga over...

US says second Chinese ‘spy balloon’ over Latin America

A Chinese spy balloon has been spotted over Latin America, the Pentagon said Friday (Saturday, Manila time), a day after a similar craft was...

Blinken seeks united front over Ukraine

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads Thursday to Berlin for meetings with key European allies, as part of a whirlwind diplomatic tour to...

Blinken heads to Egypt to back Gaza truce

CAIRO -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to Cairo Wednesday as he presses efforts to shore up an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire between Israel...

US calls on HK to release activists

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for the release Friday of four Hong Kong democracy activists who were jailed for taking part in...

US presses Russia to pull troops in Ukraine

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday pressed Russia to pull troops and end its “aggressive” actions in Ukraine on a visit to...

Pompeo cancels trips to Europe, Taiwan

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cancelled his final official visit to Europe, while Washington’s UN envoy scrapped a trip to Taiwan, officials said...

Historic talks begin between Taliban, Afghan gov’t

DOHA -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday urged the rival sides at Afghan peace talks to “seize the opportunity” to secure...

On the defensive, Mike Pompeo wades into feud with media

By Francesco Fontemaggi Accused of failing to defend his own diplomats in the Ukraine scandal that led to the impeachment of his boss, Mike Pompeo—who...

Unilateralism in the guise of upholding defense agreement

"The US will never come to our assistance if their participation in a possible conflict is not in pursuit of their interest."   The end of...

Who’s in hysterics over Huawei?

"Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has assured the public that there is no cause for concern on Huawei’s involvement in the country’s telecommunications industry."   US Secretary...
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