Ex-Ukraine ambassador: State Department leaders lack vision
WASHINGTON — The career U.S. diplomat who was ousted from her post in Ukraine by President Donald Trump, then was criticized by him as she testified a...
Democrats differ on US-Mideast wars, with no clear exit plan
WASHINGTON — The Democratic presidential field is united in lambasting President Donald Trump’s handling of America’s military presence in the Middle ...
Erdogan, Putin launch new gas line, vow Mideast diplomacy
ISTANBUL — The presidents of Turkey and Russia inaugurated the dual natural gas line connecting their countries Wednesday, opening up a new export pat...
Ups and downs in Trump-Kim nuclear diplomacy
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s threat to show the world a new strategic weapon and possibly resume long-range missile tests is another dramatic tur...
Pompeo gets a new deputy amid speculation of a Senate run
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has a new deputy, assuring a degree of continuity at the helm of U.S. diplomacy should he resign for a pot...
Korean peninsula troubles pose US security challenge
HANOI, Vietnam — Defense Secretary Mark Esper is returning from Asia with the U.S. still facing a trio of troubles on the Korean peninsula that pose r...
North Korea says it won’t give Trump a summit for free
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has responded to a tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump that hinted at another summit with North Korean leader Kim Jo...
Kim Jong Un supervises another N. Korean military drill
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a parachuting drill of military sharpshooters and vowed to build an “invincible army,”...
Fired Ukraine ambassador calls out ‘crisis’ in US diplomacy
WASHINGTON — The fired U.S. ambassador to Ukraine sounded an alarm Friday about the denigration of American diplomacy and the hollowing out of the Sta...
Esper: US could alter military drills to boost NKorea talks
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday that he is open to the possibility of altering American military activit...
N. Korea says US terrorism blacklist hinders nuke diplomacy
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea says the U.S. redesignation of Pyongyang as a sponsor of terrorism is dimming prospects for nuclear diplomacy between...
N. Korea fires 2 missiles in the sea amid stalled talks
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Thursday fired two projectiles toward its eastern sea, an apparent resumption of weapons tests aimed at ramping up...
Trump pick for Russia envoy grilled by senators on Ukraine
WASHINGTON — The No. 2 official at the State Department faced off Wednesday with senators demanding to know why he didn't know more about the Trump ad...
North Korea says it’s running out of patience with US
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Sunday said it's running out of patience with the United States over what it described as hostile policies and uni...