U.S. Official Visits Taiwan Amid Rising Tensions With China
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A senior U.S. envoy arrived in Taiwan on Thursday to attend a memorial service for former President Lee Teng-hui, in the Trump...
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War Crime Risk Grows for U.S. Over Saudi Strikes in Yemen
WASHINGTON — The civilian death toll from Saudi Arabia’s disastrous air war over Yemen was steadily rising in 2016 when the State Department’s legal office...
At U.S.A.I.D., Juggling Political Priorities and Pandemic Response
WASHINGTON — The coronavirus was spreading around the world, and officials at the United States Agency for International Development were anxious to rush humanitarian aid...
US sanctions 11 entities for aiding Iran’s oil sector
The US imposed sanctions on 11 entities and three executives Thursday for allegedly aiding an Iranian energy firm that was blacklisted in January, and helping...
Netanyahu Privately Condoned U.S. Plan to Sell Arms to U.A.E., Officials Say
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel privately went along with a plan for the Trump administration to sell advanced weapons to the United...
U.S. Will Revive Global Virus-Hunting Effort Ended Last Year
A worldwide virus-hunting program allowed to expire last year by the Trump administration, just before the coronavirus pandemic broke out, will have a second life...
House Panel Moves to Hold Pompeo in Contempt of Congress
The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced on Friday that it would move to hold Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in contempt of Congress for defying...
Sudan premier tells US top envoy he’s not authorised to normalise ties with Israel
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday that he was not mandated to normalise ties with Israel, and...
To Deal With China, Trump Should Learn German
If Joe Biden is elected president, his top foreign policy challenge will be China — but not the China that he dealt with under Barack...
Pompeo to Deliver R.N.C. Speech From Israel With Eye on 2024
[What to watch for tonight at the Republican National Convention.] WASHINGTON — In planning to address the Republican Party faithful on Tuesday night from one...