International Relations

Jul 16, 2019

Ambassador to resign to run for Tennessee US Senate seat

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Bill Hagerty is currently in the process of resigning his position as he prepares to run for Tennessee's open Senate seat


Jul 16, 2019

Former Mitsubishi workers seek assets sale for forced labor

Colonial-era Korean laborers seek approval for the sale of assets of former Japanese employer


Jul 16, 2019

Duterte 'seriously considering' cutting ties with Iceland

The Philippine president is "seriously considering" cutting diplomatic ties with Iceland, which spearheaded a resolution initiating a UN investigation into the thousands of deaths of suspects under his anti-drug crackdown


Jul 15, 2019

Trump moves to effectively end asylum at southern border

The Trump administration is moving to effectively end protections for most asylum seekers who pass through Mexico


Jul 15, 2019

Trump nominates Esper to be defense chief, succeeding Mattis

President Donald Trump nominates Mark Esper to succeed Jim Mattis as secretary of defense


Jul 12, 2019

Trump pushes trade deal in formerly blue Wisconsin

President Donald Trump barnstormed for his new trade deal with Mexico and Canada during a visit to Wisconsin, betting that its economic impact could help him retain a battleground state vital to his re-election effort


Jul 12, 2019

Envoy to Afghanistan says US not 'cutting and running'

US envoy talking to the Taliban says America is not "cutting and running" from its longest war


Jul 11, 2019

Biden promises to end 'forever wars' as president

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is promising to refocus American foreign policy to combat the authoritarianism and global instability he says are proliferating under President Donald Trump


Jul 11, 2019

N. Korea vows to respond to South's deployment of F-35 jets

North Korea has slammed South Korea for deploying U.S. stealth fighter jets, warning that it will respond by developing unspecified special weapons of its own


Jul 11, 2019

Diplomats shaken for now after Britain's US ambassador quits

Abrupt resignation of Britain's ambassador to the United States over leaked cables critical of the Trump administration is unlikely to have a lasting impact on the U.S.-British relationship or diplomatic practice


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