International Relations

North Korea says it tested new long-range cruise missiles
Sep 13, 2021

North Korea says it tested new long-range cruise missiles

North Korea says it successfully test fired newly developed long-range cruise missiles


FBI releases newly declassified record on Sept. 11 attacks
Sep 12, 2021

FBI releases newly declassified record on Sept. 11 attacks

A declassified FBI document related to logistical support given to two of the Saudi hijackers in the run-up to the Sept. 11 attacks details contacts the men had with Saudi associates in the United States but doesn't provide proof that senior kingdom officials were complicit in the plot


Japan, Vietnam sign defense transfer deal amid China worries
Sep 12, 2021

Japan, Vietnam sign defense transfer deal amid China worries

Japan can now give Vietnam defense equipment and technology under an agreement signed by the two countries Saturday


AP FACT CHECK: Biden’s goal for cleaner jet fuel may not fly
Sep 11, 2021

AP FACT CHECK: Biden’s goal for cleaner jet fuel may not fly

President Joe Biden and his team are promoting an agreement reached with the U.S. airline industry to cut aircraft greenhouse-gas emissions 20% by decade’s end, but the deal might not fly


Biden calls Xi as US-China relationship grows more fraught
Sep 10, 2021

Biden calls Xi as US-China relationship grows more fraught

President Joe Biden spoke with China’s Xi Jinping on Thursday amid growing frustration on the American side that high-level engagement between the two leaders’ top advisers has been largely unfruitful in the early going of the Biden presidency


Sep 8, 2021

Seoul's military says N Korea likely staged military parade

South Korea’s military says it believes North Korea staged an overnight military parade at its capital, Pyongyang


Japan court summons NKorea leader over repatriation program
Sep 7, 2021

Japan court summons NKorea leader over repatriation program

A Japanese judge has summoned North Korea’s leader to face demands for compensation by several ethnic Korean residents of Japan who say they suffered human rights abuses in North Korea after joining a resettlement program there


Sep 6, 2021

German Foreign Ministry says ambassador to China has died

Germany’s new ambassador to China, a former adviser to Chancellor Angela Merkel, has died


Blinken and Austin to visit Gulf to address postwar stresses
Sep 5, 2021

Blinken and Austin to visit Gulf to address postwar stresses

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are heading to the Persian Gulf to begin managing a transition to post-Afghan war relationships with traditional allies in the Middle East and beyond who were partners in the failed war against the Taliban and the concluding evacuation


China warns Kerry that bad ties could set back climate talks
Sep 1, 2021

China warns Kerry that bad ties could set back climate talks

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned U.S. climate envoy John Kerry on Wednesday that deteriorating U.S.-China relations could undermine cooperation between the two on climate change


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