Castro denies responsibility for attacks on U.S. diplomats, clouding investigation
Raul Castro seemed as rattled as the Americans.
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U.S. diplomats attacked in bed, safe a few feet away: Cuba mystery deepens
The blaring, grinding noise jolted the American diplomat from his bed in a Havana hotel. He moved just a few feet, and there was silence. He climbed back into bed....
U.S. shutters Russia’s San Francisco consulate in retaliation
The United States is retaliating against Russia by forcing closure of its consulate in San Francisco and scaling back its diplomatic presence in Washington and New York.
Tillerson to abolish most special envoys, including climate
Most of the United States' special envoys will be abolished and their responsibilities reassigned as part of the State Department overhaul, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told Congress on Monday,...
Trump renews Afghan war commitment, sees no speedy exit
Reversing his past calls for a speedy exit, President Donald Trump renewed the United States' commitment Monday to the 16-year-old war in Afghanistan, declaring that U.S. troops must "fight to...
Tillerson says no imminent threat from North Korea
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged calm and said Americans should have "no concerns" after North Korea and President Donald Trump traded fiery threats, insisting Wednesday he doesn't believe there...
U.S. to respond by Sept. 1 to Russia’s expulsion of diplomats, Tillerson says
The Trump administration has yet to decide how to respond to Russia's move to expel hundreds of American diplomats, but plans to deliver a response to Moscow by Sept. 1,...
China gives boost to global pressure on North Korea
A global pressure campaign on North Korea propelled by sharp new U.N. sanctions received a welcome boost Sunday from China, the North's economic lifeline, as Beijing called on its neighbor...
U.S. hits Iran with more sanctions in response to space launch
The United States punished Iran on Friday for it launch this week of a satellite-carrying rocket into space by hitting six Iranian entities with sanctions targeting the country's ballistic missiles...
Just “dessert”? Second Trump-Putin chat defied the norms
When is an impromptu, after-dinner chat more than just "dessert"? When you're President Donald Trump, and your confection companion is Russian President Vladimir Putin.