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U.S. hits Venezuelan president with financial sanctions following “sham election”

July 31, 2017 at 4:09 p.m.

The Trump administration slapped financial sanctions on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday after a weekend election that gave the South American country's ruling party virtually unlimited powers.

U.S. to ban Americans from traveling to North Korea, AP sources say

July 21, 2017 at 7:02 a.m.

U.S. officials say the Trump administration will ban American citizens from traveling to North Korea following the death of university student Otto Warmbier, who passed away after falling into a...

U.S. weighs sanctions on Chinese companies to punish North Korea

July 6, 2017 at 9:52 a.m.

The Trump administration is studying new steps to starve North Korea of cash for its nuclear program, including an option that would infuriate Beijing: sanctions on Chinese companies that help...

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No “specific agenda,” but Trump, Putin have lots to discuss

July 4, 2017 at 4:33 p.m.

President Donald Trump's first face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday will be brimming with global intrigue, but the White House says there's "no specific agenda." So in...

Less chaos expected as new travel ban takes effect

June 29, 2017 at 7:54 p.m.

A scaled-back version of President Donald Trump's travel ban takes effect Thursday evening, stripped of provisions that brought protests and chaos at airports worldwide in January yet still likely to...

Partial U.S. travel restrictions going into effect Thursday

June 29, 2017 at 6:24 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration has set new criteria for visa applicants from six mainly Muslim nations and all refugees that require a "close" family or business tie to the...

Trump administration sets new visa rules for 6 mainly Muslim nations, refugees

June 28, 2017 at 10:32 p.m.

The Trump administration on Wednesday set new criteria for visa applicants from six mainly Muslim nations and all refugees that require a "close" family or business tie to the United...

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D.C. police seek arrest of Turks for melee, angering Erdogan

June 15, 2017 at 4:35 p.m.

Police issued arrest warrants Thursday for a dozen Turkish security agents accused of attacking protesters during a visit by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last month, prompting an angry denunciation by...

North Korea releases U.S. citizen Otto Warmbier, Tillerson says

June 13, 2017 at 9:35 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says that North Korea has released Otto Warmbier, an American serving a 15-year prison term with hard labor for alleged anti-state acts.

Trump Paris pullout a new hurdle for Tillerson’s diplomacy

June 2, 2017 at 4:58 p.m.

As President Donald Trump announced America's withdrawal from a global climate change pact, infuriating allies far and wide, the man charged with defending the decision to the world kept his...

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