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Trump aims to box in Biden abroad, but it may not work

November 23, 2020 at 7:15 a.m.

On its way out the door, the Trump administration is enacting new rules, regulations and orders that it hopes will box in President-elect Joe Biden鈥檚 administration on numerous foreign policy...

Joe Biden expected to nominate Antony Blinken as secretary of state

November 22, 2020 at 9:36 p.m.

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Antony Blinken as secretary of state, according to multiple people familiar with the Biden team's planning.

U.S., Israel worked together to track and kill al-Qaida No. 2

November 14, 2020 at 9:35 p.m.

The United States and Israel worked together to track and kill a senior al-Qaida operative in Iran earlier this year, a bold intelligence operation by the two allied nations that...

In this Aug. 5, 2019, photo released by the U.S. Air Force, an F-35 fighter jet pilot and crew prepare for a mission at Al-Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates. The Trump administration has formally notified Congress that it plans to sell 50 advanced F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates as part of a broader arms deal worth more than $23 billion. (Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury/U.S. Air Force via AP)

U.S. plans sale of F-35 fighter jets to UAE in $23B arms deal

November 12, 2020 at 4:10 p.m.

The Trump administration formally notified Congress on Tuesday that it plans to sell 50 stealth F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates as part of a broader arms deal...

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Donald Trump presides over signing of historic pacts between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain

September 15, 2020 at 1:14 p.m.

Hundreds of people amassed on the sun-washed South Lawn to witness the signing of agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

U.S. orders China to close its consulate in Houston

July 22, 2020 at 10:42 a.m.

The United States said Wednesday that it has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston “to protect American intellectual property" and the private information of Americans.

U.S. to reject nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea

July 13, 2020 at 12:18 p.m.

U.S. officials say the Trump administration is poised to escalate its actions against China by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and rejecting outright...

Trump fires State Department watchdog critical of admin moves

May 16, 2020 at 10:30 a.m.

President Donald Trump has fired the State Department抖阴ap inspector general, an Obama administration appointee whose office was critical of alleged political bias in the agency鈥檚 management. The ouster is the...

Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef, right, who served as ambassador to Pakistan during the Taliban’s rule and others Taliban delegation attend the agreement signing between Taliban and U.S. officials in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. The United States is poised to sign a peace agreement with Taliban militants on Saturday aimed at bringing an end to 18 years of bloodshed in Afghanistan and allowing U.S. troops to return home from America’s longest war. (AP Photo/Hussein Sayed)

U.S., Taliban sign peace agreement aimed at ending 18-year war in Afghanistan

February 29, 2020 at 9:51 a.m.

The United States signed a peace agreement with Taliban militants on Saturday aimed at bringing an end to 18 years of bloodshed in Afghanistan that began after 9/11 and allowing...

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Trump taps loyalist Grenell as nation鈥檚 top intel official

February 20, 2020 at 9:26 a.m.

President Donald Trump announced that Richard Grenell, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, will become acting director of national intelligence, a move that puts a staunch Trump ally in charge of...

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