China on Thursday threatened that the United States would pay a “heavy price” if its United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft kept plans announced by the State Department to travel to Taiwan next week.
Boring! As president-elect, Biden makes diplomacy dull again
After Donald Trump in his first week as president spoke to Australia’s prime minister, leaks of the call left many dumbfounded, with the new US leader haranguing and hanging up on the close ally.
US tightens rules on more Chinese media outlets
The United States on Wednesday tightened rules on six more Chinese media organizations, saying that they are propaganda outlets that answer to the state.
Who’s who on Facebook panel for content decisions
Here is a list of the members of the Facebook “supreme court” announced Wednesday, who will consider difficult decisions on what content to allow or remove from the world’s largest social media platform.
US imposes tit-for-tat restrictions on Chinese diplomats
The United States on Wednesday ordered Chinese diplomats to notify the State Department before meeting with federal and local officials, calling it a “reciprocal” move.
Put off by US, Chinese students eye other universities
Caught in the crossfire of the US-China trade war, Chinese students are looking for alternative study destinations — threatening to turn off an important source of revenue for American universities.
US adds Saudi Arabia, Cuba to blacklist on human trafficking
The United States on Thursday added Saudi Arabia and Cuba to its blacklist of countries that it says are not doing enough to fight human trafficking, a designation that could bring sanctions.
US slams rights record of China and Iran, goes easier on N. Korea
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed China’s mass detention of Muslims but took a lighter hand on North Korea as the State Department released its annual human rights report Wednesday.
US Secretary of State Pompeo to visit Philippines amid China flirtation
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel next week to the Philippines, the State Department said Friday, as the former US colony increasingly flirts with regional giant China.
US approves possible sale of military parts to Taiwan
The US State Department is ready to sell a batch of military parts to Taiwan, officials said Monday, the same day President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs against Chinese imports took effect.
Microwave weapon suspected in mystery attacks on US diplomats: report
Doctors and scientists increasingly suspect attacks with unconventional microwave weapons as the cause of the mysterious ailments that have stricken more than three dozen American diplomats and their families in Cuba and China, The New York Times reported Sunday.
Bumabawi! Duterte gets lion’s share of US defense fund for Southeast Asia
The Philippines will be getting the largest chunk from the $300 million security funding of the United States to Southeast Asia, a senior official from the State Department revealed Wednesday.
Suspected Russian spy found working in US embassy in Moscow: reports
A suspected Russian spy worked at the US embassy in Moscow for a decade before being quietly dismissed last year, reports said Thursday.
US approves ex-Panama president’s extradition
The United States on Friday approved the extradition to Panama of former president Ricardo Martinelli, who faces charges of spying on journalists and political opponents in his homeland, his lawyers said.
US says has ‘proof’ Syria’s Assad used chemical weapon
The United States has proof that Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad’s regime launched a chemical weapons strike last weekend on the then rebel-held city of Douma, the State Department said Friday.
US approves $1 billion in Saudi defense contracts
The United States formally approved defense contracts totaling more than $1 billion with Saudi Arabia on Thursday, as the kingdom’s crown prince continued his American tour.
Trump’s ex-Secretary of State calls Washington a ‘mean-spirited town’
Outgoing US secretary of state Rex Tillerson did not mention President Donald Trump once in his farewell address to staff on Thursday — but left Washington with a bitter parting shot.
US offers $5mn reward for Pakistan Taliban leader
The US State Department placed a $5 million reward for help locating the leader of the Pakistani Taliban on Thursday, linked to bloody attacks in Pakistan and the 2010 attempted Times Square car bombing in New York.
From Nigeria to Bangladesh to Philippines: US warns law enforcement partners of spreading IS threat
The United States warned judicial and law enforcement officials from around the world of the dangers posed by an increasingly de-centralized Islamic State group spreading to new regions.
US ‘cautiously optimistic’ on Philippine drug war rights record
The United States is “cautiously optimistic” that the Philippines’ human rights record is improving as President Rodrigo Duterte presses on with his bloody anti-drug campaign that has claimed thousands of lives, an official said Tuesday
US revamps travel warning system, ranks countries: PH Level 2 along with UK, France, Germany
The United States unveiled a way to warn its citizens about the dangers of foreign travel Wednesday, with a four-point safety ranking system for countries and an interactive world map.
No commitment from Trump: Tillerson’s future as top American diplomat in doubt
Rex Tillerson’s political future appeared to hang by a thread Thursday, with President Donald Trump refusing to rule out his imminent departure as secretary of state.
Ayaw patalo kay Putin: Trump to sell $15B THAAD missile defense to Saudi Arabia
The US government has approved the sale to Saudi Arabia of the advanced Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system for $15 billion, the State Department said Friday.
Duterte not too keen on meeting with Trump at Oval Office: I’m tied up
President Rodrigo Duterte has not yet agreed to accept United States President Donald Trump’s invitation to meet with him at the White House during their phone conversation on April 29.
