March 2, 2020 Putin could make move to absorb Belarus, Europe’s ‘last dictatorship,’ experts say It has been bestowed by critics as the "last dictatorship" in Europe and for decades has been one of the world's most closed countries. The former Soviet stronghold of Belarus was almost slapped onto the U.S. travel ban earlier this year and continues to be blacklisted by the European Union with a protracted arms embargo. So what's going on inside the small Eastern European enclave of just nine million?
March 1, 2020 Rebecca Grant: After peace deal with Taliban, many uncertainties remain about what comes next in Afghanistan The signing of the U.S.-Taliban peace agreement Saturday in Qatar is a hopeful and historic moment, but the Trump administration knows full well that the security situation across Afghanistan is shaky at best.
February 29, 2020 Trump's coronavirus travel restrictions: What you need to know To help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, President Trump has directed the State Department to issue new travel restrictions for certain countries. Here's what you need to know.
February 29, 2020 Jim Hanson: Trump's Taliban peace deal is right move – After almost 20 years it's time to exit Afghanistan The Taliban peace deal was the right decision by President Trump from an array of not very good options.
February 29, 2020 John Bolton blasts Trump's 'Obama-style' Taliban deal Former National Security Adviser John Bolton attacked his former boss's historic peace treaty with the Taliban, arguing it posed an "unacceptable risk to American civilians."
February 29, 2020 US signs historic peace deal with Taliban, Pompeo strikes cautious tone The United States signed a historic peace treaty with Taliban militants on Saturday, aimed at ending an 18-year war that began after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
February 28, 2020 Mom of missing American Austin Tice claims 'insubordinate' US officials holding up release talks The mother of Austin Tice, an American journalist believed imprisoned by militants in Syria since 2012, told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Friday that the Trump administration should do whatever it takes to bring her son home.
February 28, 2020 Coronavirus advisory for Italy: State Dept. raises travel warning The State Department is urging Americans to reconsider travel to Italy amid a coronavirus outbreak that has claimed 21 lives in that country.
February 28, 2020 Pompeo, at CPAC, mocks predecessor Kerry for hobnobbing over ‘fancy dinners’ in Europe Secretary of State Mike Pompeo mocked his predecessor John Kerry on Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference for what he described as his “fancy dinners” and “cocktails” in European destinations during the Obama administration.
February 26, 2020 Trump administration erects billboards in Central America telling would-be illegal immigrants to turn back The State Department is stepping up an advertising campaign in Central America to warn would-be migrants against illegally traveling to the United States, ӣƵ has learned.