August 15, 2019 Chinese diplomat warns Beijing ‘will not sit on its hands’; military runs drills near Hong Kong border The Chinese ambassador in the United Kingdom issued a stern warning Thursday, saying that Beijing will “not sit on its hands” amid ongoing near-daily street protests in Hong Kong.
August 14, 2019 7 years after journalist Austin Tice was abducted in Syria, relatives fight for awareness Seven years ago today, journalist and Marine Corps veteran Austin Tice was detained at a checkpoint in Syria and kidnapped.
August 11, 2019 State Dept. updates ‘anti-Semitism’ definition following Omar’s anti-Israel resolution The U.S. State Department recently revised its definition of anti-Semitism, in what some view as at least partially a response to the comments and actions of U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.
August 9, 2019 US, China spar over Hong Kong after ‘thuggish regime’ remarks as activists launch latest airport protest China and the U.S. governments traded barbs as demonstrators in Hong Kong begin a three-day protest at the city’s airport.
August 8, 2019 Foreign Service officer blasts Trump's 'toxic agenda' in op-ed announcing resignation A disgruntled foreign service officer blasted what he called President Trump's "toxic agenda" in scathing op-ed announcing his resignation on Thursday.
August 6, 2019 Jon Huntsman resigns as ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman, the Trump administration’s ambassador to Russia, resigned Tuesday amid chatter he may return home to run again for governor of Utah, ӣƵ has confirmed.
August 2, 2019 Rebecca Grant: Which Dem presidential candidate can best handle foreign and national security policy? Discussion of foreign policy and national security issues was strikingly limited in the two Democratic presidential candidate debates this week in Detroit. Yet the most important role of any president is to be commander in chief of our armed forces and to oversee U.S. foreign policy.
July 26, 2019 US building coalition to protect ships crossing Persian Gulf The State Department said it’s “very supportive” of a European initiative to safeguard ships in the Strait of Hormuz, even as the United States pursues its own operation to secure the narrow waterway.
July 19, 2019 Vernon Brewer: North Korea is top persecutor of Christians in the world We need to remember the North Korean people and their suffering.
July 17, 2019 Trump hosts victims of religious persecution at White House President Trump met with dozens of victims of religious persecution at the White House on Wednesday as part of an ongoing effort by the administration to push for religious freedom abroad.