January 11, 2017 US designates Indonesian group as terrorist organization The United States designated an Indonesian radical group behind an attack in Jakarta as a terrorist organization on Tuesday.
January 9, 2017 Iran set to receive huge shipment of natural uranium from Russia amid lawmakers' concerns Iran is set to receive a massive shipment of natural uranium from Russia -- enough, potentially, for several bombs, diplomats said Monday, highlighting a move that could give the Islamic Republic major leverage if the U.S. tries dismantling the controversial nuclear deal.
January 9, 2017 Kerry sorry for past State Department discrimination against gays Secretary of State John Kerry is publicly apologizing for the State Department's institutional discrimination in the past against gay and lesbian diplomats.
January 6, 2017 New whistleblower policy could give move to defund the UN a boost Six months after a United Nations watchdog report suggested better protection for UN whistleblowers, the global bureaucracy is about to produce a policy that could make a bad situation for those employees a lot worse.
January 6, 2017 North Korea's nuclear capability growing every day, top US diplomat warns North Korea's weapons capabilities have shown a "qualitative improvement" in the past year, the No. 2 U.S. diplomat said Thursday.
January 5, 2017 Email Headache Returns: New Clinton messages show passwords, schedules flowed freely The election’s over – but Hillary Clinton’s emails are still coming to light. And they help illustrate why the FBI declared she was “extremely careless” with the information flowing across her secret server.
January 2, 2017 Cuba's $6B debt to Americans for seized properties hangs over US talks A $6 billion sticking point could create headaches for the U.S.-Cuba talks.
January 2, 2017 Russian diplomats expelled in connection with cyber hacks depart US The 35 Russian diplomats expelled by President Obama in connection with cyber-attacks during the 2016 White House race departed Sunday from a Washington, D.C.-area airport.
December 31, 2016 Official: Cuba terror listing won’t affect US push for embassy, diplomatic ties The Obama administration plans to proceed on forging diplomatic ties with Cuba – and potentially opening an embassy -- regardless of whether the country stays on the list of state sponsors of terrorism.
December 30, 2016 Congressional critics ready to block Obama push to normalize Cuban relations The historic plan announced by President Obama on Wednesday to normalize relations with Cuba was met with heavy bipartisan resistance on Capitol Hill, raising questions of whether Congress will even consider easing a more than 50-year trade embargo against the communist state -- let alone end it.