December 20, 2015 Obama administration ignores Russian nuclear violations The Free Beacon first reported in October that a Russian test of a new missile, the RS-26, violated the INF treaty.
December 20, 2015 Iraq denies reports it bought weapons from Iran The Iraq government on Tuesday steadfastly denied reports that it has signed a contracts to buy weapons, ammunition or other military equipment from Iran.
December 20, 2015 Foreign Service group urges administration to raise bar on diplomat nominees The group representing America's Foreign Service professionals has a novel idea -- diplomatic nominees should have international experience and probably know a thing or two about the host country where they're being assigned.
December 20, 2015 Official says US expelling 3 Venezuelan diplomats from country Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro last week expelled three U.S. consular officials, saying they were supporting opposition plots to overthrow him.
December 20, 2015 State Department pressing Iraq for answers after report of arms deal with Iran The State Department raised "serious" concerns Monday following a report that claimed Iraq has struck a $195 million arms and ammunition deal with Iran, in violation of a U.N. embargo.
December 20, 2015 Rice acknowledges some of her Benghazi info was incorrect but has no regrets National Security Adviser Susan Rice said Sunday she has no regrets over what she told the American public about the 2012 Benghazi terror attacks, in the immediate aftermath of the deadly strikes.
December 20, 2015 Kerry sees Russia, China agreeing on UN resolution on Syria as possible turning point Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday hailed the U.N. Security Council uniting for the first time on a resolution regarding Syria's humanitarian crisis, calling it a potential “hinge point” in ending that country’s deadly, 3-year-long civil war.
December 20, 2015 Obama under pressure to wield more than 'rhetoric' in Ukraine crisis President Obama is being pressed to act quickly on the crisis in Ukraine amid accusations that his administration is straddling the fence, as dozens more people were killed Thursday in clashes on the streets of Kiev.
December 20, 2015 Kerry pledges security help to Tunisia in battle against terrorists The United States wants to encourage the democratic transition in Tunisia, which ousted its longtime dictator in January 2011 and sparked wider revolts that toppled leaders in Egypt, Libya and Yemen.
December 20, 2015 Former UN ambassador says Venezuelan president is deflecting blame by booting US diplomats Bolton spoke on “The Kelly File” after Maduro gave three U.S. Embassy officials 48 hours to leave the country, charging that the Obama administration is siding with opposition protesters.