April 28, 2025 Russia will implement three-day ceasefire in early May Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ senior national correspondent Rich Edson has the latest on President Donald Trump's peace negotiations with Russia and Ukraine on 'Special Report.'
April 25, 2025 John Kerry gets defensive as MSNBC host points out Russia annexed Crimea when he led Obama State Department Former Secretary of State John Kerry lashed out in an exchange with MSNBC host Chris Jansing after she pointed out that Russia annexed Crimea while he led the State Department.
April 25, 2025 Trump admin cheers ‘important steps’ as Paraguay targets Iran and its terror proxies The Trump administration praised Paraguay for designating Iran’s IRGC, Hamas and Hezbollah as terror groups, calling it a key move to cut off Tehran’s global terror reach.
April 24, 2025 US–Russia flashpoint looms over Putin's plans for African naval base Russian plans for a naval base in Sudan to secure a foreign port are alarming the U.S. and risking new tensions with Moscow as Putin races to join the naval powers circling the strategic Red Sea.
April 22, 2025 Rubio overhauling 'bloated' State Department in sweeping reform Secretary of State Marco Rubio is slashing 132 offices around the world, saying the department had become bloated, bureaucratic and unable to perform its essential diplomatic mission.
April 22, 2025 Russia reduces sentence for American Robert Woodland, who was convicted on drug charges A Russian court reportedly shortened the sentence of detained American Robert Woodland, who has been held overseas following a drug trafficking conviction.
April 21, 2025 State Dept defends human rights abuse report changes, says streamlined process eliminates 'political bias' A senior State Department official pushed back on NPR's reporting on changes to the 2024 Human Rights Report, saying the restructuring eliminates political bias.
April 18, 2025 Chinese firm aiding Houthi attacks on US vessels, as airstrikes kill 74 The State Department is accusing a Chinese satellite firm of providing imagery to support Houthi rebel attacks in the Red Sea, escalating tensions amid ongoing maritime security concerns in the region.
April 17, 2025 Trump admin imposes sanctions against Bank of Yemen for supporting Houthis The Trump administration imposed sanctions against the International Bank of Yemen and several of its leaders for allegedly aiding Houthis.
April 17, 2025 Rubio announces closure of State Department effort that 'was supposed to be dead already' Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces "closure of the State Department’s Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (R/FIMI), formerly known as the Global Engagement Center"