Diplomacy
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US imposes travel ban on Brazilian Supreme Court Justices involved in persecuting Bolsonaro
The decision to impose a travel ban on the justices comes after Brazilian police raided Bolsonaro's home earlier Friday and Brazil's Supreme Court ordered him to wear an electronic ankle tag because of concerns he poses a flight risk.
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Rubio announces 10 Americans detained in Venezuela are 'on their way to freedom'
It is not clear when the Americans are expected to land back on U.S. soil, but Bukele stated that the released prisoners are on their way to El Salvador, where they will make a short stop before being sent on to their final destinations.
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RFK Jr., Rubio formally reject World Health Organization's expansion of power in pandemics
Proposed amendments to International Health Regulations "open the door to the kind of narrative management, propaganda, and censorship that we saw during the COVID pandemic," Kennedy says.
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Russian court sentences American Whelan to 16 years in prison on spying charges
Whelan says he was set up by Russian officials
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U.S. Embassy in South Korea displays a Black Lives Matter banner
The embassy previously posted on social media that it hung up an LGBT rainbow banner.
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International Criminal Court: Trump sanctions 'unacceptable attempt to interfere' with rule of law
The Hague-based court is standing by its employees as the U.S. threatens to level sanctions against those working to prosecute American troops
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Is a grand oil bargain with the Kurds Trump’s next big move to stabilize Iraq?
U.S. and Iraqi officials are beginning to discuss reviving a 2014 oil alliance between the Kurds and the country's central government that could have a profound impact on Iraq's economic future.
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The historic opportunity awaiting Trump to stabilize Iraq, eventually withdraw troops
The stakes are high for a strategic dialogue later this week between U.S. officials and new Iraqi prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi.
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Navy veteran released from Iranian custody after a year
Michael White had been in Swiss custody since March and was hospitalized for coronavirus-like symptoms
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China dismisses U.S. threat over Hong Kong law, calls it a 'nothing burger'
Pompeo has suggested the U.S. might reconsider its Hong Kong policy if 'national security' law passes
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China warns about U.S. putting countries on 'brink of new cold war,' amid litany of flash points
The coronavirus, Hong Kong, ongoing trade-tariff war are few of the ongoing, disputes between the world's two biggest economies
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Trump administration announces U.S. withdrawal from from Open Skies Treaty
The president said on Thursday that Russia has not been adhering to the 18-year-old agreement
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Trump hints U.S. may resume WHO funding at only 10% of previous level
The government has 'not made [a] final decision,' he said.