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November 16, 2019 at 6:37 am

American held in Turkey as IS suspect returns to US

WASHINGTON (AP) — An American citizen alleged by Turkey to be an Islamic State member has returned to the United States. According to a government...

November 15, 2019 at 11:00 am

Fired Ukraine ambassador calls out ‘crisis’ in US diplomacy

WASHINGTON (AP) — The fired U.S. ambassador to Ukraine sounded an alarm Friday about the denigration of American diplomacy and the hollowing out of the...

FILE – In this Oct. 17, 2019, file photo U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, center, arrives for a interview with the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) WX01 WX01

November 14, 2019 at 8:51 am

AP source: Second U.S. official in Kyiv heard Trump-Sondland call

WASHINGTON (AP) — A second U.S. Embassy staffer in Kyiv overheard a cellphone call between President Donald Trump and his ambassador to the European Union...

November 14, 2019 at 8:09 am

Report: State Department employee wrongly removed from job

WASHINGTON (AP) — A State Department employee working on Iranian policy was improperly removed from her post by officials who took into account her ethnic...

November 14, 2019 at 8:06 am

US presses European countries to take Islamic State fighters VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — European and other members of the international coalition fighting the Islamic State group must take back and prosecute their nationals detained in...

November 7, 2019 at 9:20 pm

Top US diplomat struggles to shrug off impeachment inquiry

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tries to shrug off the impeachment inquiry that has ensnared the State Department and raised questions about...

November 7, 2019 at 12:30 pm

Senior US envoy in Syria highly critical of troop withdrawal

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior American diplomat has written a highly critical assessment of the Trump administration's abrupt withdrawal of troops from northeast Syria last...

Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale arrives at the U.S. Capitol before giving a deposition to the House Intelligence Committee behind closed doors No. 6, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Hale is testifying to the committee as part of the ongoing impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/TNS) 1482000 1482000

November 5, 2019 at 7:08 pm

State Dept. undersecretary testifies in impeachment inquiry

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department's third-ranking official testified Wednesday for more than six hours in the House Democrats' impeachment inquiry as they investigate President...

November 5, 2019 at 10:20 am

Facing tumult in Washington, Pompeo heads to Germany

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is heading overseas to improve relations with Germany as he comes under increasing criticism at home for...

October 31, 2019 at 3:40 pm

US extends civil nuclear cooperation waivers for Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is keeping alive one of the last remaining components of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal by extending sanctions waivers...