Report: Venezuela ramps up efforts to quash opposition as human rights crisis grows
1 of 4 | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (C) celebrates his controversial election win, in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 29. A new report Tuesday says…
North Korea’s top diplomat heads to Russia as military cooperation grows
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui (R) is traveling to Russia this week to attend a pair of forums, state-run media reported Tuesday, as…
U.N. humans right chief demands release of 13 staff detained by Houthi rebels
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk renewed demands Tuesday for the release of 13 of its workers, including six staff employed at…
Antony Blinken, U.N. leader call on Venezuela to restore democratic norms following election unrest
1 of 4 | Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres agreed Wednesday to urge Venezuela peacefully restore democratic norms following mass…
At least 24 killed in hotel fire in Bangladesh as tensions remain high amid a power vacuum
Bystanders at Dhaka's Japrabari police station on Tuesday inspect the aftermath of mass protests in the capital and across Bangladesh that ended 15 years of…
U.S., Philippines officials affirm mutual alliance against regional threats
1 of 3 | Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III (L) and Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed the United States will help the Philippines…
Secretary Antony Blinken presses China’s Wang Yi on U.S.-China tensions
Secretary of State Antony Blinken attended the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting in Vientiane, Laos, for the first stop of a weeklong tour of Asia. Photo…
Two men plead guilty in China-backed scheme targeting Falun Gong
Falun Gong supporters protest against China outside of the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., in 2012. On Thursday, two men pleaded guilty for…
China suspends nuclear non-proliferation talks with U.S.
Beijing's foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jain announced Wednesday that China was ending arms control and nuclear non-proliferation negotiations with the United States. Photo courtesy of…
U.S. levels sanctions over occupied West Bank violence
The Department of State under Secretary Antony Blinken on Thursday leveled sanctions targeting those accused of being involved in extremists West Bank violence. File Photo…
U.S. to blacklist executives of travel agencies, tour operators aiding illegal migration
Migrants walk along the United States side of the border wall with Mexico to surrender to the U.S. Border Patrol near Campo, Calif., on March…
U.S. condemns Houthis’ detention of U.N. workers in Yemen
The United States on Wednesday condemned the recent detention of 13 U.N. workers in Yemen by the Iran-backed Houthis. File Photo by Yahya Arhab/EPA-EFE June…
U.S. blacklists Hezbollah financier’s sanctions-evasions network
The United States on Thursday sanctioned a sanctions-evasion network working with Lebanese national Hassan Moukalled, whom the Biden administration says is a financier of Hezbollah.…
Antony Blinken meets with Jordanian leaders to push Gaza cease-fire, humanitarian aid
A handout photo made available by the Royal Hashemite court shows Jordan's King Abdullah II (C) meeting Tuesday with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken…
U.S., Canada target Belarus with sanctions over support for Russia’s war, crackdown on dissent
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko shake hands during a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of…
Defying U.S., Benjamin Netanyahu announces ‘there is date’ for Israel to invade Rafah
1 of 4 | Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday "there is a date" for Israeli Defense Forces to invade Rafah, despite U.S. objections.…
World Central Kitchen calls for independent probe into deadly Israeli airstrike
Staff members of the U.S.-based aid group World Central Kitchen wait at a hospital morgue on Tuesday, a day after a convoy of the NGO…
Suicide attack kills six, including five Chinese engineers, in Pakistan
Pakistani security officials inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack on Chinese nationals in Bisham, Pakistan, on Tuesday. Photo by EPA-EFE March 27 (UPI)…
U.S. blacklists Russian companies aiding sanctions evasion through digitial assets
U.S. sanctions 15 companies and individuals for being behind blockchain-based services operating in Russia's financial sector that enable the evasion of sanctions imposed upon the…
U.N. to vote on U.S. resolution calling for immediate cease-fire in Gaza
1 of 2 | The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote Friday on a resolution presented by the United States calling for an…