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Biden’s foreign-policy team is weighing the merits of letting Zalmay Khalilzad keep his job or letting him go.

Long maligned and vilified under Trump, the spy agencies hope to restore normality under Biden.

The outgoing president continues to spread falsehoods about fraud, even as the recently fired Chris Krebs calls the elections ‘the most secure’ in history.

The hasty–and unexplained—move drew criticism from Republicans and the head of NATO.

Lawmakers are redoubling efforts to ensure all countries can get essential medical equipment during the pandemic despite ramped-up U.S. sanctions.

United Nations diplomats and civil servants fear peace efforts in Geneva may aid the spread of the coronavirus.

The General Services Administration is ignoring congressional deadlines for answers about the stalled transition that has forced the Biden team to improvise.

Officials in the Pentagon see this week’s purges as a sign the White House will be even more aggressive in bending the Pentagon to its political whims.

Major world leaders are reaching out to the U.S. president-elect as Pompeo claims there will be a “smooth transition to a second Trump administration.”

People trashed the parliament and stormed the presidential palace after Armenia’s PM bowed to the inevitable.

Despite ongoing peace talks, intensifying Taliban attacks on Afghans across the country are out of control—and threaten the country’s future.

“It’s embarrassing for the United States,” a former senior intelligence officer who served under Trump said of the recent spate of firings.

The abrupt news after Trump’s electoral defeat follows months of tensions between the U.S. president and his secretary of defense.

America, unlike most democracies, maintains barriers to ex-felons voting, which affects millions.

“We had hopes, but we are not allowed to hope,” said one survivor of the fatal assault on Afghanistan’s biggest university.

At the State Department, Pentagon, and other agencies, some senior officials can’t take four more years.

Media properties tied to an exiled Chinese billionaire are behind waves of disinformation in the lead-up to the election.

Internecine tensions within the Democratic Party have been tamped down to defeat Trump—but that truce could be over Wednesday.

Both parties are flinging mud, and Asian Americans stand to suffer.

After a month of heavy fighting over the disputed enclave between Armenia and Azerbaijan, a negotiated settlement seems far off—and civilians are paying the price.

Chinese documents show that the U.S. commerce secretary did not successfully step down from all his corporate commitments.

Slovakia joins other Eastern European countries signing declarations with Washington aimed at keeping China out of critical infrastructure.

Michael Pack, the controversial head of U.S. government broadcasting, tries to blow up the firewalls that have protected Voice of America and other agencies from political interference.

Biden’s foreign-policy gatekeepers tell diplomats to hold their calls—until they’re in charge.

Both parties have rewarded donors with top diplomatic positions, but Trump has taken it to a new level.

The announcement could end Sudan’s three decades as an international pariah. But it comes at a cost.

For all the chaos, the Trump administration has notched some notable victories abroad. The question is whether they outweigh everything else Trump brought to Washington—and the world.

Mike Pompeo’s rush to placate Trump and release old emails from Hillary Clinton worries many in the State Department who fear both its illegality and interference in the election.

There’s no fact the sprawling movement can’t dismiss—and no madness it can’t imagine.

NATO allies have been at odds with Turkey for years. But Ankara’s role in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict is bringing matters to a head.

Trump’s physician expressed optimism about the president’s health after he tested positive for the coronavirus. But his hospitalization brings to light new questions on what happens if a worst-case scenario hits while Americans are casting their votes.

Officials are warily watching for adversaries like Russia, Iran, and North Korea to exploit the moment.

From the Vatican to Brazil, foreign officials are getting tired of Pompeo dragging their governments into Trump’s reelection campaign.

Two roommates traveling in Florida found themselves caught in the teeth of espionage fears.

Trump’s executive order taking aim at diversity training could make it even harder to fix the State Department’s dismal record on inclusion.