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A shadow war fought largely in secret has reached a new, more open phase.

Elements of an elite paratrooper unit will leave Washington in a move that could spark tensions between the White House and the Pentagon.

After a bloody Ramadan, the Afghan government and the Taliban called for a three-day truce that mostly continues. But Islamic State terrorists are already conducting more massacres. 

Though he’s eager to accommodate Bernie Sanders’s base on domestic issues, the presumptive Democratic nominee is still seen as a man of the past by progressives.

Facing fierce criticism from Mattis and other former senior military officials, Esper insists the Pentagon is not playing politics.

Governments and companies are returning to business at many different speeds. All worry that something might go wrong.

Canada is searching for new frameworks to tackle ideological violence.

While live on air, a journalist and cameraman were attacked with tear gas along with crowds across from White House.

Congress pushes back after images of police violence spread over the weekend with a move to limit Pentagon weapons transfers to local authorities.

By reportedly halting major agricultural purchases, Beijing makes it likely U.S.-China relations will dramatically worsen.

U.S. soft power was already dwindling under Trump. But the new wave of police violence and racial injustice may be drying up the reserves.

“Nearly all the Taliban leadership in Doha has the bug,” a senior Afghan official said.

Rioting in the aftermath of another police-inflicted death—this time in one of the most prosperous U.S. cities—reveals how little progress has been made.

Democrats and NGOs slammed the White House decision, saying the U.S. president was ceding influence to China and further undercutting the coronavirus response.

In highly unusual move, U.S. diplomats in Uganda and Kenya issue public pronouncements expressing distress over the death of George Floyd.

The U.S. pronouncement that it no longer considers Hong Kong to be independent from China paves the way for future sanctions, which could hurt the very people the United States means to help.

Both political parties are demonizing the world trade body, but many experts warn that such a move could seriously set back U.S. power and prestige.

U.S. Africa Command calls out Moscow for tipping the scales in a conflict the Trump administration has mostly sought to avoid.

Despite new legislation, Washington won’t be delivering critical minerals needed for defense, high tech, and energy.

After a roller-coaster year, the Ukrainian president remains hugely popular.

The Trump administration seeks to put an American in charge of the U.N. mission in Mali.

U.S. fails to gain support for an immediate investigation into coronavirus origins and for bringing Taiwan on as observer. 

With Putin’s help, Assad has constrained the capacity of the United Nations to deliver health supplies in opposition-controlled territory, which faces rising risk of the coronavirus. 

New information may offer insight into the honesty of China’s coronavirus numbers.

Report finds problems with morale and management that hampered U.S. counterterrorism initiatives in foreign countries.

Two years after Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal, Tehran has cut in half the time it would need to produce enough weapons-grade fuel for a nuclear bomb.

His critics say he’s too busy attacking China to coordinate a global response to the pandemic. His supporters say he’s holding Beijing to account.

A U.N. panel concludes that the U.S. president’s outreach to Kim Jong Un has changed little in his behavior. 

Stoltenberg says state-backed disinformation campaigns are making the health crisis worse.

U.S. scrambling to fill major posts addressing the coronavirus pandemic and economic aid.

In an interview, Mark Green says this is no time to be slashing assistance to the developing world or global health.

In the absence of U.S. leadership, the U.N. is struggling to carve out a role in the face of what may be the greatest threat since its founding.

Public hearings and classified briefings are another political casualty in the age of contagion.