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Lawmakers warn the administration’s aid cuts will exacerbate the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, even as State Department officials worry about being on the hook for war crimes.

Nearly two-thirds of Trump and Biden supporters said they “strongly” or “somewhat” support the peace deal that would get U.S. forces out of Afghanistan next year.

With Bahrain also recognizing Israel, Washington hopes for a new era of Arab rapprochement with Israel—but that may prove more elusive.

While Trump burns bridges with the World Health Organization, U.S. officials strain to preserve American influence in an institution that is critical to global health challenges.

James Gilmore, Trump’s ambassador to the OSCE, said he was “embarrassed” by calls from experts—including some of his former colleagues—to normalize ties with Russia.

Peter Marocco, after tumultuous tours at Pentagon and State, is stopping the agency’s newest division in its tracks, critics claim.

The retired colonel called refugees fleeing Middle East violence “unwanted Muslim invaders.”

Some U.S. officials fear the move will harm Washington’s relationship with Addis Ababa.

A congressional investigation into the firing of the department’s inspector general has caused friction between the secretary of state and members of Congress.

If Joe Biden wins, here are some of the top foreign-policy experts who could be tapped for senior and midlevel jobs in the administration.

Big and small powers increasingly handpick U.N. special representatives, testing the authority and independence of the U.N. secretary-general.

The massive Ethiopian dam is a flash point for tensions in Africa—and is now sowing confusion and discord within the U.S. government, with many officials concerned Washington is too much in Egypt’s corner.

Robert Hood’s departure leaves the U.S. Defense Department at a high-water mark for vacancies under the Trump administration.

The move comes after the president personally lobbied the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee to confirm Anthony Tata as the Defense Department’s top policy official.

Russian-backed authorities in Georgia’s separatist regions are continuing to harden border crossings, limiting access for the United States and aid organizations.

Pressure mounts for Congress to pass safe-harbor legislation to let Hong Kongers escape China’s newest police state.

Across federal agencies, the Trump administration is seeding the government with ideologues meant to advance hard-line policies.

George Kent, promoted to a new rank in the senior foreign service, has avoided the grim fate of other impeachment witnesses.

Democrats suspect the weapons sales are sending jobs to Saudi Arabia.

Interviews with political appointees at the Pentagon raise fears of another purge.

The secretary-general changes course on staffers’ participation in demonstrations against police brutality in the United States, citing a U.N. history of fighting discrimination.

Democrats say the State Department is withholding information on diversity from Congress based on the claim it is “non-publicly available” information.

Critics say fighting the coronavirus has become secondary as U.S. seeks to hamstring the World Health Organization, turning it into a 2020 election issue along with Chinese trade.

Political appointee Alexander Alden will take over a role in a bureau caught in the middle of Trump’s impeachment and trial.

U.S. officials worry that counterterrorism operations will be constrained.

The decision comes after U.S. officials and human rights advocates complained that Tencent aids Beijing in surveillance.

The United States continues sending military aid to Egypt despite its worsening human rights situation. Could the death of a detained American change that?

Health concerns deal another blow to the U.S. foreign service, which is already overstretched following a 2017 hiring freeze.