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G-7 ministers vow to better fight migrant trafficking

Interior ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies pledged Friday to jointly tackle world's top security ...

UK, US, and France warn Syria not to use chemical weapons

Britain, France and the United States are warning the Syria against using chemical weapons on opponents of the government.

Donald Trump

Attorney general defends handling of Mueller's Russia report

Attorney General William Barr is defending his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia ...

Attorney general defends handling of Mueller's Russia report

Attorney General William Barr is defending his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia ...

Asia shares mostly higher on upbeat talk on China-US trade

Shares are mostly higher in Asia after President Donald Trump and a senior Chinese envoy said trade talks in Washington were ...

ACLU seeks to stop Trump on border wall funding

The American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday asked a judge in California to block the Trump administration from building ...

Michael Cohen

Cohen asks lawmakers to help keep him out of prison

Attorneys for Michael Cohen are asking members of Congress to help keep him out of prison. In a letter sent to lawmakers ...

Feds: Man who discussed US attack arrested at gun range

An Albanian national who talked about joining ISIS and attacking random people to avenge a shooting at a New Zealand mosque ...

Glaring US absences raise questions about relevance of G-7

Two key American officials — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen — are ...

Jen Stoltenberg, Mike Pompeo

NATO approves measures to counter Russia amid internal rifts

NATO foreign ministers approved a series of measures Thursday aimed at countering Russia in the Black Sea region, an ...

Top official at ATF plans to retire at end of April

The top official at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is leaving the job at month's end. An agency ...

Stephanie Winston Wolkoff

House committee seeks interview with key inaugural planner

The House Intelligence Committee wants to interview — and has requested records from — a key planner of President Donald ...

Donald Trump

The Latest: NATO makes pitch for trans-Atlantic unity

The Latest on the United States and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (all times local): 2:40 p.m. In the first address ...

Pence warns Turkey against buying Russian air defense system

Vice President Mike Pence warned Turkey on Wednesday that it could risk its membership in NATO if it goes ahead with plans ...

Jens Stoltenberg, Mike Pence, Nancy Pelosi

NATO chief tells Congress of 'serious' alliance divisions

In the first address to Congress by a NATO head, Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday acknowledged serious divisions within the ...

Donald Trump, Patrick Shanahan

Trump: NATO members must do more to raise defense spending

President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised NATO countries for increasing their financial contributions to the Western ...

CIA

Censorship or safeguard? Groups challenge pre-pub review

Civil liberties groups have filed a lawsuit challenging a pre-publication review required for people who have had access to ...

Report: FBI doesn't warn hacking victims of their rights

Americans caught up in international cyberespionage campaigns are routinely being left in the dark by the FBI, the U.S.

US stops F-35 fighter jet parts delivery to Turkey

After months of warnings, the United States has stopped delivery of F-35 fighter jet parts to Turkey in retaliation for ...

NATO chief plays down divisions as allies mark anniversary

The United States and its allies are stepping up cooperation in response to Russian aggression, NATO Secretary-General Jens ...