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February 26, 2019

One-on-One: Trump, Kim confront North Korea's nuke plans

With nervous world capitals looking on, President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un are beginning their second ...

February 26, 2019

The precarious perch of a potential Pentagon chief

Patrick Shanahan, the former Boeing executive, was in a familiar place — aboard an airplane — when he got word of a ...

February 26, 2019

US-North Korea roller coaster ties add to summit uncertainty

Before he was elected president, Donald Trump said he could see himself having burgers and chatting with North Korea's Kim ...

February 26, 2019

Tunisian attacks suspect assaults judge at hearing

Tunisian authorities say a man suspected of several extremist attacks has assaulted a judge with his gavel during his trial ...

February 26, 2019

The Latest: Panel approves subpoena for family separations

The Latest on Congress and family separations at the border (all times local): 10:33 a.m. House Democrats voted to subpoena ...

February 26, 2019

Trump and Kim to have dinner before series of official talks

Redefining success, President Donald Trump headed to his second meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, determined to tamp ...

February 26, 2019

NC's Tillis is 2nd GOP senator to oppose Trump emergency

North Carolina's Thom Tillis on Monday became the second Senate Republican to promise a vote to block President Donald ...

February 26, 2019

Trump tamps down expectations as he heads to Kim summit

Redefining success, President Donald Trump headed to his second meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un on Monday, determined ...

February 26, 2019

Judge rules against male-only draft, but no changes imminent

The chairman of a panel considering changes to the U.S. military draft said Monday its recommendations to Congress won't be ...

February 26, 2019

Iran's foreign minister resigns as his nuclear deal teeters

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif resigned without warning late Monday, offering an "apology" to the nation as ...

February 25, 2019

White House fires opening salvo in budget skirmish

The White House fired an opening salvo Monday in an upcoming fight with Capitol Hill Democrats over spending on domestic ...

February 25, 2019

Vietnam vows 'maximum level' security for Trump-Kim summit

With North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on an armored train barreling through China toward Vietnam's capital, and U.S.

February 25, 2019

Okinawa referendum rejects relocation for US military base

The residents of Japan's southwestern island region of Okinawa rejected a relocation plan for a U.S. military base ina ...

February 25, 2019

AP Explains: How to verify North Korea's nukes

The success of this week's second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hinges largely ...

February 25, 2019

Former US security officials to oppose emergency declaration

A group of former U.S. national security officials is set to release a statement arguing there is no justification for ...

February 25, 2019

Nightmare result of US-NKorea talks: Bad deal, little change

The nightmare scenario heading into the second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ...

February 24, 2019

5 dead in Kashmir, shops stage boycott of crackdown by India

Three rebels, a counterinsurgency police officer and an army soldier were killed Sunday during a gunbattle in Kashmir, ...

February 24, 2019

White House manages expectations for second Kim summit

President Donald Trump is trying to manage expectations for his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, ...

February 24, 2019

First Saudi female ambassador replaces king's son in US

Saudi Arabia appointed its first female ambassador early Sunday to serve as its top diplomat in the United States, pulling ...