Obama vows to work to tighten sanctions on North Korea
By JOSH LEDERMAN In the wake of another missile launch, President Barack Obama vowed Tuesday to work with the United Nations to tighten sanctions against North Korea, but added that…
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Trump’s stamina attack on Clinton stirs talk of gender bias
By JILL COLVIN Donald Trump and his Republican allies say Hillary Clinton is weak, lacks stamina and doesn’t look presidential. Intent on undermining his Democratic rival, Trump and GOP backers…
Clinton to nation: It’s a ‘moment of reckoning’
By LISA LERER Hillary Clinton capped a four-day convention celebration with a plea for national unity and tolerance. Now, one of the most divisive and distrusted figures in American politics…
US would consider extradition request for exiled cleric
By BRADLEY KLAPPER The Obama administration would entertain an extradition request for the U.S.-based cleric that Turkey’s president is blaming for a failed coup attempt, U.S. Secretary of State John…
Obama to tell foe-to-friend story at Hillary Clinton event
By JULIE PACE and KATHLEEN HENNESSEY They’ve been bitter rivals, allies and colleagues. When they take the stage at their first joint campaign appearance on Tuesday, President Barack Obama and…
Trump’s ‘America First’ echoes old isolationist rallying cry
By MICHAEL BIESECKER Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump boils down his foreign policy agenda to two words: “America First.” For students of U.S. history, that slogan harkens back to…
Poland wants to lead group to reboot EU
The Latest on Britain’s historic vote to leave the European Union (all times local): 4 p.m. Poland’s Foreign Minister says that his government wants to lead an informal group of…
Obama lifts decades-old arms ban in his 1st visit to Vietnam
By FOSTER KLUG U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday lifted a half-century-old ban on selling arms to Vietnam, looking to bolster a government seen as a crucial, though flawed partner…