US, other powers want to arm Libyan government
By GEORGE JAHN and MATTHEW LEE The United States and other world powers say they are ready to supply Libya’s internationally recognized government with weapons to counter the Islamic State…
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Behind closed doors, North Korea opens ruling party congress
By ERIC TALMADGE North Korea opened the first full congress of its ruling party since 1980 behind closed doors Friday, in an anticlimactic start to what officials have portrayed as…
North Korea readies for its biggest political show in years
By ERIC TALMADGE Its capital has been duly spruced up, the masses prepped for their rallies and leader Kim Jong Un appears to be set to take center stage Friday…
Trump vows to put “America first” in foreign policy
By JILL COLVIN and JULIE PACE In a rare formal policy speech, Republican front-runner Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to put American security “above all else” if elected president, warning allies…
Exclusive: N. Korea to halt nuke tests if US stops drills
By ERIC TALMADGE North Korea is ready to halt its nuclear tests if the United States suspends its annual military exercises with South Korea, the North Korean foreign minister told…
Trump’s GOP Senate critics fact check him on foreign policy
By RICHARD LARDNER The Senate’s leading Republican voices on national security are assembling an indictment of Donald Trump’s worldview by soliciting rebuttals from U.S. military leaders that challenge the accuracy…
Clinton attacks Trump’s qualifications in AIPAC address
By LISA LERER Hillary Clinton previewed an early line of Democratic attack against Donald Trump on Monday, casting the GOP front-runner as unqualified to handle heated international conflicts as commander…
France: Iran sanctions possible over missile tests
France’s foreign minister has raised the possibility of European sanctions against Iran after the country test-fired two ballistic missiles last week. Jean-Marc Ayrault said Sunday that “if necessary, sanctions will…