Tensions are rising as nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan both said they shot down each other’s fighter jets on Wednesday, prompting international powers to urge restraint as relations between the two Asian nations showed no signs of improvement
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{FD} US warship sails in Sea of Japan waters claimed by Russia
A U.S. Navy warship sailed in waters claimed by Russia in the Sea of Japan Wednesday as tensions increase over the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw from a decades-old arms control treaty.
{FD} Pompeo says Iran tested ballistic missile, in violation of UN resolution
The Trump administration on Saturday accused Iran of test-firing a medium-range ballistic missile, with the capability to strike parts of Europe and the Middle East — a move the U.S. says is in violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution.
{FD} Graham threatens to withhold spending bill vote until Senate gets CIA briefing on Khashoggi
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Wednesday that he is willing to hold up Congress’ agenda — including a spending bill meant to avert a partial government shutdown — until the Senate hears from the CIA about the murder of Saudi activist Jamal Khashoggi.
{FD} Pompeo to meet North Korean counterpart in New York Thursday
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be traveling to New York on Thursday to meet with his North Korean counterpart, Kim Yong Chol.
{FD} Saudi ruler ordered detention of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, report says
Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, ordered that Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi be lured to that country from his home in the U.S. and detained, the paper reported Wednesday evening.
{FD} Pompeo to meet with Kim Jong Un on Sunday, State Department announces
{FD} Pompeo says officials not backing Trump’s mission ‘ought to find something else to do’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in an interview with Fox News to air Sunday that officials not on board with helping to achieve President Trump’s mission “ought to find something else to do.”
{FD} Pompeo slams Kerry for ‘actively undermining’ the US with Iran shadow diplomacy
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blasted predecessor John Kerry on Friday for “actively undermining” the U.S. by holding meetings with Iranian officials — although he stopped short of endorsing President Trump’s view that the meetings were illegal.
{FD} John Kerry condemns bids to ‘destroy’ presidents, then suggests Trump unfit for office
Former Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday decried what he described as incessant, politically-motivated efforts to take down American presidents as soon as they take office, which he argued has been a defining characteristic of politics in the U.S. since the Whitewater investigation dogged former President Bill Clinton’s administration.