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Mike Waltz to face grilling over Signal chat at Senate hearing for UN role
The hearing will provide senators with the first opportunity to grill Waltz over revelations that he added a journalist to a ...
Chinese FM urges US to immediately lift blockade, sanctions against Cuba
VCG. When asked to comment on US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's announcement on sanction imposition on Cuban President Migu ...
A sensible look at the State Department cuts
On Friday, the Trump administration laid off about 1,350 employees at the State Department. A number of news reports ...
State Department cuts China policy staff amid major overhaul
The State Department fired personnel and consolidated offices that help craft the U.S. diplomatic response to China’s ...
Senate Democrat: Putin ‘going to be celebrating’ State Department layoffs
Sen. Chris Van Hollen criticized the State Department’s decision to lay off 1,300 employees as it is seen as a retreat from global commitments and a victory for adversaries such as China and ...
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US Indo-Pacific allies are unhappy about Trump’s defence demands. But they have to comply
Allies like Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and Australia have no choice but to try and meet the president’s conditions for alliance.
Trump’s trade war divides the EU
“Trump is trying to divide and scare Europe, but if we raise our heads now, there will be division in the American camp, even ...