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Israel bombarded the capital of Syria. Israel launched airstrikes on Damascus yesterday, damaging a compound housing the Defense Ministry and hitting an area near the presidential ...

When US intelligence revealed that Iran had loaded sea mines near the Strait of Hormuz on July 1, it sent an unmistakable ...

The ASEAN Regional Forum should not be only about dialogue about regional concerns, but also about prevention of and response ...

As global powers vie for influence in Southeast Asia, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is renewing its push ...

In a surprising diplomatic turn, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held two ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The State Department is firing more than 1,300 employees on Friday in line with a dramatic ...

"The ongoing reductions in force at the U.S. State Department threaten to not only weaken but deplete America’s primary line ...

Rubio described the meeting as “constructive” and that the two nations can learn to manage their differences while exploring ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday after his first meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that their talks ...