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The U.S. State Department on Monday announced the designation of Afghanistan as a sponsor of wrongful detention, accusing it of engaging in "hostage diplomacy." ...

A year after Donald Trump and Elon Musk began pushing deep cuts across the federal government, officials and former insiders say the consequences are now showing up in crisis response, cyber readiness ...

The attack on a major U.S. diplomatic facility in Baghdad was a suspected retaliation to the U.S.- and Israeli-led war on Iran by pro-Tehran militias.

The countries and actors may be different, but the general idea – that diplomacy is similar to a business deal – is the same.

Brian Mast asked Sarah Rogers to explain 'queering the map,' and she said the effort aimed to make maps 'more gay' under Biden-era LGBTQ initiatives ...

Director Carter Delivers the National Statement on Behalf of the United States Vienna, Austria – ONDCP Director Sara Carter addressed the 69th session of ...

A new report, issued ahead of the president’s summit with Xi Jinping, takes aim at the administration’s record on trade, diplomacy and other aspects of American power.