Two of the country’s election agencies got into a messy public dispute after votes cast in Kabul in parliamentary elections were declared invalid.
Tag: United States International Relations
U.S. Gives Russia a Deadline on Nuclear Treaty
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Moscow that it had 60 days to stop violating the landmark Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
Pompeo Questions the Value of International Groups Like U.N. and E.U.
Speaking in Brussels, the secretary of state said that some institutions fail to serve their member nations, and should be revised or eliminated.
U.S.-China Trade Truce Gives Both Sides Political Breathing Room
But the compromise reached by President Trump and President Xi Jinping offers few promises of policy changes, and it sets a tight deadline of March 1.
U.S. Airstrike Kills Senior Taliban Commander in Afghanistan
Mullah Abdul Manan, who led the Taliban’s brutal campaigns in southern Afghanistan, was killed as American diplomats push the group to join peace talks.
U.S. and China Call Truce in Trade War
In a meeting with President Xi Jinping of China, President Trump agreed to hold off on a plan to raise tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods on Jan. 1.
World Leaders Praise Bush as a Calm and Vital Statesman
From the Middle East to Europe, leaders praised Mr. Bush’s for his political abilities. Officials lauded his dedication to reuniting a post-Cold War Europe.
Trump Signs New Trade Deal With Canada and Mexico After Bitter Negotiations
President Trump appeared with his counterparts Justin Trudeau and Enrique Peña Nieto to approve the United States-Mexico-Canada agreement.
Dodging Friends, Chased by Legal Troubles, Trump Navigates G-20
At the Group of 20 gathering in Buenos Aires, President Trump declined to meet with his two favorite strongmen, postponed meeting an ally and was preoccupied with the Russia investigation.
Ukraine’s President Appeals for NATO Support After Russia Standoff
President Petro O. Poroshenko said he hoped members of the alliance would send warships into disputed waters in the Sea of Azov.