N. Korea Says It Won't Get Rid of Nuclear Arms if It Can't Trust U.S.
Pyongyang's top diplomat tells world leaders at the U.N. that continued sanctions are derailing the efforts to build a relationship with the United States.
High-Stakes Diplomacy as Battle for Syria's Idlib Looms
Iranian and Russian leaders support a military campaign to retake the last rebel-held stronghold in Syria as Turkey's president pleads for a cease-fire. U.S. and others warn of a bloody humanitarian disaster.
Trump Pressed Aides on Venezuela Invasion, U.S. Official Says
After the president in a 2017 meeting suggested an invasion, administration officials explained how military action could backfire. However, Trump later pursued the issue with Latin American leaders and others.
Will the 'Master Dealmaker' Meet His Match in Kim?
President Trump is facing doubts from multiple corners as he prepares for Tuesday's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
John Bolton Is Just the Kind of Bully Donald Trump Admires
The new national security adviser has been called a "serial abuser," a "kiss-up, kick-down sort of guy" who "abuses his authority with little people."
Ecuadorean Embassy Cuts Julian Assange's Internet
The government says it acted because of the WikiLeaks founder's social media posts decrying the arrest of a Catalan separatist politician.
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Iran, North Korea and the Dangers of Trumpian Diplomacy
Nobody will trust the word of an American president if the U.S. violates any current nuclear agreements.
South Korea: Trump, Kim Jong Un to Meet 'by May'
The president will attend a summit meeting with the North Korean leader "to achieve permanent denuclearization," a senior South Korean official says.
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Robert Scheer, Trita Parsi on U.S. Iran Policy
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Truthdig's editor in chief interviews the founder of the National Iranian American Council about how Israel and Saudi Arabia are seriously jeopardizing prospects for peace in the Middle East.
How to Build a Wall and Lose an Empire
President Trump is inadvertently showing us the essential structure of the system of global power Washington honed over 70 years—and the damage he's inflicting on it.
