Ex-US diplomats seek to save State Department refugee office
Forty former US diplomats and national security officials urged Secretary of State Rex Tillerson not to eliminate the State Department office that handles refugees in a letter seen by Reuters on Monday.
Jul 17, 2017, 19:21 PM IST
US, Qatar sign agreement against financing terrorism
In live footage, Rex Tillerson and Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani signed the pact, which they had been working on for a year, Tillerson explained, Efe news reported.
Jul 12, 2017, 10:03 AM IST
Kuwait, US, Britain call for rapid solution of Qatari crisis
Kuwait, the US and Britain have called for "a rapid end" to the crisis between Qatar and its Arab neighbours through dialogue, the media reported on Tuesday.
Jul 11, 2017, 17:54 PM IST
Rex Tillerson to visit Gulf for talks on Qatar crisis
Tillerson's trip appeared aimed at finding a breakthrough in the crisis over sanctions imposed on Qatar by Saudi Arabia and its allies.
Jul 10, 2017, 15:42 PM IST
Rex Tillerson visit a powerful show of US support: Ukrainian President
Ukrainian President on Sunday said the visit by US Secretary of State to Kiev was a powerful show of Washington`s support.
Jul 09, 2017, 17:41 PM IST
Not many good North Korea options if pressure fails: Rex Tillerson
The USambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, said on Wednesday she would propose new sanctions to the 15-member U.N. Security Council in coming days.
Jul 08, 2017, 13:52 PM IST
US, Russia, Jordan reach ceasefire deal for southwest Syria
The ceasefire will go into effect on Sunday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Jordan's Petra news agency said.
Jul 08, 2017, 13:21 PM IST
Melania Trump tried to end 'overtime' meeting between Trump-Putin
Tillerson explained that President Trump and Russian leader Putin had such fine chemistry that they didn't want to stop talking even after their scheduled time over.
Jul 08, 2017, 09:16 AM IST
Russia didn't meddle in US election, Putin tells Trump
An official from the White House, however, later indicated that the President (Trump) had not in fact accepted assurances from Putin that Russia did not meddle in the 2016 election.
Jul 08, 2017, 08:52 AM IST
Donald Trump, with Vladimir Putin, predicts 'positive things' for US, Russia
Trump's predecessor, President Barack Obama, had notoriously strained ties to Putin, and Trump has expressed an interest in a better US-Russia relationship.
Dalai Lama's 82nd birthday celebrated, Tibetans seeks Trump's intervention
Tibetan Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay also attended the celebrations, while his cabinet urged Trump to initiate steps for restarting the dialogue process on the future of Tibet.
US ready to work with Russia on Syria `no-fly zones`: Rex Tillerson
The United States launched a cruise missile attack on a Syrian air base in April in response to what it said was a government chemical weapons attack on civilians.
Jul 06, 2017, 08:21 AM IST
US, South Korea conduct military drill, as Pyongyang 'ballistic' threat looms
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson issued a statement and strictly criticized the North Korea missile test.
Jul 05, 2017, 09:48 AM IST
What next in Afghanistan? Europe seeks US leadership
The United States wants to send 3,000-5,000 more troops to Afghanistan, and other NATO members might send around 1,200.
Jun 29, 2017, 13:37 PM IST
Bangladesh downgraded in US ''trafficking in persons'' report
The countries in the Tier 2 Watch list do not fully comply with the TVPA`s (Trafficking Victims Protection Act) minimum standards, but are making significant efforts to bring themselves into compliance with those standards.
Jun 28, 2017, 14:11 PM IST
Iran accuses United States of 'brazen' plan to change its government
Iran's UN Ambassador Gholamali Khoshroo said in a letter to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres circulated on Tuesday that Tillerson's comments are also "a flagrant violation" of the 1981 Algiers Accords in which the United States pledged "not to intervene, directly or indirectly, politically or militarily, in Iran's internal affairs."
Jun 28, 2017, 13:19 PM IST
Qatar slams Saudi Arabia's refusal to negotiate
Speaking from Washington, where he held talks with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday, Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said the Saudi position was unacceptable.
Jun 28, 2017, 13:09 PM IST
US lists China among worst human trafficking offenders
The State Department downgraded China in its annual "Trafficking in Persons Report," saying Beijing is doing little to combat the phenomenon or protect its victims.
Jun 28, 2017, 08:50 AM IST
US to list China among worst human trafficking offenders: Report
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has decided to drop China to "Tier 3," the lowest grade, putting it alongside Iran, North Korea and Syria among others, said sources.