カテゴリー: US foreign policy
Taliban says Trump sabotaged ‘finalised’ Afghanistan dealExperts doubt Kabul attack was real reason for cancellationDonald Trump has declared talks between the US and the Taliban “dead” after he called off a Camp David meeting over the weekend, trigger…
Meeting could be held in late September at mutually agreed location, deputy foreign minister tells state news agencyNorth Korea is willing to restart talks with the United States in late September over its nuclear programme, but warned that chances of …
Protesters clash with police in shopping districts after rally to petition US to ‘resist Beijing’Hong Kong police have fired teargas to disperse protesters in the upmarket Causeway Bay shopping district, after demonstrators rallied at the US consulate …
President says he cancelled secret peace talks with insurgents and the Afghan president after Kabul attack killed 12 including US soldierDonald Trump has said that he cancelled secret peace talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders, after the insurgent …
Second attack near diplomatic area underlines warnings US-Taliban deal is moving too quicklyA Taliban suicide car bombing in Kabul has killed a US service member, a Romanian soldier and at least 10 Afghan civilians in a busy diplomatic area that includ…
Nine ambassadors condemn US approach to negotiationsLetter says full withdrawal must come ‘only after real peace’The majority of America’s ambassadors to Afghanistan since the removal of the Taliban government have condemned the US approach to negotiat…
Trump: corn sales ‘tremendous for farmers’ hit by tariffsAbe: goal is to sign agreement at UN General Assembly The US and Japan agreed in principle on Sunday to core elements of a trade deal that Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe said they hoped to sign in N…
Trump administration approves $8bn sale but Beijing says Washington will ‘bear the consequences’The Trump administration has approved the sale of 66 F-16 fighters to Taiwan in a move expected to anger Beijing.Taiwan will get the latest version of the L…
As the US and Taliban negotiate peace, Isis sees a chance to sow fresh chaos in Afghanistan Even by the bloody standards of Afghanistan, it was a brutal attack: a suicide bomber at a wedding celebration, detonating his device as children danced and the…
Beijing steps up war of words and airport obtains injunction against protesters to prevent further disruption of flightsFlights have resumed in and out of Hong Kong airport after two days of protests by pro-democracy activists as Chinese officials cond…
President: ‘We’re doing this for the Christmas season’US-China trade talks to resume again in two weeks’ timeDonald Trump played Santa Claus on Tuesday, telling reporters he was delaying tariffs on Chinese imports to avoid any adverse impact on US shop…
US secretary of state dismisses warning by top security analyst, arguing ‘you can sell your soul for a pile of soy beans or you can protect your people’The US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has declared “you can sell your soul for a pile of soy beans, …
Mike Pompeo hails ‘unbreakable’ relationship between Washington and Canberra as he urges Australia to join coalition to protect shipping in the Gulf Australia’s defence minister Linda Reynolds says the Morrison government is giving “very serious consid…
Three launches in eight days point to ulterior motive amid strained relations between its neighbours and Washington The series of short-range missile tests by North Korea over the last eight days could be an attempt by Pyongyang to exploit strained US-…
The government and its foreign allies have taken more civilian lives than the Taliban and others this year. A deal is needed to end America’s longest-running conflict – but not a botch jobAfter four decades of war, Afghan civilians have experienced man…