Taliban Accuse US of Violating Doha Agreement By Keeping Sanctions The US pledged to remove sanctions from the Taliban after intra-Afghan negotiations started
US Says Taliban ‘Cooperative’ After First Civilian Flight Leaves Kabul Since Pullout The US said Americans were on the flight
Pentagon Researching Microbe Mining to Reduce Reliance on China The Pentagon is investing heavily in research to counter China
IAEA Equipment in Iran Damaged by Israeli Attack in June An Israeli drone reportedly struck an Iranian nuclear facility in the city of Karaj and damaged IAEA cameras
UN: 18,000 Yemeni Civilians Killed or Wounded in Airstrikes Since 2015 The strikes are all attributed to the US-backed Saudi-led coalition
Afghan Political Party Leaders Protest Taliban Cabinet Picks The interim government is entirely made up of Taliban members, but the Taliban maintain it is only temporary
Blinken Says US-Afghan Relations ‘Will Depend’ on Taliban Actions The Taliban announced a new caretaker government, which Blinken criticized
Blinken Says US Getting ‘Closer’ to Giving Up on Iran Nuclear Deal Iran's new president wants to resume talks eventually but without pressure from the West
US Sails Warship Near Chinese-Claimed Reef, Testing New Maritime Law China denounced the provocation, calling the US the 'biggest destroyer' of peace in the region
Afghanistan: Aid Groups Warn of ‘Impending Humanitarian Crisis’ The US has frozen billions in Afghan government reserves