State Dept: Pompeo Certifications on Saudi Arms Did Not Break the Law
State Dept IG was fired while investigating the certifications
US Plans To Build Up Syrian Proxy Forces to Guard Oilfield
Plan to exploit Syrian oil comes with plan to strengthen Kurdish SDF
Germany Pullout: Esper Says Troops are Moving Closer to Russia
About 5,600 of the US troops withdrawing from Germany are moving into Poland and Baltic states
Taiwan Sends 200 Marines to Island in South China Sea
Deployment comes after rumors of PLA simulating invasion of small islands
Gulf Alliance Pressures UN to Extend Iran Arms Embargo
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says UN Security Council will make a "mockery of its mission" if the embargo is not extended
US Begins Highest Level Taiwan Visit in Decades
Trump signed a bill into law in 2018 that allows high-level visits to Taiwan
Esper Says There Will Be Less Than 5,000 US Troops in Afghanistan by November
Peace talks between Afghan government and Taliban expected to start soon
Afghanistan’s Tribal Council Approves Release of 400 Taliban Prisoners
Intra-Afghan talks set to begin in Doha
Nagasaki Mayor Stresses the Importance of Arms Control
Last major nuclear arms control agreement between US and Russia set to expire in February 2021
As Trump Advances Ban, CIA Says No Evidence of TikTok Giving Data to China
TikTok will contest banning
UN Condemns Saudi Airstrikes in Yemen That Killed Children
Fourth such attack against civilians in North Yemen since June
US Changes Deployment of Marines in Norway to Shorter Terms
Troops will no longer stay a full year
Russia Warns It Will View All Incoming Missiles as Nuclear
Policy is a response to US interest in long-range conventional missiles
Saudi Airstrikes in North Yemen Kill 10 Civilians
Attacks targeted homes in al-Jawf
Esper, China DM Talk of Tensions in South China Sea
US demands China 'abide by international laws, rules, and norms'
