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North Korea Puts Troops on War Footing and Warns of ‘Horrible Disaster’
Joint South Korean, U.S. and Japanese naval exercises provoke bellicose threats from Pyongyang
Egyptian Authorities ‘Beat Up’ Ohio State Grad in Cairo Prison
An Egyptian-American activist arrested in August claims in a letter smuggled from prison that Egyptian security personnel beat him, denied him medical attention and joked about killing detainees.
Dual citizen Mohamed Soltan, a …
The Real News at the U.N.: U.S. Signs Arms Trade Treaty
The most important thing to happen at the U.N. this week may not have been a General Assembly speech
Indian PM Singh Flies to U.S. for Nuclear, Trade Talks
Manmohan Singh expected to discuss civil nuclear deal, cooperation in defense, security, economic issues and changes in U.S. visa system
The Last Time an American President Met an Iranian Leader
The much-hyped potential encounter between U.S. President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the UN during this week’s General Assembly would be the first in-person interaction between the two nations’ …
What’s Behind the New Iranian Charm Offensive
Usually, it’s hard to tell quite what’s going on with Iran. Usually, the government is divided and its signals to a foreigner mixed, or at least wreathed in what’s been dubbed in the past as “Oriental indirection.” …
North Korea Calls for Nuclear Talks to Resume
Foreign minister urges countries to return to negotiations “without preconditions”
At the G-20, Obama’s Syria Efforts Take a Hit as Putin Gains Support
Whatever his other failings at the G-20 summit on Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obama still made the grandest entrance. Driving up to the venue — an imperial palace in the Russian city of St. Petersburg — the other world …
Outgoing U.S. Ambassador in Egypt Slams State-Run Newspaper
The U.S. envoy to Egypt is not pulling punches as she approaches the end of her two-year tenure.
Ambassador Anne Patterson, who was nominated earlier this month to be assistant secretary of state in the State Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, sent a scathing open letter Wednesday to the country’s largest government-run …
West Poised for Syrian Intervention as Child Refugees Hit 1 Million
U.S. joins the U.K., France, Germany and Turkey in pushing for a military response in wake of poison gas allegations but Russia still voices opposition
Can Iran’s New U.S.-Educated Foreign Minister Mend Ties With Washington?
Mohammad Javad Zarif, the man tapped to be Iran’s next Foreign Minister, has been dealing with the U.S. for over two decades. Can he lead the push for rapprochement?
Pakistan’s bin Laden Report: What You Need to Know
A leaked Pakistani report on the May 1, 2011, U.S. raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound provides a firsthand view into the dysfunctions of a Pakistani government that both managed to play host to the world’s most wanted man and …