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WASHINGTON – With data on two Al-Qaeda members in the Arabian Peninsula, the United States offered a reward of up to $10 million. The US State Department said it would pay up to $6 million for Saad bin Atef Al Awlaki, head of the operations of the terrorist group in …

WASHINGTON – Three diplomats who expressed concern about Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine will serve as star witnesses when the first public hearings of the president’s impeachment inquiry are aired on TV next week. The three diplomats set to appear have already provided some of the most damaging testimony of …

DOHA – The top US and Qatari defense chiefs discussed a “broad range” of mutual security issues, including Doha’s commitment to upgrade the country’s key air base, the Pentagon said Wednesday. During their conversation, US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Qatari State Minister of Defense Khalid al-Attiyah reaffirmed “the …

WASHINGTON – When voters in several states took the polls in crucial elections on Tuesday, seven federal security agencies cautioned that “international malicious actors” would try to interfere in US democracy. Heads of Justice, Defence, National Intelligence, the FBI, Cyber Command, and the NSA said in a joint statement that …

SEOUL – North Korea on Tuesday lashed out at the United States for mentioning Pyongyang in its annual report on state sponsors of terrorism, saying the report is an example of Washington’s “hostile policy” that is limiting chances for dialogue. The US State Department on Friday published its 2018 Country …

WASHINGTON – The United States announced on Monday a new set of economic sanctions targeting key aid to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Speaking to journalists on Monday, a senior U.S. official described Iran’s “so-called democracy” as a “sham.” “The power in Iran is not held by elected officials …

WASHINGTON – US president Donald Trump refused to rule out causing a government shutdown if Democrats do not end impeachment investigation. “We’re going to see what’s going to happen,” the US president said when asked about the possibility of shutting down agencies. Hundreds of thousands of employees were furloughed and …

BANGKOK – US President Donald Trump has invited the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to a “special summit” in the US early next year after skipping their ongoing Thailand annual conference. Robert O’Brien, National Security Advisor Trump sent in his absence, received Trump’s invitation to read …

WASHINGTON – The US said it imposed sanctions on the Iranian construction sector and trade in four materials used in its military and nuclear programs on Thursday, even as it suspended sanctions to allow foreign companies to pursue non-proliferation work in Iran, reports Reuters. The decisions announced by the US …

PYONGYANG – North Korea made its third test launch of a new “super-large” multiple rocket launcher that, it says, expands its ability to destroy enemy targets in surprise attacks. The latest launches extended a streak of gun shows for a month by the North, which continues to stop at nuclear …