US foreign policy
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President denies his campaign was in ‘constant contact’ with Russian operatives, as he reveals Michael Flynn was fired for failing to fully brief Pence
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Editorial: The US president’s ditching of the commitment to a two-state solution may not be part of a calculated strategy. That is all the more alarming
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Nikki Haley said US upholds longstanding policy on Israeli-Palestine conflict, as French foreign minister finds Rex Tillerson’s proposal ‘confusing and worrying’
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Rex Tillerson tells reporters after meeting with Sergei Lavrvov that US wants Russia to commit to Minsk agreement
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Donald Trump’s defence secretary warns US will no longer ‘carry disproportionate share of defence of western values’
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Donald Trump asked the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to ‘hold back’ on settlements, during a joint news conference at the White House
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Washington distances itself ahead of Netanyahu and Trump meeting, with Palestinians calling for support from the international community
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Russian officials and media deride reports that Trump’s campaign team was in regular contact with Russian intelligence agents
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Donald Trump’s national security adviser quits after it emerged that he misled US officials about secret communications with the Russian ambassador
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Editorial: The sudden departure of the US national security adviser raises issues about policy on Russia, relations with the security agencies and the competence of the Trump administration
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Editorial: The death of Kim Jong-un’s brother in Malaysia raises questions about North Korea’s instability. But the pressing issue is the country’s nuclear programme – and how Donald Trump might respond to it
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US Treasury hits Tareck El Aissami with financial sanctions as alleged drug ‘kingpin’, claiming he has links to Mexican and Colombian gangs
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When it comes to foreign policy, he desires to make America appear as unpredictable as possible. He is succeeding
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At least 18 people believed to have been killed in Sangin in what is claimed to be first civilian deaths under Donald Trump
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The two men are a study in contrasts but Canada’s prime minister must be mindful of the high economic stakes when he visits the US president on Monday
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On the eve of Netanyahu’s White House visit, an emboldened Israeli right wing sees a chance to build – and to renounce the two-state solution
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Editorial: Destabilising the Asian-Pacific status quo and unsettling China is not an end in itself. Regional powers are unnerved by erratic and even contradictory signals from the US
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Sidelining of Trump’s national security council worries experts, who liken decision-making process that led to civilian deaths to ‘shooting from the hip’
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Editorial: As many as 13,000 opponents of Bashar al-Assad were secretly hanged in Saydnaya prison, according to Amnesty International. Evidence of the regime’s viciousness continues to mount
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Wang Yi dismisses Trump strategist’s comments, saying any ‘sober-minded politician’ would know both sides would lose out from such a conflict
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Report says ties between the two nuclear-armed countries could deteriorate into an economic or military confrontation
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Kevin Harrington says he has not seen any draft plans to ease pressure on Moscow, and cautions against such plans in absence of change in behaviour
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The bill was supported by Benjamin Netanyahu, but opponents said the law ‘makes theft an official Israeli policy’
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Despite rebukes over criticism of judge, president sends angry tweets about suspension of order on refugees and travel from Muslim-majority countries
Out of the loop: Rex Tillerson finds state department sidelined by White House