On Friday, the Trump administration laid off about 1,350 employees at the State Department. A number of news reports described the staff cuts as “devastating.” Others suggested that the downsizing ...

The State Department fired personnel and consolidated offices that help craft the U.S. diplomatic response to China’s ...

Sen. Chris Van Hollen criticized the State Department’s decision to lay off 1,300 employees as it is seen as a retreat from global commitments and a victory for adversaries such as China and ...

Minister of State for External Affairs, MoS Pabitra Margherita, held interactions with the top brass of the US and Japan ...

There is a "high probability" that US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet this year, US ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace talks after he met ...

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is set to meet President Donald Trump this week on the heels of the U.S. leader announcing ...

The United States has reiterated its call for China to respect the 2016 arbitral ruling that affirmed the Philippines’ sovereign rights in the West ...

Most nations are still negotiating in hopes of avoiding punitive import taxes. At the same time, they’re looking for trading ...

There is a “high probability” that US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will meet this year, US Secretary ...

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured Southeast Asian nations that the US is “not walking away” from its ...

NPR's Scott Simon asks veteran career diplomat Nicholas Burns about the Trump administration's plans to downsize the State Department.