US adviser on Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Kabul to hold the first round of talks with Afghan leaders since being appointed an envoy to lead peace efforts with the Taliban and end the 17-year war, Afghan officials said on Sunday.

US special envoy to Afghanistan arrives in Kabul as Taliban launch fresh attacks

The United States on Monday asked judges at the International Court of Justice to throw out a claim by Iran to recover $1.75 billion (1.5 billion euros) in national bank assets seized by US courts.

US rejects Iran's legal claim to recover $1.75 billion in frozen assets

The United States will confront Tehran at the UN's top court on Monday over billions in frozen assets, in a case that could deepen the Trump administration's rift with international justice.

United States in new global court showdown with Iran

Melania Trump's wardrobe choices during Africa trip stir controversy 

Brazilians began casting ballots Sunday in their most divisive presidential election in years, with a far-right politician promising an iron-fisted crackdown on crime, Jair Bolsonaro, the firm favourite in the first round.

Brazil votes for new president, far-right Bolsonaro in lead

The United States’ time is up. The country is wading into the pits of absolute decline. But, there is a bit of an irony involved here, the country contra international relations theory and practice is not declining because of peer competitor(s), or hard balancing; it is in decline because of its own follies and an inexorable drift into torpor and turpitude.

As the US declines, International Law and Institutions must be strengthened

The US trade deficit ballooned in August to its highest level in six months as exports of tariff-targeted goods fell while American consumers snapped up imported cars and mobile phones, the government reported Friday.

Record US imports drive goods trade deficit with China to high in August

A video showing US President Donald Trump walking with a paper stuck onto his left shoe went viral on social media today. The incident which shows President Trump walking up the stairs of the plane with a white paper stuck onto his left foot happened on Thursday at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport.

Watch: 'Toilet paper' stuck to Trump's foot as he boards plane

S-400 sytem has an estimated range of 400 kilometres with an altitude of 30 kilometres. It also has the capability to intercept the intermediate-range ballistic missile, not just that the Tiumph system can target aircrafts, UAVs, cruise missiles with equal ease engaging 300 targets at a time.

Star Wars: America's THAAD vs Russia's S-400 missile defence system

Russia and Saudi Arabia struck a private deal in September to raise oil output to cool rising prices and informed the United States before a meeting in Algiers with other producers, four sources familiar with the plan said.

Saudi Arabia, Russia agreed in September to lift oil output: US

The US Justice Department Thursday indicted seven agents of Russia's GRU military intelligence agency as part of a joint crackdown with Western allies on a series of major hacking plots attributed to Moscow.

US indicts Russian military agents in hacking case

The United States is taking steps to avoid exposure to binding decisions by the International Court of Justice, the US national security adviser John Bolton said on Wednesday as he accused the UN court of being "politicised and ineffective.

US says International Court of Justice is 'politicised and ineffective'

The United States will make its cyber warfare capabilities available to NATO, Defence Secretary James Mattis said Thursday, as allies denounced an alleged Russian bid to hack the international chemical weapons watchdog.

US to make cyber capabilities available to NATO: Defence Secretary Mattis

Four Turkish soldiers were killed on Thursday in an attack caused by an improvised explosive device in southeastern Turkey blamed on "terrorists", the provincial governor said.

Four Turkish soldiers killed in attack in southeast

Pakistan wants the US to facilitate talks with India as the two nations are not engaging bilaterally, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said, warning that the absence of dialogue could lead to an escalation of tension.

We aren't engaging with India bilaterally, asked US to play facilitating role: Pak foreign minister Qureshi

Russian President Vladimir Putin headed for India on Thursday looking to tie up billions of dollars in arms deals with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, likely irking the US, China and Pakistan in one fell swoop.

US, Chinese unease as Russian President Putin seeks India arms deals

Four Turkish soldiers were killed on Thursday in an attack caused by an improvised explosive device in southeastern Turkey, the provincial governor said. Another five soldiers were injured in the explosion as their military vehicle was passing through the Gercus district of Batman province, the governorate said in a statement.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran on Wednesday for threats to American missions in Iraq and said the United States was terminating a treaty of amity with Tehran.

Iran is origin of threat to US missions in Iraq: Pompeo

Pakistan FM Qureshi meets U.S Secy Mike Pompeo

A Republican US senator who could be pivotal in determining whether President Donald Trump's nominee Brett Kavanaugh gets to sit on the Supreme Court raised concerns on Tuesday about the judge's "partisan" tone at last week's hearing into sexual misconduct allegations.

Key US senator concerned about Kavanaugh's 'partisan' tone

US First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday kicked off her first major solo trip in Ghana's capital Accra, aiming to cast a positive light on her embattled husband's administration.

Melania Trump kicks off Africa tour in Ghana

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday sought to reassure European allies rattled by President Donald Trump's rhetoric, insisting that America's commitment to NATO is "iron-clad".

US commitment to NATO 'iron-clad': Jim Mattis

China expressed anger on Tuesday after a US Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the disputed South China Sea, saying it resolutely opposed an operation that it called a threat to its sovereignty.

China condemns US for South China Sea freedom of navigation operation

United States captain Jim Furyk proverbially fell on his own sword on Sunday, accepting blame for his team's heavy loss to Europe at the Ryder Cup. US hopes were high after their victory on home soil two years ago, but it turned into the same old story for the visitors as they succumbed amid a series of errant drives and missed putts.

Golf: Captain Furyk takes blame for American Ryder Cup loss

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US special envoy to Afghanistan arrives in Kabul as Taliban launch fresh attacks

US rejects Iran's legal claim to recover $1.75 billion in frozen assets

United States in new global court showdown with Iran

Melania Trump's wardrobe choices during Africa trip stir controversy

Brazil votes for new president, far-right Bolsonaro in lead

As the US declines, International Law and Institutions must be strengthened

Record US imports drive goods trade deficit with China to high in August

Watch: 'Toilet paper' stuck to Trump's foot as he boards plane

Star Wars: America's THAAD vs Russia's S-400 missile defence system

Saudi Arabia, Russia agreed in September to lift oil output: US

US indicts Russian military agents in hacking case

US says International Court of Justice is 'politicised and ineffective'

US to make cyber capabilities available to NATO: Defence Secretary Mattis

Four Turkish soldiers killed in attack in southeast

We aren't engaging with India bilaterally, asked US to play facilitating role: Pak foreign minister Qureshi

US, Chinese unease as Russian President Putin seeks India arms deals

Four Turkish soldiers killed in attack in southeast

Iran is origin of threat to US missions in Iraq: Pompeo

Pakistan FM Qureshi meets U.S Secy Mike Pompeo

Key US senator concerned about Kavanaugh's 'partisan' tone

Melania Trump kicks off Africa tour in Ghana

US commitment to NATO 'iron-clad': Jim Mattis

China condemns US for South China Sea freedom of navigation operation

Golf: Captain Furyk takes blame for American Ryder Cup loss