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Black U.S. State Dept official quits after Trump race response
The Washington Post says, Mary Elizabeth Taylor, assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs, submits her resignation
U.S. approves sale of 18 torpedoes to Taiwan
It's a move that could further strain Washington's already tense relationship with Beijing
In first, U.S. brands white supremacists as foreign terrorists
The Russian Imperial Movement and 3 of its leaders are blacklisted as Specially Designated Global Terrorists, meaning that they will not be admitted to the United States and that any US assets they hold will be blocked
Washington says Baghdad failed to 'protect' Americans
But Iraqi demonstrators torched US flags across 3 cities in Baghdad after the deadly air strikes that targeted bases of the Hezbollah Brigades
U.S. expresses 'full support' for PH anti-drug campaign – Robredo
'Bilang kaibigan ng Pilipinas, gagawin nila ang lahat para tayo ay magtagumpay sa laban na ito,' says Vice President Leni Robredo, whose strategy against illegal drugs is focused on drug demand reduction and rehabilitation
China tells U.S. diplomats in Hong Kong to stop interfering
A State Department official says representatives of the US government 'meet regularly with a wide cross section of people across Hong Kong and Macau... This is what American diplomats do every single day around the world.'
U.S. bans Myanmar army chief over Rohingya 'ethnic cleansing'
The US State Department says it is taking action against army chief Min Aung Hlaing and the others after finding credible evidence they were involved in the violence two years ago
U.S. starts requiring social media details for visas
The United States now requires visa applicants to disclose the social media platforms and usernames they have used in the past 5 years
U.S. urges Philippines to let Rappler 'operate freely'
The United States says it is 'concerned' about the arrest of Rappler's Maria Ressa
Haiti president breaks silence after week of violent unrest
'I will not leave the country in the hands of armed gangs and drug traffickers,' says Haiti President Jovenel Moise in a pre-recorded address broadcast on state television
Don't let Huawei help set up 5G, U.S. warns EU nations
The US is strongly warning the EU because from the US perspective, strong alliances in the region make the individual security of each allied nation even more important
U.S. hands bank accounts to Venezuela's Guaido
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has signed off on the order for Juan Guaido to control holdings in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and federally insured banks
Seoul says North Korea asked to delay Pompeo talks – report
'The US told us that it received a message from the North to postpone the meeting,' says South Korean foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha
Easing tensions, U.S., China to hold top-level security talks
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will host their Chinese counterparts in Washington for the second US-China Diplomatic and Security Dialogue
U.S. documents systematic violence against Myanmar Rohingya
(UPDATED) The State Department releases the report just as the United States announces $185 million in new funding for Rohingya refugees during a meeting on Myanmar at the United Nations
U.S. to shut Palestinian mission over lack of peace talks
The State Department says the Palestinians had refused to engage with either the United States or Israel and of rejecting outright a still unseen US peace plan
Cambodia ruling party sweeps parliament after vote with no opposition
The dissolved opposition is planning on ramping up efforts with governments abroad to put more pressure on Cambodian leader Hun Sen
Russia blasts 'unacceptable' new U.S. sanctions
The action by the US State Department is the latest salvo in a series of disputes between the rival powers, and comes less than a month after US President Donald Trump met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Helsinki
PH meets U.S. standards vs human trafficking for 3rd consecutive year
The Philippines retains its Tier 1 status in the US State Department's annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report
PH, U.S. reaffirm, reinforce alliance in top diplomats' first meeting
Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, who met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington, delivers a personal letter from President Rodrigo Duterte congratulating US President Donald Trump for the successful summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
U.S. demands 2 Venezuelan diplomats leave within 48 hours
Venezuela's move to expel US diplomats earlier this week follows a US tightening of sanctions over President Nicolas Maduro's controversial re-election as president over the weekend
Pompeo vows to put U.S. diplomatic power at Trump's service
New US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says each member of his new staff is critical to the department's 'ultimate objective, which is to deliver President Trump's and America's foreign policy around the world'
Pompeo sworn in as U.S. secretary of state
Former CIA director Mike Pompeo has overcome stiff opposition in the Senate from Democrats who warned he would add fuel to President Donald Trump's aggressive foreign policy
Campaign vs crime, drugs 'protects human rights of Filipinos' – Cayetano
'We do not need others who think they know better than us Filipinos to tell us what to do,' says Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano in reaction to the US State Department's latest human rights report on the Philippines
EJKs still 'chief human rights concern' in PH, says U.S.
The US State Department notes that concerns about police impunity in the Philippines 'increased significantly following the sharp increase in police killings'
U.S. takes aim at Russia over alleged Syria chemical attack
The US State Department says Russia, 'with its unwavering support' for the Syrian regime, would be ultimately responsible
U.S. State Department has deal with under-fire UK data-miner
A State Department official says the agency's Global Engagement Center has a contract with Strategic Communications Laboratories (SCL) Group, the parent company of the under-fire data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica
U.S. offers $5-M reward for Pakistan Taliban leader
The State Department posted the reward for information leading to the identification or location of Maulana Fazlullah, the head of the outlawed Tehreek–e-Taliban Pakistan militant group
U.S. accuses Russia of breaching treaties with 'invincible' weapons
The State Department expresses outrage at Russian President Vladimir Putin's presentation and his 'cheesy' animated video of warheads over US soil – and says the Russian leader had confirmed long-held allegations about his program
U.S. tags 'ISIS-Philippines' as foreign terrorist group
(UPDATED) The US State Department cites videos showing the late Abu Sayyaf Group leader Isnilon Hapilon and the leaders of the Maute Group pledging allegiance to ISIS
U.S.-backed Israel vows action vs Iran 'entrenchment' in Syria
The United States supports Israel for its strikes in Syria, blaming Iran for escalating violence in the war-wracked country
Havana protests U.S. move to boost internet access in Cuba
The communist-ruled island is one of the least connected countries in the world
Tillerson's future as top American diplomat in doubt
(UPDATED) Amid reports of a plan to replace Rex Tillerson with CIA director Mike Pompeo, US President Donald Trump passes up an opportunity to publicly back his embattled top diplomat
Under fire Tillerson denies rift with Trump
(3rd UPDATE) 'I serve at the appointment of the president and I am here for as long as the president feels I can be useful to achieving his objectives,' says US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
PH open to drug war probe, Cayetano tells Tillerson
'We made it clear that we have nothing to hide,' Philippine Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano says after meeting with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
U.S. eyes closure of American embassy in Cuba
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the possible closure is 'under review' after a 'sonic attack' that affected the health of 16 embassy employees
U.S. agents close Russian trade mission, Moscow protests
UPDATED The spat between the two nuclear armed powers is another blow to US President Donald Trump s pledge to try to improve relations with Russia s Vladimir Putin
PH meets U.S. standards vs trafficking for 2nd straight year
The Philippines remains in Tier 1 of the US State Department s annual Trafficking in Persons TIP report
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U.S. ends role of special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan
Laurel Miller s responsibilities will now fall under the department s South and Central Asian Affairs Bureau which has a much bigger footprint that includes India
US expresses concern over Erdogan guards' attack on protesters
Turkish bodyguards of visiting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan push past a Washington police cordon outside the Turkish ambassador s residence and set about the protesters with their fists and feet
U.S. top diplomat to push NATO pay up in first talks
US officials say US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will push the allies to do more to reach the goal of boosting defense spending to 2 of gross domestic product by 2024 which they set during a summit in Wales in 2014
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U.S. labels Philippines as major money laundering site again
For the US State Department money laundering remains a serious concern in the Philippines due to its international narcotics trade corruption and weak laws
Top U.S. diplomat snubs launch of own rights report
The report itself paints a bleak picture of the human rights situation in many countries but there is no attempt to draw out a global theme or to say whether things are generally getting better or worse
U.S. State Dept notes killings in Duterte-led Philippines
The most significant human rights problems were killings allegedly undertaken by vigilantes security forces and insurgents the US State Department says
No other countries eyed for travel ban, U.S. says
The US says this is contrary to false reports that a draft order by US President Donald Trump includes other countries including the Philippines in the travel ban
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'Southern Philippines' next in Trump's travel ban?
4th UPDATE Despite a claim by a US law firm the American Immigration Lawyers Association quotes the State Department as saying that this is a rumor
Filipinos should be welcomed to U.S. – State Department
The Philippines was not among those countries that were labeled of concern US State Department acting spokesman Mark Toner says
