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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned that US investments in China would bear the brunt of any trade war. (Photo: AP)

Rex Tillerson discusses North Korea missile launch with Japan, South...

US State Secretary Rex Tillerson reaffirmed with the two ministers the strength of the US alliance with their countries.

30 Aug 2017 4:50 PM IST

Jim Mattis, US defence secretary

Donald Trump ready with new Afghan policy, says Jim Mattis

Mattis arrived in Jordan Sunday on the first day of a five-day swing through the Middle East and Eastern Europe.

21 Aug 2017 5:32 AM IST

US President Donald Trump speaks about the U.S. role in the Paris climate change accord. (Photo: AP)

Won't 'break faith' with transgender members: US Coast Guard post...

Admiral Paul Zukunft said the service had reached out to the 13 Coast Guardsmen who have come out as transgender.

2 Aug 2017 8:33 AM IST

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis presented the initial draft of the review to Trumps top national security advisors. (Photo: AP)

If N Korean missile hits Guam, war could escalate very quickly: Mattis

North Korea last week said it was drawing up plans to test-fire four missiles that would fly toward Guam but splash into...

15 Aug 2017 3:42 PM IST

US Defence Secretary James Mattis. (Photo: AP)

Transgender US military ban not a done deal, Pentagon cheif hints

Trump last month upended an Obama-era policy of more than a year that allowed transgender troops to serve openly.

15 Aug 2017 9:31 AM IST

US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

'Fire and fury' warning to N Korea maybe wasn't tough enough': Trump

Earlier on Thursday, Pyongyang said it was readying plans to launch missiles towards the Pacific territory of Guam.

11 Aug 2017 2:23 PM IST

ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Photo: AP)

Pentagon chief says US has no proof of ISIS leader al-Baghdadi's death

Baghdadi has kept a low profile but was rumored to move regularly throughout ISIS-held territory in Iraq and Syria.

14 July 2017 9:04 PM IST

US defence secretary James Mattis shakes hands with a German soldier as he meets with US troops deployed in Lithuania, with representatives of the Lithuanian Armed Forces and soldiers of the Nato-enhanced Forward Presence Battalion Battlegroup in Lithuania, in Pabrade. (Photo: AP)

US set to play Patriot games in Baltic region

Missiles may be deployed amid tensions with Russia.

11 May 2017 4:20 AM IST

US Defence Secretary James Mattis. (Photo: AP)

US Defense Secretary says civilian deaths 'fact of life' in war on...

A US-led international coalition has been carrying out air strikes against the IS group in Iraq and Syria since 2014.

29 May 2017 8:13 AM IST

ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. (Photo: AP)

Following various death claims of Baghdadi, Pentagon says IS leader...

Russia's army said in mid-June that it was seeking to verify whether it had killed the IS chief in a May air strike in...

22 July 2017 12:59 PM IST

President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Trump skeptical of Russian deal on Islamic State

In conversations with diplomats and other officials, Trump and his aides have ascribed the new thinking to Moscow's...

5 March 2017 12:46 PM IST

US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

US lawmakers seek increased role for India in Afghanistan

India is one of the biggest providers of developmental assistance to war-torn Afghanistan.

29 July 2017 1:51 PM IST