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Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif gesturing during a press conference in Tehran on February 13, 2019. Zarif said an order by the U.S. president to send 1,500 additional troops to the Middle East was “extremely dangerous”.

U.S. Troop Buildup in the Middle East Is a Threat to Peace, Iran's Foreign Minister Says

“Increased U.S. presence in our region is extremely dangerous," Javad Zarif...

“Increased U.S. presence in our region is extremely dangerous," Javad Zarif said

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi displays his ink-marked finger after casting his vote during the third phase of general elections at a polling station in Ahmedabad on April 23, 2019.

India's Economy Needs Tougher Reform. How Will Modi Use His Election Mandate?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a historic second five-year term — w...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a historic second five-year term — with a single-party majority — for the Bharatiya Janata Party this week. He campaigned in 2014 promising economic growth and job creation, and prioritized...

Chancellor Angela Merkel comes to a demonstration of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) and talks to VJTF commanders and leaders on May 20, 2019 in Munster, Germany. In 2019, Germany will be responsible for the Nato rapid reaction force.

Germany Investigates Chinese Reporters It Says Were Snooping Around NATO Base

The Xinhua reporters raised suspicion by filming military equipment and int...

The Xinhua reporters raised suspicion by filming military equipment and interviewing soldiers

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech in the Japanese Business Leaders Event at United States Ambassador to Japan's Resident in Tokyo on May 25, 2019. Trump opened his state visit to Japan by needling the country over its trade imbalance with the United States.

President Trump Opened His State Visit to Japan by Needling the Japanese on Trade

Prime Minister Abe has planned a largely ceremonial, four-day visit for Tru...

Prime Minister Abe has planned a largely ceremonial, four-day visit for Trump

The U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad, left, speaks with a monk at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa in western China's Tibet Autonomous Region on May 23, 2019. The U.S. ambassador to China urged Beijing to engage in substantive dialogue with exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama during a visit to the Himalayan region over the past week, the Embassy said Saturday.

U.S. Ambassador Urges China to Meet With Dalai Lama in Rare Visit to Tibet

The Dalai Lama fled to India amid an abortive uprising against Chinese rule...

The Dalai Lama fled to India amid an abortive uprising against Chinese rule in 1959

Pope Francis arrives for an audience with participants of a pilgrimage of the Italian-Albanian diocese of Lungro, in the Pope Paul VI hall, at the Vatican, Saturday, May 25, 2019. Pope Francis compared abortions to hiring a 'hitman' saying abortion is never condoned, even when the fetus is very sick or likely to die.

Pope Francis Compares Abortion to Hiring a 'Hitman' and Says It Is Never Acceptable

Francis said the opposition to abortion isn't a religious issue but a human...

Francis said the opposition to abortion isn't a religious issue but a human one

FILE - In this May 30, 2012, file photo, fishermen cross the sea waters off Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, near the Strait of Hormuz. The United Arab Emirates said Sunday, May 12, 2019 that four commercial ships near Fujairah were subjected to sabotage operations after false reports circulated in Lebanese and Iranian media outlets saying there had been explosions at the Fujairah port. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Why Is Trump Sending More Troops and Firepower to the Middle East? That's Classified

The Trump Administration has spent the past month ringing alarm bells over ...

The Trump Administration has spent the past month ringing alarm bells over what it has called "troubling, escalatory and dangerous" behavior by Iran. Yet government officials have shown very little evidence to the American public...

U.S. Troop Buildup in the Middle East Is a Threat to Peace, Iran's Foreign Minister Says

India's Economy Needs Tougher Reform. How Will Modi Use His Election Mandate?

Germany Investigates Chinese Reporters It Says Were Snooping Around NATO Base

President Trump Opened His State Visit to Japan by Needling the Japanese on Trade

U.S. Ambassador Urges China to Meet With Dalai Lama in Rare Visit to Tibet

Pope Francis Compares Abortion to Hiring a 'Hitman' and Says It Is Never Acceptable

Why Is Trump Sending More Troops and Firepower to the Middle East? That's Classified

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