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Pompeo sounds word of caution on expansion of Korea ties

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday the U.S. has “made clear” to South Korea that progress on disarming North Korea should not lag behind the expansion of relations between the two Koreas.

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Afghan leader tells US audience that Taliban not winning war

The president of Afghanistan told a U.S. audience Monday that his country is not losing the war to the Taliban and is not at risk of collapse amid escalating attacks by the militant group and an expansion of the territory it controls.

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Fuming Beijing warns Americans to quit sending warships, aircraft near disputed islands

The U.S. pushed back Friday, insisting it will continue to "fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows." In late September, U.S. and Chinese vessels nearly collided near a disputed reef.

US pushes back at China’s warning to avoid islands it claims in South China Sea

Mattis, Pompeo seek to ease hostility between U.S. and Chinese militaries before the two countries' presidents meet for talks.

Mattis, Pompeo meet with Chinese leaders on global hot spots, trying to avoid military accidents

They're expected to have a “frank and open” talk on North Korea, cooperation on Afghanistan and Iran, and other security strategy.

US commander confident in ability of Afghan security forces

The assassination of Afghan leaders in Kandahar province won’t lessen U.S. support for the war in Afghanistan or deter local security forces in the fight against the Taliban, the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East said Saturday.

Pompeo heads to North Korea under pressure to show progress in getting Kim to get rid of nukes

The U.S. and North Korea are deadlocked over how to achieve denuclearization.

Pompeo backs away from denuclearization goal for North Korea

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo distanced himself Wednesday from a previously stated goal of getting North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons by the end of President Donald Trump’s first term in January 2021.

Pompeo: No end to North Korea sanctions until ‘denuclearization’

Top U.S. diplomat Mike Pompeo said Sunday that economic sanctions on North Korea won’t be reduced until it completes “denuclearization” after leader Kim Jong Un offered to close the North’s main nuclear site in exchange for U.S. concessions.

Koreas summit kick-starts stalled nuclear talks with US

A better-than-expected outcome of the summit between the two Koreas immediately kick-started stalled negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang, boosting President Donald Trump’s high-stakes push to get the North to give up its nuclear weapons by the end of his first term in office.

US rejects invitation to join Russia talks on Afghanistan — ‘unlikely to yield progress’

The United States has rejected an invitation to join Russia-led talks on Afghanistan because they are unlikely to help bring peace, a State Department spokesman said Wednesday.

Officials: In policy shift, US open to meeting with Taliban

The United States is open to holding direct talks with the Taliban to encourage negotiations between the militant group and the Afghan government to end 17 years of war, U.S. officials said.

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