Paul Richter

President Obama said this week he would support military cooperation with Moscow if it focuses on defeating Islamic State.

France, Russia and U.S. will try to cooperate in fight against Islamic State

June 20, 2019 at 9:37 a.m.

President Obama publicly vowed to "redouble" U.S. efforts against Islamic State hours after the terrorist massacres in Paris, but officials offered few details as to what he meant. That could...

Nuclear talks near deal, Iranian official says; Obama sends taped message

June 22, 2019 at 12:50 p.m.

Amid forecasts that a deal is close, but with several key issues unresolved, six world powers announced Friday that they would take a five-day break from their negotiations with Iran...

Pope Francis and President Obama shake hands during a private audience on March 27 at the Vatican, where their talks focused in large part on improving U.S.-Cuban relations.

Pope Francis bridged gap between U.S. and Cuba during secret talks

June 25, 2019 at 8:30 a.m.

The surprise deal between the United States and Cuba to reopen embassies and restore diplomatic relations after 53 years in the deep freeze involved no clandestine meetings in either country...

More nations willing to fight Islamic State than took on Iraq in 2003

June 21, 2019 at 2:06 p.m.

France is ready to wage airstrikes against Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria. Saudi Arabia will open its bases to train Syrian opposition fighters. Most Middle East and Persian Gulf...

Iran, world powers closing in on preliminary nuclear deal

June 24, 2019 at 9:05 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Iran and six world powers appeared to close in on a preliminary agreement in Geneva on Thursday that would begin to limit Tehran's nuclear development after a decade...

Clinton’s final lap turns into a sprint

May 23, 2019 at 9:03 p.m.

When Air Force One landed in Myanmar on a muggy morning earlier this week, President Barack Obama made a point of having his secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton, at...

Clinton’s final lap turns into a sprint

August 23, 2021 at 11:00 p.m.

When Air Force One landed in Myanmar on a muggy morning earlier this week, President Barack Obama made a point of having his secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton, at...

‘The most China-friendly city in the United States’

August 23, 2021 at 4:50 a.m.

In China, good business often includes personal overtures. So, when Chinese President Hu Jintao visited the U.S. last week as part of an effort to stabilize strained relations with the...

Karzai pledges reform; U.S. pledges to keep watch

August 22, 2021 at 12:19 p.m.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai declared a new commitment to reform at his inauguration, but his American allies served notice that they intend to make sure he lives up to his...

Obama torn between 2 sides on Afghanistan

August 22, 2021 at 2:34 p.m.

As President Barack Obama struggles over a new military strategy for Afghanistan, his advisers are grappling to satisfy sharply divergent demands: assuring Americans that any military buildup will be limited...

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