The number of people infected with the deadly new coronavirus on a quarantined ship off Japan has risen to 355, the country's health minister said Sunday, as the United States, Canada and Hong Kong prepare to repatriate their residents on board. The figure is a jump of 70 cases from a...

The US State Department on Saturday condemned the detention in Venezuela of an uncle of opposition leader Juan Guaido, saying the man was being held on "preposterous charges." "The United States strongly condemns the detention of Juan Jose Marquez, uncle of interim President Juan Guaido,...

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday that a truce agreement between the United States and the Taliban that could lead to the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan is not without risk but "looks very promising." Ahead of a formal announcement of the seven-day "reduction...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday rejected European pessimism about Washington's retreat from the global stage, saying the death of the transatlantic bond had been "grossly overexaggerated". "The West is winning and we're winning together," Pompeo told the Munich Security...