US Defense Secretary James Mattis pledged Friday to maintain and strengthen the US security alliance with Japan amid fears that talks with North Korea could water down Washington’s longstanding security commitments in the region. Mattis said the United States and its regional allies will maintain a “strong collaborative defensive stance” ...
Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will hold their long-awaited first summit next month in the Finnish capital Helsinki, at what could prove a historic turning point in international relations. The July 16 head-to-head will follow a NATO summit in Brussels that Washington’s European partners fear will serve as another ...