
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan Monday to discuss Washington’s new strategy with President Ashraf Ghani, the US embassy said. Tillerson reiterated the US commitment to working with the Kabul government and regional partners “to achieve peace in Afghanistan and deny safe havens to ...

Former US President Jimmy Carter told The New York Times newspaper on Saturday that he would be ready to travel to North Korea for peace talks, if there was a need, but the White House’s response had been negative so far. Carter added that he was afraid of the threats ...