On his recent visit to NATO headquarters in Belgium, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressed the United States is eager to continue to lead the alliance. The United States commitment to the collective defense under Article 5 of the Washington Treaty...
More Evidence of Iranian Regime Deceit For decades the Iranian regime claimed it had no interest in and no program for developing nuclear weapons. On April 30 Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly presented a huge file of information ex...
U.S. Condemns Terrorist Attack in Afghanistan Twenty-nine people were killed and dozens more were injured in two bombings in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, April 30th. Nine journalists and photographers were among those who died. Radio Free Europe/Radi...
World Press Freedom Day 2018 On May 3rd, we observe World Press Freedom Day to raise awareness of the importance of the unhindered flow of information to the public, and the critical role of media workers.It is a sobering reminder that in too many co...
Toward a More Comprehensive Iran Strategy President Donald Trump has said he will decide by May 12 whether the United States will stay in -- or withdraw from -- the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the nuclear deal negotiated by the European Union...
A Barbaric Practice Must End The barbaric practice of using civilians as human shields is a war crime, and, tragically, it is on the rise in the Middle East. In an address to the Security Council, U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN Nikki Haley d...
Human Rights in Turkey The continuing state of emergency in Turkey, imposed after the July 2016 coup attempt, has led to the severe curtailment of many fundamental freedoms, according to the latest State Department Human Rights Report. John Sullivan,...
State of Human Rights in Iran At the recent release of the State Department's annual report on human rights practices, John Sullivan, who was serving as U.S. Acting Secretary of State, pointed to Iran as one of the countries with an egregious record:...
Today, some 815 million people suffer chronically from hunger. And although this is significantly fewer people than the numbers we saw a decade ago, hunger still kills more people than AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria combined. On May 28th, we observe...
On the last Monday in May, Americans honor those who have fallen in defense of the country and of its ideals. It is a solemn day, this Observance on which we gather to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for us, and to pay them homage...
This month marks the celebration of Cuban independence won by patriots who wished for individual freedom and the right of self-determination. Sadly, both have been tragically snuffed out by a tired Communist regime, said President Donald Trump. Cuba...
The tiny brain of this zebra finch may help scientists answer questions on how people form words to talk. Like humans songbirds learn to vocalize by imitation. Were able to not only just study the mechanisms of how vocal learning works in these songb...
Advanced credit cards have electronic chips, which are difficult to crack. But many of them also have magnetic strips, so they can be used on older card readers usually in small stores and gas pumps. And thats where they get compromised. 高级的信用...
Americans rejoiced at the release last week of three U.S. citizens imprisoned in North Korea. 上周，朝鲜释放了3名美国公民，美国对此十分高兴。 The White House referred to the prisoners' release as a victory for the world. Presid...
For decades the Iranian regime claimed it had no interest in and no program for developing nuclear weapons. On April 30 Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly presented a huge file of information explicitly outlining such a program, retr...
