Rescue teams have braved the Potomac River after the small American Airlines plane, understood to have been carrying 64 people, plunged into icy waters after colliding with a Black Hawk chopper, repor

Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL) is leading a thorough examination of State Department financial allocations and grants under the exiting administration.

The State Department has frozen new funding for almost all U.S. aid programs worldwide, making exceptions to allow humanitarian food programs and military aid to Israel and Egypt to continue

WASHINGTON (Reuters ... of the flags of their countries before the meeting at the State Department, but did not respond to questions from reporters. "Significant that the Quad (foreign ministers' meeting) took place within hours of the inauguration ...

Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong, has expressed happiness over the invitation extended to Foreign Ministers of India, US, Australia and Japan for inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump and stressed that it demonstrates "collective commitment of all nations to Quad",

That means a possible loss of valuable knowledge of both the American institution and global affairs at ... departing Beijing for Washington and then would leave the State Department. Mr. Burns had an unusual career: He was a foreign service officer ...

Rubio was sworn into office as secretary of state on Tuesday following a unanimous 99-0 vote in the Senate to confirm his appointment the day before.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his counterparts from the other three QUAD nations reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening a free and open Indo-Pacific where "sovereignty and territorial integrity are upheld and defended.

U.S.-funded aid programs worldwide have begun firing staff and preparing to shut down their operations as an unprecedented Trump administration freeze on foreign assistance brings their work to a sudd

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The jet was carrying 64 people when the incident occurred at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington on Thursday, sparking a huge search and rescue operation.

President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.