The United States on Tuesday announced it had reached a record $38 billion 10-year military aid deal with Israel, despite increased disagreement over the Middle East peace process.
Deputy US Secretary of State John Negroponte reiterated Tuesday concern about weapons from Iran supplying the Taliban and said Washington was also discouraging China from selling arms to that country.
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged US concerns about the potential for instability in North Korea amid reports its leader suffered a stroke.
The United States expressed concern to Moscow on Saturday about what it called reports of an imminent and enhanced Russian military buildup in war-torn Syria.
The United States Monday reacted with alarm to news that Turkey has chosen a Chinese company, slapped with US sanctions, to build its first long-range air defense and anti-missile system.
US companies in China are taking a cautious view of the new Chinese leadership, hoping a key November Communist Party meeting will clear up the outlook for economic reform.
The majority of American companies in China say they are hurting from the escalating US-China trade spat, reporting increased costs, lower profits and stepped-up scrutiny, a survey showed Thursday.
The visiting US commerce secretary told China's premier on Monday that the warm reception he received in Beijing "augurs very well" for Donald Trump's upcoming visit, amid tensions over trade and North Korea.
More than half the oil released from a busted BP well remains in the Gulf of Mexico, a presidential panel was told Monday, as the US pointman lamented a "dysfunctional" response to the disaster.
US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Wednesday said he was optimistic about trade talks between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping when they meet in November.
US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will return to Beijing in November to focus on reducing the US trade deficit with China, the Commerce Department announced.
General Scott Miller took command of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan on Sunday, as worsening violence erodes hopes for peace in the war-torn country.
The top US military commander for Asia said Tuesday he was "cautiously optimistic" on forging a conflict-free path ahead with China, despite US concerns about Beijing's rapid military buildup.
A top US officer in charge of elite SEAL units voiced outrage Tuesday that some troops are cashing in on their "celebrity" status, denouncing a commando's new book about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
The US commander in Afghanistan has asked for a dramatic troop buildup in Afghanistan, a top lawmaker said Sunday, as President Barack Obama faced competing advice over war strategy.
United States climate envoy John Podesta said on Friday that plans were moving forward for another summit with China on reducing emissions of methane and other highly polluting non-CO2 gases.
