Moscow says it wants to avoid an 'irreversible deterioration' in relations, accuses Washington of having driven ties 'into a dead end in recent years'

Plans for 'reset' of PA ties include rollback of Trump policies legitimizing settlements, support for pre-1967 lines as basis for talks, $15 million in COVID-related funding

US president says he warned his Russian counterpart to 'be prepared' in their first phone call; Russian lawmaker: Attacks on Putin are 'attacks on our country'

US president increases pressure on underfire New York governor amid allegations he sexually harassed or behaved inappropriately toward multiple women

American officials reach out to Pyongyang but receive no response; secretaries of state and defense set to begin talks in Japan and South Korea in 1st Cabinet-level trip abroad

The US has now spent more on the pandemic than on the military effort in World War II, and has lost more people than US combat deaths of all of the last century's wars

As Ankara says it's ready to break its isolation in face of potential EU sanctions and tough line from US, Erdogan reaches out to rivals

White House spokesperson releases few details of discussion led by national security advisers Ben-Shabbat and Sullivan

'Help is here,' Biden declares after House of Representatives passes landmark bill, which president says he'll sign into law on Friday

Sessions will be led by national security advisers Ben-Shabbat and Sullivan; sides will seek to limit disagreements and keep discord behind closed doors