President Donald Trump announced that a US-China trade deal is ‘done’ — and that in exchange for Chinese magnets and rare-earth minerals and a 55% tariff on Chinese goods the US will provide China “what was agreed to,

Rising tensions with Iran and fears of an Israeli strike prompted the U.S. to move some of its nonmilitary personnel out of the region.

The United States is drawing down the presence of staffers who are not deemed essential to operations in the Middle East and their loved ones due to the potential for regional unrest.

Non-essential American embassy staff and their dependents in Baghdad are evacuating from Iraq due to heightened security risks, US government sources said on Wednesday. Officials did not say exactly what prompted the removal, however in recent days talks over Iran's nuclear programme appear to have stalled.

U.S. missions in Baghdad and Erbil are evacuating most diplomats in response to unspecified security threats, according to one former and two current U.S. officials.

The Iraqi government temporarily closed Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone on Friday, citing rising regional tensions after Israeli attacks on Iranian sites. The high-security area, which hosts key […]

The US State Department is set to order the departure of nonessential personnel from the embassy in Baghdad due to potential unrest. Limited staffing already exists, and similar orders are made for Bahrain and Kuwait.