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France said it will immediately recall its ambassadors to the United States and Australia, in protest of a submarine deal unveiled earlier this week.

The Pentagon originally said the strike killed two ISIS-K fighters believed to be involved in planning attacks against U.S. forces in Kabul. 

The National Guard troops will only deploy upon the request of the Capitol Police and will help man entry points to the Capitol complex.

French officials in Washington canceled a gala at their compound over frustration with the new security partnership between the U.S., U.K. and Australia.

The Biden administration imposed sanctions on Zulma Maria Musso Torres, aka ‘La Patrona,’ the woman in charge of a drug trafficking empire based in Colombia.

France has described Australia’s decision to abruptly end a submarine contract as a “stab in the back.”

The U.S., the U.K. and Australia formed a trilateral security partnership as China grows its military might and influence in the Indo-Pacific region.

The new trilateral security partnership seeks to strengthen stability in the Indo-Pacific region as China expands its military might and influence.

Biden will be accompanied virtually by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom.

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley called his Chinese counterpart twice as Trump’s presidency waned to reassure Beijing the U.S. wouldn’t attack.

North Korea launched ballistic missiles off its east coast on Wednesday, prompting condemnation from Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a contentious congressional hearing on Monday that the Taliban “is the de facto government of Afghanistan.”

Blinken is expected to defend the administration’s handling of the situation by arguing that President Joe Biden was faced with two difficult options: “ending the war or escalating it.”

Russia is seeking to upend the status quo in Africa, using insecurity and diplomatic disputes with Western powers as a springboard to expand its presence on the continent.

U.S. Army Col. Marilyn Wills shares her personal story of Sept. 11, 2001, from the Pentagon.

CNBC asked former CIA, military and diplomatic personnel what they feel America has learned — and failed to learn — since Sept. 11, 2001.

U.S. government contracts in Afghanistan fueled a system of mass corruption that engulfed the country and, eventually, doomed its fragile democracy. 

The executive order will also extend to contractors who work with the U.S. government.

Saudi Arabia and the Middle East need to be reassured of American commitment, Saudi Prince Turki Al-Faisal told CNBC.

One month ago, Atifullah Ahmadzai boarded a flight from Connecticut to Kabul, eager to hold his wife and five young children again. Then the Taliban took over.