U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he's "disappointed" that the countries that remaining countries in the Iran nuclear agreement are working to set up a payment system for Iranian imports and exports.

The top U.S. diplomat is defending President Donald Trump's decision to seek out a second summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un even though Kim's government has not followed through on commitments to halt its nuclear program.

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China called on Wednesday for the five major nuclear nations - the US, Russia, China, the UK and France - to preserve the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) during a conference between the powers in Beijing.

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The US and Russia sparred over a nuclear weapons treaty on Thursday at a nonproliferation conference in Beijing.

China's Foreign Ministry on Thursday hit back at warnings from the US intelligence community over Chinese corporate espionage, calling the accusations "random" and "totally unreasonable".

Bipartisan House members proposed legislation on Wednesday that introduced measures that insure President Donald Trump would remain committed to North Korea and Syria.

Bipartisan House members proposed legislation on Wednesday that introduced measures that insure President Donald Trump would remain committed to North Korea and Syria.

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President Donald Trump says the U.S. wants to see sanctions against North Korea continue for now.

President Donald Trump says the U.S. wants to see sanctions against North Korea continue for now.

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President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than an hour Friday about extending an existing nuclear arms agreement and potentially starting a new one to include China.

President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than an hour Friday about extending an existing nuclear arms agreement and potentially starting a new one to include China.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday said the United States is to blame for Iran's decision to partially withdraw from the landmark 2015 nuclear accord limiting Tehran's nuclear program.

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Yukiya Amano, the International Atomic Energy Agency's director general, has died at 72, the agency announced Monday.