Michele Kelemen

Volker, who was named in a whistleblower complaint about President Trump's contact with Ukraine, resigned as U.S. special envoy to the country last week and is being deposed on Thursday.

Former U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker is scheduled to appear before congressional committees on Thursday over his involvement in the Ukraine whistleblower controversy.

The State Department's inspector general has requested an urgent meeting with key congressional committees on Ukraine. The briefing comes amid the House impeachment inquiry of President Trump.

The State Department made a new push in August to investigate emails on Hillary Clinton's private server. Former officials have been called again, in what seems to be a politically motivated investigation.

Diplomatic trade groups are urging Americans to respect diplomats' "non-partisan, non-political" work. This comes as the former ambassador to Ukraine is being pilloried by the Trump administration.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy makes his U.N. debut at a time when he's at the center of a U.S. political scandal. He had been hoping for international support to counter Russian aggression.

One year after world leaders laughed at President Trump, he returned to the U.N. General Assembly to underscore his America First agenda. He also held private meetings leaders from the U.K. and Iraq.

The U.S. is trying to use the United Nations General Assembly to build up international pressure on Iran as it points blame at Iran for a recent attack in Saudi Arabia. Iran denies the accusation.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Saudi Arabia to discuss the recent attack on its oil facilities.

Kelly Craft is expected to take up her job as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. on Thursday.

Kelly Craft is expected to take up her job as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. on Thursday. She's a Republican donor and is married to a billionaire coal executive. Craft is likely to take a much lower profile than her predecessor, Nikki Haley.

President Trump announced on Twitter that he has fired national security adviser John Bolton. The announcement comes days after Bolton prevailed on Trump to not hold a summit with the Taliban.

President Trump's foray into Middle East peacemaking seems to be in doubt once again. One of the key advisors drafting Trump's plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace is leaving the White House.

The report says that all sides in the Yemen war are committing war crimes, and that countries backing them could be complicit. The U.S. provides logistical support to a Saudi-led coalition.

The Trump administration has backed the Saudi-led war against Houthi rebels in Yemen. But with the war dragging on, a senator is urging U.S. diplomats to be more involved in finding a resolution.

President Trump wants Russia back in the group of leading democracies — the G-7. But members say Russia hasn't earned its return to the group. Several senators have written to Trump to oppose him.

The French president says he's trying to set up a summit between Iran and the U.S. — to save the nuclear deal. But it's unclear whether its something the two adversarial countries want.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo takes his case against Iran to the United Nations Security Council, addressing a special meeting on threats in the Middle East.

ON Friday, the United Nations Security Council held a closed door meeting to discuss India's controversial decision to revoke the Kashmir region's special status.

A judge in Gibraltar has ordered the release of an Iranian oil tanker despite a last minute appeal by the Trump administration.