Michele Kelemen

Text messages released by Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas suggest a disturbing focus by Trump associates on getting the U.S. ambassador to Kyiv, Marie Yovanovitch, out of the way.

A U.S. citizen has died in an Egyptian prison and activists say it's an example of the rights abuses that the Trump administration should do more about. Moustafa Kassem was arrested in 2013.

The confrontation between the U.S. and Iran has become heated in a country caught between them: Iraq. The U.S. says it's keeping troops there — but it's going to take a lot of diplomacy.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Brian Hook, special representative for Iran and senior policy adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

NPR's Audie Cornish wraps the latest Iran developments with a roundtable of NPR correspondents covering the Pentagon, the White House and the State Department.

The new year begins with some familiar foreign policy issues that are gaining new urgency. In particular, U.S. relations with North Korea and Iran are increasingly problematic.

Ukraine's new president still has not made it to the White House. But, Ukrainian officials say they are looking forward to a visit to Kyiv by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Ukraine says it's buying more U.S. Javelin anti-tank missiles, this time with its own money.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday for meetings with President Trump and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

The U.S. claims Iran killed more than 1,000 people in recent riots and anti-government protests, which is higher than monitors have found and a claim that could cut both ways for those protesting.

Relatives of foreign nationals being held in Iran are seeking more attention for what they say is a new hostage crisis. A U.S. resident who was imprisoned in Iran is now telling his story.

Last week a confirmation hearing for the candidate to be No. 2 at the State Department was held. This job is important if Secretary of State Pompeo leaves the job to run for Senate.

In her testimony, Fiona Hill, President Trump's former Russia adviser, warned lawmakers against promoting a "fictional narrative" that Ukraine, not Russia, interfered in the 2016 election.

Russia expert Fiona Hill testifies in the impeachment hearing Thursday. In her deposition, she warned Republicans against "going down a rabbit hole" and falling prey to Russian disinformation.

Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, testified that military aid to Ukraine was conditioned on political investigations and that President Trump's direction was clear.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called a rare press conference to make a pro-Israel announcement, but steered away from questions about the impeachment inquiry and Ukraine.

When the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was abruptly removed from her post this year, some Democratic lawmakers called it "a political hit job." Now that ambassador is telling her side of the story.

The diplomat will be the sole witness Friday, the second day of public testimony in the impeachment inquiry. State Department colleagues say she was removed after a slander campaign by Rudy Giuliani.

The House impeachment inquiry moved out into the open on Wednesday with the nation hearing directly from key witnesses.

Acting Ambassador William Taylor and Deputy Assistant Secretary George Kent took copious notes about the Trump administration's dealings with Ukraine. They'll testify publicly Wednesday.