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U.S. to focus on security as Tillerson makes first African visit

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson flew to Ethiopia at the start of his first diplomatic trip to Africa on Wednesday, seeking to bolster security alliances on a continent increasingly turning to China for aid and trade.

U.S. Secretary of State to make first trip to Africa

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to Africa next week, the State department said Thursday, in his first visit to the continent since President Donald Trump entered office.

Trump claims negotiating with N. Korea is waste of time

US President Donald Trump said negotiating with North Korea over its nuclear program would be a waste of time Sunday after it emerged that Washington had channels of contact with Pyongyang.

North Korea: US not seeking regime change

The US government is not seeking a regime change in North Korea, the secretary of state says, amid tensions over Pyongyang's weapons programme. "We're not...

Trump picks Exxon chief Tillerson as secretary of state

ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson. Photo Credit: Reuters   President-elect Donald Trump announced Exxon Mobil Corp's Rex Tillerson as his choice for secretary of state...

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