Matthew Lee

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at the airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday Oct. 20, 2014, for the inauguration of new Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and meetings with other regional leaders. Kerry is in Indonesia for a brief visit aimed at building Asian support for the fights against Islamic State extremists and the deadly Ebola virus. (AP Photo/Brian Snyder, Pool)

National Security

Kerry: ‘Irresponsible’ not to aid Kurds against IS

Matthew Lee · October 20, 2014 11:26 am

U.S. State Secretary John Kerry, center, leaves the Parliament building after attending the inauguration ceremony of Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. Widodo was inaugurated as Indonesia's new president on Monday, facing the challenges of rebooting a slowing economy and working with a potentially hostile opposition that has already landed some early blows against his administration. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Kerry urges Asia to boost anti-Islamic State push

Matthew Lee · October 20, 2014 9:36 am

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at the airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday Oct. 20, 2014, for the inauguration of new Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and meetings with other regional leaders. Kerry is in Indonesia for a brief visit aimed at building Asian support for the fights against Islamic State extremists and the deadly Ebola virus. (AP Photo/Brian Snyder, Pool)

Kerry seeks Asia’s help in anti-Islamic State push

Matthew Lee · October 20, 2014 4:04 am

Secretary of State John Kerry, right, talks with Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi prior to a meeting in Boston, Saturday Oct. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

National Security

US, China vow to manage rifts ahead of Obama visit

Matthew Lee · October 18, 2014 8:43 pm

Watchdog reviews clear State Dept of wrongdoing

Matthew Lee · October 16, 2014 8:24 pm

US offers $45 million for info on AQAP leaders

Matthew Lee · October 14, 2014 7:40 pm

US eyes sale of NY’s Waldorf hotel to Chinese firm

Matthew Lee · October 13, 2014 5:27 pm

US renews global terrorism warning

Matthew Lee · October 10, 2014 6:46 pm

Kerry: World must ‘step up’ anti-Ebola effort

Matthew Lee · October 8, 2014 4:14 pm

US OKs $1.75 billion arms sale to Saudi

Matthew Lee · October 1, 2014 8:52 pm

FILE- This undated image posted by the Raqqa Media Center, a Syrian opposition group, June 30, 2014, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows fighters from the al-Qaida linked Islamic State group during a parade in Raqqa, Syria. President Barack Obama presses ahead with his campaign to diminish and defeat Islamic State group extremists in Iraq and Syria, but the list of radical Islamic elements the United States and many of its coalition allies are fighting does not stop there. (AP Photo/Raqqa Media Center- File)

Glossary of extremists in Mideast and Africa

Matthew Lee · September 19, 2014 7:31 am

Report: Progress ‘modest’ on upping embassy safety

Matthew Lee · September 18, 2014 4:49 pm