World Aug 04 In Niger, the U.S. seeks to hang on to its last, best counterterrorism outpost in West Africa Abandoning Niger risks not only a surge in jihadist groups in West Africa, but even greater influence by Russia's Wagner mercenary group.
Politics Jul 28 AP report: U.S. announces $345 million military aid package for Taiwan The U.S. has announced a new $345 million military aid package for Taiwan. It is the Biden administration's first major package drawing on America's own stockpiles to help Taiwan counter China.
World Jul 28 Senate Democrats urge Biden to withhold $320 million in military aid to Egypt over rights abuses Nine senior Senate Democrats and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders are urging the Biden administration to withhold about a quarter of the United States’ more than $1 billion in annual military aid to Egypt for a third year.
Politics Jul 19 WATCH: Israeli President Herzog addresses joint meeting of Congress While lawmakers repeatedly rose to their feet in thundering applause of Herzog's recounting of Israel's founding, a handful of leading young progressive Democrats boycotted his speech.
Politics Jul 13 WATCH: U.S. climate envoy John Kerry spars with House Republicans ahead of Beijing trip Kerry leaves Sunday for meetings with his Chinese counterpart, the first extensive face-to-face climate discussions between the world's two worst climate polluters after a nearly yearlong hiatus.
Politics Jul 06 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing after reports that U.S. will provide cluster bombs to Ukraine The Biden administration is expected to announce on Friday that the Pentagon will send thousands of bombs as part of a new military aid package worth up to $800 million for the war effort against Russia.
World Jun 26 WATCH: No involvement by U.S. or NATO in Russian mercenary revolt, Biden says President Joe Biden on Monday called the uprising and the challenges it poses to President Vladimir Putin's power “a struggle within the Russian system.”…
World Jun 22 Biden defends calling China’s Xi a ‘dictator’ China's government earlier Thursday registered a formal protest of his remarks.
World Jun 21 Millions of Ethiopians go hungry again as international aid is paused after massive theft Millions of Ethiopians were starved by a two-year war. Now, even after peace, they are going hungry again. That's after the discovery earlier this year of a massive theft of donated food aid in Ethiopia.
Politics Jun 16 WATCH: Blinken stresses need for better U.S.-Chinese communications ahead of Beijing meeting Blinken says the U.S. wants to make sure "that the competition we have with China doesn't veer into conflict" through lack of contacts between top leaders.