World Jul 30 ‘Welcome home’: Evacuation flight brings 200 Afghans to US More than 200 people have arrived in the United States on the first evacuation flight for Afghans who worked alongside Americans in Afghanistan.
Politics Jul 22 U.S. imposes new Cuba sanctions over human rights abuses The Biden administration has unveiled new sanctions against a Cuban official and government entity it says was involved in human rights abuses during a government crackdown on protests on the island earlier this month.
Health Jul 16 U.S. to send first vaccine doses to Africa in coming days The shipments come as part of an initial supply of 80 million doses that President Joe Biden had pledged to send out by the end of June, though deliveries were slowed by regulatory and logistical hurdles.
Politics Jul 01 U.S. hits 17 nations for not combating human trafficking The Biden administration is identifying 17 countries as not doing enough to combat human trafficking and warning them of potential sanctions.
World May 24 Blinken off to Middle East to push peace talks after Gaza truce President Joe Biden says Blinken departs Monday for Israel, the West Bank, Jordan and Egypt. It will be the Biden administration's highest-level in-person meetings on this month's crisis.
World May 19 U.S.-Russia showdown looms as top diplomats meet in Iceland U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russia’s longtime Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov plan to talk in person on Wednesday on the sidelines of an Arctic Council meeting.
World May 18 Blinken touts Biden climate policies as shift from Trump U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday touted the Biden administration's abrupt shift in its predecessor's climate policies as he visited Iceland for talks with senior officials from the world's Arctic nations.
World May 17 Biden raises cease-fire, civilian toll in call to Netanyahu The White House says President Joe Biden expressed support for a cease-fire in a call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday, the eighth day of Israeli-Palestinian airstrikes and rocket attacks.
Politics May 04 Biden quadruples Trump refugee cap after delay backlash President Joe Biden formally raised the nation's cap on refugee admissions to 62,500 this year, weeks after facing bipartisan blowback for his delay in replacing the record-low ceiling set by former President Donald Trump.
Politics Apr 27 WATCH: U.S. orders big drawdown at Kabul embassy as troops leave U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad testifies on U.S. policy in Afghanistan, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, at 2:30 p.m. ET today. Watch his remarks here.