Politics Jan 14 WATCH: Marco Rubio testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for secretary of state Florida Sen. Marco Rubio on Wednesday painted a dark vision of the consequences of America's “unbalanced relationship” with China, echoing President-elect Donald Trump's anti-globalist rhetoric as he vies to be confirmed as his secretary of state.
Politics Jan 14 Biden prepares to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba in deal to free political prisoners Senior U.S. administration officials, who on Tuesday previewed the announcement on the condition of anonymity, said "many dozens" of political prisoners and others considered by the U.S. to be unjustly detained would be released by the end of the Biden…
Politics Jan 13 WATCH: Outlining his foreign policy legacy, Biden argues he offered the world a steady hand President Joe Biden said Monday that his stewardship of American foreign policy has left the U.S. safer and economically more secure, arguing that President-elect Donald Trump will inherit a nation viewed as stronger and more reliable than it was four…
World Jan 07 U.S. says Sudanese rebel force has committed genocide, imposes sanctions on the group’s leaders The conflict in Sudan is considered the world's biggest current humanitarian catastrophe.
World Jan 04 Biden administration notifies Congress of planned $8 billion weapons sale to Israel The weapons package would add to a record of at least $17.9 billion in military aid that the U.S. has provided Israel since the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, launched the war.
World Dec 14 U.S. has been in direct contact with Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad, Blinken says Blinken is the first U.S. official to publicly confirm contacts between the Biden administration and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, which led a coalition of armed opposition groups that ousted Assad from power last Sunday.
Politics Nov 27 3 Americans detained for years in China have been released, White House announces Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released and are returning to the United States, the White House said Wednesday, announcing a diplomatic agreement with Beijing in the final months of the Biden administration.
Politics Nov 20 WATCH: State Department holds briefing as Biden permits Ukraine using anti-personnel land mines The war, which reached its 1,000-day milestone on Tuesday, has largely been going Russia's way in recent months.
World Nov 17 Biden gives Ukraine permission to use U.S.-supplied missiles for deeper strikes inside Russia The decision allowing Kyiv to use the U.S.-supplied Army Tactical Missile System for attacks farther inside Russia comes as Putin positions North Korean troops along Ukraine's northern border to try to reclaim hundreds of miles of territory seized by Ukrainian forces.
Politics Nov 16 Iranian official reportedly met with Elon Musk in an apparent effort ease tensions with Trump Iran's U.N. Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani met with Musk — a Trump ally named this week to advise his administration on ways to cut the federal government — on Monday in New York, according to a U.S. official briefed on the meeting…