Michele Kelemen
Stories
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National
U.S. Diplomats and aid staff are objecting to U.S. policy in the Middle East
Dozens of U.S. diplomats and aid experts have been expressing dissent over US policy in the Middle East.
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Blinken returns to Israel, working on a plan to protect civilians in Gaza
President Biden sent Secretary of State Antony Blinken back to Israel as the death toll mounts in Gaza, and international calls for a ceasefire grow.
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National
Secretary Antony Blinken heads back to Israel as many are calling for a cease-fire
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is headed back to the Middle East — seeking to contain the war between Israel and Hamas.
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National
Hamas has released two American hostages
Hamas released two U.S. citizens — but 10 more Americans and nearly 200 others are still held by Hamas in Gaza.
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World
Israel warns more than 1 million people to evacuate northern Gaza
The order from Israel faced immediate international objections, including from the U.N., which warned such an evacuation would have "devastating humanitarian consequences."
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Despite appearance at the U.N., Sudan's conflict threatens to engulf parts of Africa
Sudan's army chief addressed the United Nations in an effort to burnish his image as statesman, while his rival posted his own attempted address online from Sudan.
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World
U.S. says Russia has made 'shameful' moves toward new North Korea arms deals
According to new U.S. intelligence, the potential agreement would allow North Korea to ship "significant quantities and multiple types" of weapons to Russia for deployment in Ukraine.
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National
U.S. highlighted North Korea's human rights violations in Security Council meeting
North Korea is likely to be a major topic when President Biden hosts his Japanese and South Korean counterparts at Camp David Friday. The U.S. put a spotlight on North Korea's human rights violations.
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National
Remembering the impact of Al Qaeda's bombings of U.S. embassies, 25 years later
Twenty-five years after Al Qaeda bombed the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, State Department officials past and present remember the victims and talk about security at embassies today.
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National
How Secretary Blinken is tackling the China relationship (and others in the region)
Much of the Biden administration's approach to the world focuses on the U.S. competition with China.