Diplomacy
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State Department says 43K Americans have returned from Middle East amid Iran conflict
The department said it has completed more than three dozen charter flights in the region since Israel and the United States launched missiles at Iran on Feb. 28, and the U.S. has evacuated at least 30,000 Americans from the Middle East.
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Witkoff says Iran negotiators started talks by claiming to have materials to make 11 nuclear bombs
"They were proud that they had evaded all sorts of oversight protocols to get to a place where they could deliver 11 nuclear bombs," Steve Witkoff said
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Melania Trump presides over UN Security Council meeting on education, world peace
The meeting in is specifically about education's role in "advancing tolerance and world peace," a White House official said
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U.S. Embassy in South Korea displays a Black Lives Matter banner
The embassy previously posted on social media that it hung up an LGBT rainbow banner.
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International Criminal Court: Trump sanctions 'unacceptable attempt to interfere' with rule of law
The Hague-based court is standing by its employees as the U.S. threatens to level sanctions against those working to prosecute American troops
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Is a grand oil bargain with the Kurds Trump’s next big move to stabilize Iraq?
U.S. and Iraqi officials are beginning to discuss reviving a 2014 oil alliance between the Kurds and the country's central government that could have a profound impact on Iraq's economic future.
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The historic opportunity awaiting Trump to stabilize Iraq, eventually withdraw troops
The stakes are high for a strategic dialogue later this week between U.S. officials and new Iraqi prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi.
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Navy veteran released from Iranian custody after a year
Michael White had been in Swiss custody since March and was hospitalized for coronavirus-like symptoms
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China dismisses U.S. threat over Hong Kong law, calls it a 'nothing burger'
Pompeo has suggested the U.S. might reconsider its Hong Kong policy if 'national security' law passes
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China warns about U.S. putting countries on 'brink of new cold war,' amid litany of flash points
The coronavirus, Hong Kong, ongoing trade-tariff war are few of the ongoing, disputes between the world's two biggest economies
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Trump administration announces U.S. withdrawal from from Open Skies Treaty
The president said on Thursday that Russia has not been adhering to the 18-year-old agreement
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Trump hints U.S. may resume WHO funding at only 10% of previous level
The government has 'not made [a] final decision,' he said.
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Cuban embassy in Washington, D.C., hit by gunfire, suspect reportedly arrested
Investigators have not announced arrested suspect's name or motive