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Trump stuns Europe with opening Ukraine-Russia gambit

European leaders are scrambling to respond to President Trump’s first moves to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, shocked to find themselves on the...

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Senate Democrats split over how to combat Trump's USAID shutdown

Senate Democrats are split over how to push back against President Trump’s attempts to slash the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),...

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Ukraine woos Trump with prospect of mineral riches

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is leveraging the country’s large deposits of rare earth materials and critical minerals to win the favor of...

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Trump’s Russia-Ukraine moves unnerve Senate GOP 

President Trump’s first major moves toward peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine are unsettling Republicans in the Senate who want to make...

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Trump secures release of journalist jailed in Belarus

President Trump has secured the release of a journalist jailed in Belarus, a development that follows Russia’s exchange of a jailed American as a...

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Trump: We will have relations with North Korea

President Trump on Friday said the U.S. will have relations with North Korea, touting his personal relationship with Kim Jong Un, who rules the...

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International Criminal Court condemns Trump-imposed sanctions

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday condemned President Trump’s executive order imposing sanctions on the global tribunal. Trump...

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Trump executive order sanctions international court over Israel war crimes case

President Trump on Thursday issued an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its pursuit of war crimes cases against...

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5 takeaways from the Trump, Netanyahu joint presser

President Trump on Tuesday doubled down on his proposal for Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip and announced that the U.S. will take over the tiny...

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Trump floats US taking over Gaza Strip

President Trump on Tuesday floated the idea of the U.S. taking over the Gaza Strip, saying America should be responsible for clearing the territory of...

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Congress puts hold on Trump's $1 billion arms sale to Israel 

Congress has placed a hold on a $1 billion arms sale package for Israel that was readied alongside President Trump welcoming Israeli Prime Minister...

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House Democrats call for urgent hearing on Trump plans for USAID

Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs Committee are calling on Chair Brian Mast (R-Fla.) to convene an urgent hearing with senior Trump...

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First Trump-Netanyahu meeting: 3 top issues

President Trump will welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House this week, with tensions between the two leaders standing...

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Grenell to give Venezuela a warning from Trump administration

President Trump’s envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell, is delivering an in-person message to Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro that there...

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Chaos and uncertainty swirl around Trump's foreign aid freeze    

President Trump’s decision to clean house at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and initially freeze all foreign assistance is...

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Senate Democrats block GOP's ICC sanctions bill 

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked Republicans from advancing legislation to sanction the International Criminal Court, arguing the bill had sweeping...

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Georgia's leader calls for Trump's 'strong America' to push back Russia

Salome Zourabichvili, Georgia's fifth president, is on a mission in Washington to make her country matter to President Trump and his incoming team’s...

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Rubio set to travel to Panama on first trip

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is traveling to Panama late next week in his first official diplomatic trip late, amid heightened tensions over...

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Trump talks tough with Putin on ending Ukraine war

President Trump is turning up the heat on Russian President Vladimir Putin in his first days in power, seeking to pressure Russia’s leader to come...

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Stefanik vows to keep the U.S. engaged at U.N. to counter China

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) assured skeptical Senate Democrats during her confirmation hearing as President Trump's pick for U.N. ambassador that...

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Stefanik wages Democratic charm offensive ahead of confirmation hearing

Senate Democrats appear to be warming up to Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), President-elect Trump’s combative and confrontational nominee for envoy to...

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Anti-AIDS program in GOP crosshairs over abortion funding 

Republicans are fuming at the State Department after learning that recipients of funding from the legacy program to curb HIV/AIDS across Africa,...

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Israel aims to vote Saturday night on accepting ceasefire, hostage deal

Israel’s government is aiming to vote Saturday night, local time, to accept the terms of a ceasefire and hostage agreement, multiple outlets...

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Netanyahu throws curveball into Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is tapping the brakes on claims of success by President Biden, President-elect Trump and partners in the...

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5 takeaways as Rubio promises to make State Department 'relevant again'

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) promised to make the State Department “relevant again” during his confirmation hearing to lead the agency, facing a...

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Israel and Hamas reach ceasefire deal

Israel and Hamas are zeroing in on a ceasefire and hostage release deal, with an Israeli official telling The Hill that Hamas has agreed to terms....

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Biden to lift Cuba terrorism designation, reversing Trump decision in final week in office

The Biden administration announced on Tuesday that it will remove Cuba from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST) in exchange for the release...

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Blinken says Israel and Saudi ties are 'ready to go,’ urges Trump to accept Biden plan for Gaza

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia is ready to go, but requires following through on...

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Biden says US ‘winning’ on world stage, dealing Trump ‘very strong hand’

President Biden on Monday argued he is leaving President-elect Trump in a strong position on the world stage, making the case for continuity in U.S....

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Israel, Hamas ceasefire close, but not 100 percent: Israeli official

Efforts to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and release hostages is close but not yet finalized, an Israeli official told The Hill...

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Rahm Emanuel steps down as Japan ambassador ahead of Trump inauguration 

President Biden’s ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, will leave his position in Tokyo on Monday and return to the U.S., a traditional changing of...

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US hits Venezuela with new sanctions after Maduro's 'illegitimate' inauguration

The Biden administration announced a slew of new sanctions against allies of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in opposition to his claim of...

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Xi to send high-level representative to Trump inauguration: Report

Chinese President Xi Jinping is reportedly choosing a high-level official to represent him at President-elect Trump’s inauguration Jan. 20, in a...

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Russia open to Trump, Putin meeting: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to meet President-elect Trump without conditions, the Kremlin said on Friday, but is waiting for more...

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House Democrats call on ICC to rescind arrest warrants for Israeli leaders

A group of House Democrats is urging the International Criminal Court (ICC) to rescind arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and former...

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House passes ICC sanctions bill; GOP Senate leader promises to bring it to floor

The House on Thursday passed legislation to sanction officials with the International Criminal Court (ICC), pushing back against the court's decision...

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Trump expected to tap GOP House Foreign Affairs Africa director for NSC post

President-elect Trump is expected to tap Joe Foltz, staff director for the Republican side of the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Africa, to...

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Israeli Army says it recovered body of hostage in Gaza

The Israeli Army on Wednesday said it had recovered the body from the Gaza Strip of an Israeli citizen who was kidnapped by Hamas during its...

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Trump expected to appoint Eric Trager as Middle East director for National Security Council

President-elect Trump is expected to announce Eric Trager as Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa on the National Security Council,...

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Trump's unpredictable streak puts Asia on edge

Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of all U.S. naval forces in the Indo-Pacific, was tongue-tied.  Addressing a conference of military and national...

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Trump faces growing threat of 'gray zone' warfare 

President-elect Trump has made ambitious promises to end Russia’s war in Ukraine and face down China, but he’s also contending with a growing...

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US hoping for Gaza ceasefire agreement in next 2 weeks: Blinken

The Biden administration says it is still hoping to secure a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas in its final two weeks in the White House,...

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Musk extends political tentacles into UK, Germany

Elon Musk is seeking to wield the power of his social media network to boost far-right political movements in the United Kingdom and Germany, after...

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Rahm Emanuel rips US defense firms, calls for punishments in final Tokyo missive

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel is calling for defense firms that miss deadlines and increase costs to be forbidden from bidding on new...

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Ethics panel declines investigation into McCaul over public intoxication

The House Ethics Committee has decided not to open an investigation into outgoing House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas),...

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Murphy, Kinzinger slam Musk for backing German 'neo-Nazi party'

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday joined outrage over Elon Musk’s endorsement of the far-right German political party Alternative for Germany...

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US officials travel to Syria in search of missing Americans, meet with rebel leaders 

Top U.S. officials are in Syria making the first face-to-face contact with rebel groups that took over the country in a lightning offensive earlier...

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Trump threatens tariffs if EU doesn't buy more oil, gas

President-elect Trump on Friday threatened tariffs on the European Union (EU) unless the bloc purchases large quantities of American oil and gas to...

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Biden envoy: Ukraine's future in NATO now in Trump's hands 

A senior aide to President Biden said that the administration will leave up to the incoming Trump administration the next steps on Ukraine’s path...

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Van Hollen, Graham threaten sanctions on Turkey to achieve ceasefire with Syrian Kurdish allies

Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) are threatening sanctions against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan unless Ankara...

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