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US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, listening to French President Emmanuel Macron prior to a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Ludovic Marin, Pool Photo via AP)

US says nuclear talks with Iran made ‘very good progress’ as the next round is set

April 19, 2025 at 3:19 p.m.

Iran and the United States plan to meet over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program again next week, after the sides described their talks Saturday as “constructive” and making “very good...

FILE – The Harry S. Truman Building, headquarters for the State Department, is seen in Washington, March 9, 2009. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

State Department wants staff to report instances of alleged anti-Christian bias during Biden’s term

April 13, 2025 at 3:35 p.m.

As the Christian world commemorates Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday, the State Department has issued an appeal for its employees to report instances of alleged anti-Christian bias that...

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

President Donald Trump fires national security officials a day after far-right activist raises concerns about staff loyalty

April 3, 2025 at 7:31 p.m.

President Donald Trump said that he’s fired “some” White House National Security Council officials.

FILE – South Africa’s ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool speaks at the South African Embassy in Washington, Dec. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Trump administration says South African ambassador has to leave the US by Friday

March 17, 2025 at 4:17 p.m.

The State Department says South Africa’s ambassador to the United States, who was declared “persona non grata” last week, has until Friday to leave the country.

From left, US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Saudi National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad al-Aiban, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, and Ukrainian Head of Presidential Office Andriy Yermak hold a meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)

President Donald Trump administration to resume military aid to Ukraine and intelligence sharing

March 11, 2025 at 1:18 p.m.

The Trump administration said Tuesday that it would immediately lift its suspension of military aid to Ukraine and its intelligence sharing with Kyiv, more than a week after imposing the...

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center left, meets with Prince Saud bin Mishaal, deputy governor of Saudi Arabia’s Mecca region, center right, and Saudi Commerce Minister Majid bin Abdullah al-Qasabi in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Monday, March 10, 2025. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Ukraine will propose a limited ceasefire during talks with the U.S. in Saudi Arabia, officials say

March 10, 2025 at 1:38 p.m.

A Ukrainian delegation set to meet with America’s top diplomat in Saudi Arabia about ending the 3-year war with Russia will propose a ceasefire covering the Black Sea and long-range...

Demonstrators protest against cuts to American foreign aid spending, including USAID and the PEPFAR program to combat HIV/AIDS, at the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Supreme Court, for now, blocks order for Trump administration to release billions in US foreign aid

February 26, 2025 at 8:57 p.m.

Chief Justice John Roberts said late Wednesday that the order issued by U.S. District Judge Amir H. Ali will remain on hold until the high court has a chance to...

FILE – President-elect Donal Trump looks at France’s President Emmanuel Macron in Notre Dame Cathedral, Dec. 7, 2024, in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, Pool, File)

Trump expresses hope Russia’s war in Ukraine is nearing an endgame as he meets with France’s Macron

February 24, 2025 at 3:51 p.m.

President Donald Trump welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to the White House for talks on Monday at a moment of deep uncertainty about the future of transatlantic relations, with Trump...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff attend an interview after meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov, at Diriyah Palace, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)

A deeper look at the talks between US and Russian officials as Trump suggests Ukraine is to blame

February 19, 2025 at 8:20 a.m.

Top U.S. and Russian officials had their most extensive high-level engagement since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine almost three years ago, meeting for four hours Tuesday before President Donald Trump...

FILE – United States Vice-President JD Vance, second right, and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio, third right, meet with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, third left, during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Russia and US agree to work toward ending Ukraine war in a remarkable diplomatic shift

February 18, 2025 at 3:45 p.m.

Russia and the U.S. agreed Tuesday to start working toward ending the war in Ukraine and improving their diplomatic and economic ties, the two countries' top diplomats said after talks...

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