Maduro, Putin talk after diplomat hints at military activity
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday said he spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin about cooperation between the two countries.
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Biden tells reporters he won’t take questions because they’ll ask about Russia
President Biden on Friday told reporters he wouldn’t take their questions because they would only press him about Russian aggression in Ukraine.
Poll: Most voters support U.S. military defense of Taiwan, but not Ukraine
Most American voters across the political spectrum support U.S. military intervention to defend Taiwan against China, but not to defend Ukraine against Russia, according to a new poll released Friday.
More talks planned as Blinken, Lavrov meet over Ukraine crisis
White House in cleanup mode after Biden’s slip-ups spread fear of invasion, bogus elections
Biden leaves key ambassador posts empty in Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, South Korea
Joint naval drills reflect growing ties between China, Russia and Iran
Cybersecurity pros warn Ukraine crisis could spur Russian cyberattacks around the world
CIA: Most mysterious attacks on U.S. officials not linked to foreign power
U.S. says nuclear talks with Iran at ‘decisive moment’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that talks with Iran over its nuclear program are at a “decisive moment,” and warned that Washington and its allies may change tactics if a deal isn’t reached in the coming weeks.
Biden says any Russian incursion into Ukraine will be considered an invasion
President Biden on Thursday went to work cleaning up his remarks about uncertainty about the West’s response to a “minor incursion” by Russia into Ukraine, insisting now that any cross-border action by Moscow would be viewed as an invasion.
U.S. says it will not resume Sudan aid after recent violence
The United States will continue withholding aid from Sudan until the country’s military rulers stop the killing of anti-coup protesters and a civilian led-government takes power, two senior American diplomats said Thursday.
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China on Friday criticized Washington for imposing sanctions on Chinese companies the U.S. says exported missile technology, and accused the United States of hypocrisy for selling nuclear-capable cruise missiles.
Biden-Kishida talks to touch on North Korea, China
U.S. President Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hold their first formal talks on Friday as the two leaders face fresh concerns about North Korea's nuclear program and China's growing military assertiveness.
U.S., Russia far apart on Ukraine crisis as top diplomats meet
The United States and Russia tried Friday to avert another devastating conflict in Europe, but the two powers' top diplomats warned no breakthrough was imminent as fears rise that Moscow is planning to invade Ukraine.
ISIS gunmen in Iraq kill 11 soldiers in brazen barracks attack
Gunmen from the Islamic State extremist group attacked an army barracks in a mountainous area north of Baghdad early Friday, killing 11 soldiers as they slept, Iraqi security officials said.
Republicans blast Biden for weak rhetoric against Russia
Republican lawmakers are ripping President Biden's remarks about a possible Russian incursion into Ukraine as "nothing short of a disaster," and saying the White House attempt to clean it up is falling flat.
U.S. sanctions four Ukrainians accused of helping Russia destabilize country
The State Department announced new sanctions Thursday on four Ukrainian citizens, including two members of the national parliament, accused of cooperating with a Russian intelligence operation designed to destabilize the former Soviet republic.
European leaders rush to clean up Biden remarks on 'minor' Russian moves against Ukraine
European allies Thursday joined White House staff in rushing to contradict President Biden's assertions that the West may not respond to a "minor incursion" by Russia into Ukraine and that there were divisions among the NATO allies over how to respond to the Kremlin's aggression.
