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Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland speaking at a Senate Committee hearing
Ukraine
What options does the US have following Navalny’s death?
Venezuelan migrants walk across the Rio Bravo towards the United States border to surrender to the border patrol, from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Oct. 13, 2022.
Migration
Nicaragua is helping tens of thousands of migrants reach the US
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, shake hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in Amman, Jordan, Oct. 13, 2023.
Israel-Hamas war
The Palestinian political system needs to be rebuilt on ‘national consensus,’ says political activist
people amid explosion
Israel-Hamas war
A timeline of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Two men, US President Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi standing with the arms stretched outward to wave
Biden administration
What to expect from Modi’s historic visit to the US
three diplomats shake hands in front of an embassy building
‘Open lines of communication’ are crucial to improving relations with Beijing, Amb Nicholas Burns says
The CAFEMIN shelter in Mexico City is designed for 80 people, but it's currently hosting 500, with most of them sleeping on gym mats in the shelter's basketball court.
Immigration
Shelters for migrants in Mexico City overwhelmed as US changes its asylum rules
Yevdokia, 65, hugs her son Alexander in front of their house, which was heavily damaged by Russia attack, in the retaken area of Izium, Ukraine, on Sept. 14, 2022.
Ukraine
VIDEO: Ukraine’s year of war, displacement and no end in sight
Venezuelan migrants board a boat in the Colombian city of Necocli that will take them closer to Panama, the next stop on the way to the United States
Migration
New Biden policy leaves thousands of Venezuelan migrants stranded
man behind bars
The US is looking to free Griner in a prisoner swap. Russia wants Viktor Bout. Who is he?
US President Joe Biden and Israel's Prime Minister Yair Lapid, sign a security pledge at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Jerusalem
Nuclear
US and Israel sign joint declaration on Iran’s nuclear program during Biden’s visit
Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese, center back, celebrates with his partner partner Jodie Haydon, right, and Labor senate leader partner Penny Wong at a Labor Party event in Sydney, Australia
Elections
Albanese sworn in as PM in Australia ahead of Tokyo summit
At a playground in San Francisco, Deisy Ramírez reflects on how she found safety here after fleeing captivity in Guatemala
Women & Gender
For immigrants fleeing gender-based violence, it’s a long road to asylum in the US
President Joe Biden waves towards the White House balcony in Washington
Top of The World
US, Canada and Mexico to hold talks at the White House
Psychologist Sebastián Farías speaks with asylum-seekers inside a migrant encampment on Nov. 6, 2021. 
Migrants restricted from entering the US due to Title 42 see double standard
Climate activist Greta Thunberg, center, demonstrates with others in front of the Standard and Chartered Bank during a climate protest in London, Oct. 29, 2021. People were protesting in London ahead of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), which
Climate Change
Why COP26 is the ‘last, best hope’ for fighting climate change 
Migrants leave Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, early Oct. 27, 2021, as they continue their trek north toward Mexico's northern states and the US border.
Migration
Thousands of migrants heading north to the US-Mexico border face a ‘collapsed’ asylum system, advocates say
A security guard stands guard behind fences around the US Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 6, 2021.
Immigration
‘We all keep our lives on hold’: Thousands wait for diversity visas to go through amid pandemic, other delays 
Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth, from Illinois, speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations on Capitol Hill in Washington
Afghanistan
Sen. Tammy Duckworth calls for a ‘real, cold-hard facts look’ at US’ failed 20-year war in Afghanistan
Visitors look at the Chinese military's KJ-500 airborne early warning and control aircraft during 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China 2021, in Zhuhai in southern China's Guangdong province
Top of The World
Why China’s air force is provoking Taiwan
In this April 4, 2013, file photo, a mining dumper truck hauls coal at Cloud Peak Energy's Spring Creek strip mine near Decker, Montana.
Climate Change
‘They Knew’: A new book chronicles 50 years of US govt’s failure to address the climate crisis
An immigrant family joins members of Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, CHIRLA, on a vehicle caravan rally to support the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA), around MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, June 18, 2020.
Immigration
Biden administration takes step to ‘bulletproof’ DACA
From left, Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of the United States Central Command, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley testify during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill
Afghanistan
Gen. David Petraeus: The US has a ‘moral obligation’ to help those left behind in Afghanistan
Police officers collect evidence near the car of Serhiy Shefir, first assistant to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, that was shot at, near Kyiv, Ukraine
Top of The World
Top aide to Ukraine’s president targeted in shooting
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, president of Sri Lanka, right, arrives at United Nations headquarters, during the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York
Top of The World
UNGA 76th session convenes in New York
A National Guardsman walks along a border fence near the International Bridge where thousand of migrants, mostly from Haiti, have formed a makeshift camp in Del Rio, Texas
Top of The World
US begins mass deportations of Haitian migrants as Haiti calls for moratorium
A caravan of migrants head north towards the US-Mexico border, as they depart from Tapachula, Mexico
Top of The World
Migrants set up camp under Del Rio bridge along US-Mexico border
Afghan women and children sit in front of a bakery waiting for bread donations in Kabul's Old City, Afghanistan, on Sept. 16, 2021.
Afghanistan
‘It is a catastrophe’: Afghans are in desperate need of food, humanitarian aid, refugee worker says
In this photo provided by US Navy, the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786) returns home to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam from a deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility
Top of The World
Aukus security pact sparks Chinese and French ire
US President Joe Biden is shown wearing a dark suit and walking toward a podium with the President of the United States seal on it.
Top of The World
Biden and Xi phone call amid US-China tensions
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Taliban name caretaker Cabinet that pays homage to old guard
US President Joe Biden is shown standing at a podium and speaking into a microphone with his hands raised slightly.
Top of The World
Biden defends Afghanistan exit, praises Kabul airlift
Afghans wait in long lines for hours to try to withdraw money, in front of a Bank in Kabul, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
‘They’re depending on us’: Afghan interpreter scrambles to help evacuate colleagues in Afghanistan
A group of military personel are shown carrying a flag-drapped coffin and walking toward US President Joe Biden and other cabinet officials.
Conflict
US military flies out evacuees in waning hours of withdrawal
Hundreds of people gather near an evacuation control checkpoint during ongoing evacuations at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul.
Afghanistan
As Afghans flee Taliban rule, some find a temporary new home in Uganda
US Air Force airmen guide evacuees aboard a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan
Top of The World
G-7 agrees on conditions to recognize and work with the Taliban
US Vice President Kamala Harris takes part in a roundtable at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore
Global Politics
Southeast Asia allies express concern over US commitment amid Afghanistan crisis
A young woman is shown sitting on a green cot, among dozens over other cots, each with personal belongings on top.
Afghanistan
Biden decides to stick with Aug. 31 final pullout from Kabul
A large group of evacuees are shown in the back of a large Air Force aircraft with green-colored lights lining the inside.
Afghanistan
Kabul airlift accelerating but still hampered by chaos
US President Joe Biden is shown walking toward a podium with the seal of the US presidency and holding a folder.
Afghanistan
WATCH LIVE: Biden to address chaotic Kabul evacuation amid criticism
Vice President Kamala Harris is shown standing at a podium with two microphones and her right hand pointing forward.
Foreign policy
Harris’ Asia trip carries new urgency after Afghan collapse
A pickup truck is shown flying the white and black Taliban flag in the distance with two people holding rifles in the nearground.
Top of The World
Thousands desperate to be evacuated from Afghanistan
US Gen. John R. Allen, left, commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, listens to US ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, before a change of command ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Former Amb to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker: ‘This is not a kinder and gentler Taliban’
A Taliban fighter sits on the back of a vehicle with a machine gun in front of the main gate leading to the Afghan presidential palace
Conflict
Taliban take over Afghanistan: What we know and what’s next
Several Taliban fighters are shown standing around a large wooden table with one man sitting down.
Conflict
Chaos as thousands flee Afghanistan after Taliban takeover
A Taliban fighter stands guard over surrendered Afghan security members forces
Top of The World
Taliban takes over half of Afghanistan’s provincial capitals
A line of vehicles wait to cross the Canadian border in view of a Canadian flag made of flowers
COVID-19
As Canada border reopens to Americans, US restrictions leave many confused
A man sweeps the floor in a church being turned into an apartment
Refugees
Refugees in Maine find it harder to afford housing as remote workers move in
United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Philippines Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana shake hands after a bilateral meeting with their counties' flags behind them
Global Politics
Philippine president reverses threat to void long-standing defense deal with the US
Chairs lined up inside US visa's center at Embassy of the United States of America is shown in Kabul, Afghanistan
Top of The World
First group of Afghans who helped American troops are flown to the US
Three police officers are shown, two wearing blue uniforms and the third wearing a white uniform.
Top of The World
Hong Kong convicts first person under national security law
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi is shown wearing a dark suit and tie with the Iraqi national flag in soft focus in the background.
Military
Biden, Iraqi PM to announce end of US combat mission in Iraq
Police officers with guns drawn patrol the streets of Haiti
Top of The World
Haitian police: Foreign hit squad killed President Moïse
Police in camouflage stand amid a crowd protesting against the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse
Conflict
Haitians’ voices need to be heard in country’s rebuilding, former Amb Pamela White says
A policeman is shown wearing military fatigues, dark sunglasses and holding a Kalashnikov rifle.
Military
WATCH LIVE: Biden speaks on Afghanistan policy as US withdraws troops
Haitian President Jovenel Moise arrives for an interview at his home in Petion-Ville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Top of The World
Haitian President Jovenel Moïse assassinated in overnight attack
Several tall lamp posts are shown with an arched stone gate with fencing and barbed wire.
Top of The World
US pulls out of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan
A tall control tower is shown with large concrete barriers on the ground nearby with barbed wire on top.
Military
US hands Bagram Air Base to Afghans after nearly 20 years
Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the West wall of the the US Capitol in Washington
Extremism
Critics say Biden’s plan to combat domestic extremism repeats past mistakes
Afghan militiamen join Afghan defense and security forces during a gathering in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 23, 2021. Afghanistan's defense ministry is working with warlords to mobilize local militias across the country, most particularly in the north, to tr
Conflict
‘This is the first time I am holding a gun’: Afghans take up arms to fight the Taliban