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Saudi prince's new title key to dodging lawsuit over killing
Read full article: Saudi prince's new title key to dodging lawsuit over killingA recent boost in titles for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has proven crucial to shielding him from a U.S. lawsuit in the killing of a U.S.-based journalist.
Indonesia signs deals to accelerate clean energy transition
Read full article: Indonesia signs deals to accelerate clean energy transitionIndonesia has signed deals with international lenders and major economies that will bring billions of dollars in funding to help the country increase its use of renewable energy.
War fallout, aid demands overshadow climate talks in Egypt
Read full article: War fallout, aid demands overshadow climate talks in EgyptEach year there are high hopes for the two-week United Nations climate gathering and, almost inevitably, disappointment when it doesn’t deliver another landmark pact like the one agreed 2015 in Paris.
Senator's human rights objections block some US aid to Egypt
Read full article: Senator's human rights objections block some US aid to EgyptA veteran senator's objections over Egypt's human rights record have trimmed a symbolically significant $75 million off annual U.S. military aid to that country.
A bump and a miss: Saudi oil cut slaps down Biden's outreach
Read full article: A bump and a miss: Saudi oil cut slaps down Biden's outreachPresident Joe Biden is effectively acknowledging the failure of one of his biggest foreign policy gambles: a fist-bump with the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia, the crown prince associated with human rights abuses.
Top Pakistan diplomat urges flood aid, patience with Taliban
Read full article: Top Pakistan diplomat urges flood aid, patience with TalibanPakistan’s foreign minister is recommending cooperation with the Taliban even though many U.S. officials say Afghanistan’s ruling faction have proved unworthy of it.
UN: Pledge goal reached for averting oil disaster off Yemen
Read full article: UN: Pledge goal reached for averting oil disaster off YemenThe United Nations says it has finally reached a yearslong pledging goal to raise money to remove 1 million barrels of oil from a stranded and rusting oil supertanker off Yemen.
Military intel chief says Putin can't achieve Ukraine goal
Read full article: Military intel chief says Putin can't achieve Ukraine goalThe Pentagon's intelligence chief says Russian forces have shown themselves incapable of achieving President Vladimir Putin’s initial objectives in Ukraine, as things stand now.
'Torment of hell': Ukraine medic describes Russian torture
Read full article: 'Torment of hell': Ukraine medic describes Russian tortureA Ukrainian volunteer medic captured by Russian forces during their deadly siege of the port city of Mariupol has told U.S. lawmakers how Russians routinely tortured her and other prisoners, killing many.
US leaders avoid victory dance in Ukraine combat advances
Read full article: US leaders avoid victory dance in Ukraine combat advancesU.S. leaders from President Joe Biden on down are being careful not to declare a premature victory after a Ukrainian offensive forced Russian troops into a messy retreat in the north.
EXPLAINER: On China, US and climate, action, not talk is key
Read full article: EXPLAINER: On China, US and climate, action, not talk is keyChina has cut off climate talks with the U.S. — imperiling future global climate negotiations, but not necessarily blunting the impacts of significant climate actions at home in both countries.
EXPLAINER: Why Pelosi went to Taiwan, and why China's angry
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Why Pelosi went to Taiwan, and why China's angryU.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi flew into Taiwan on an Air Force passenger jet Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking American official in 25 years to visit the self-ruled island claimed by China.
EXPLAINER: Who was al-Zawahri — and why did US kill him?
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Who was al-Zawahri — and why did US kill him?A U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan this weekend killed Ayman al-Zawahri, who helped Osama bin Laden plot the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States and helped ensure al-Qaida survived and spread in the years after.
Slain journalist's family: No help from US for a full probe
Read full article: Slain journalist's family: No help from US for a full probeA relative of slain Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh says the Biden administration’s top diplomat has refused her face-to-face appeal to push for a full U.S. investigation into the killing of the veteran television correspondent.
Taking spotlight, Ukraine first lady pleads for more US arms
Read full article: Taking spotlight, Ukraine first lady pleads for more US armsUkraine's first lady has emerged from her seclusion at the start of Russia’s invasion to lay the bloody images of the war’s child victims directly before U.S. lawmakers.
Biden lands in Saudi Arabia, crown prince greets him with fist bump
Read full article: Biden lands in Saudi Arabia, crown prince greets him with fist bumpPresident Joe Biden has exchanged a cordial fist bump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, but says he then raised the issue of the murder of writer Jamal Khashoggi, which U.S. intelligence has said the crown prince approved.
Kerry: Despite setbacks at home, US to make climate goals
Read full article: Kerry: Despite setbacks at home, US to make climate goalsU.S. climate envoy John Kerry says setbacks for President Joe Biden’s climate efforts at home have “slowed the pace” of some of the commitments from other countries to cut climate-wrecking fossil fuel pollution in diplomacy abroad.
Climate concerns grow as US helps Europe replace Russian gas
Read full article: Climate concerns grow as US helps Europe replace Russian gasPresident Joe Biden’s point man for global energy problems knows, he says, that transitioning away from the climate-wrecking pollution of fossil fuels is the only way to go.
GAO: US failed to track if arms used against Yemen civilians
Read full article: GAO: US failed to track if arms used against Yemen civiliansA government report says the Pentagon and the State Department failed to investigate whether a Saudi-led coalition used arms bought from U.S. suppliers in attacks alleged to have killed civilians in Yemen.
As gas prices soar, Biden leans toward visiting Saudi Arabia
Read full article: As gas prices soar, Biden leans toward visiting Saudi ArabiaPresident Joe Biden is leaning towards making a visit to Saudi Arabia — a trip that would likely bring him face-to-face with the Saudi crown prince he once shunned as a killer.
Climate toll on Arctic bases: Sunken runways, damaged roads
Read full article: Climate toll on Arctic bases: Sunken runways, damaged roadsThe Pentagon's inspector general's office says U.S. military bases in the Arctic and sub-Arctic are failing to prepare their installations for future climate change as required.
Biden: Russia war a 'genocide,' trying to 'wipe out' Ukraine
Read full article: Biden: Russia war a 'genocide,' trying to 'wipe out' UkrainePresident Joe Biden says Russia’s war in Ukraine amounts to “genocide,” accusing President Vladimir Putin of trying to “wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian.”.
Biden: Russia war is genocide, trying to 'wipe out' Ukraine
Read full article: Biden: Russia war is genocide, trying to 'wipe out' UkrainePresident Joe Biden says Russia’s war in Ukraine amounts to genocide, accusing President Vladimir Putin of trying to “wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian.”.
West, Russia mull nuclear steps in a 'more dangerous' world
Read full article: West, Russia mull nuclear steps in a 'more dangerous' worldRussia’s assault on Ukraine and its veiled threats of using nuclear arms have policymakers past and present thinking the unthinkable: How should the West respond to a Russian battlefield explosion of a nuclear bomb.
In visit, Biden will thank Polish leader for refugee efforts
Read full article: In visit, Biden will thank Polish leader for refugee effortsPresident Joe Biden will thank Poland’s president for the country’s efforts to shelter Ukrainian refugees as part of his trip this week to Europe as Russian forces bear down in a nearly-month old invasion.
Zelenskyy tells US Congress, ‘We need you right now’
Read full article: Zelenskyy tells US Congress, ‘We need you right now’Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the U.S. Congress — the next stop as the actor-turned-wartime leader uses the Western world’s great legislative bodies as a global stage to help his country.
Zelenskyy pleads for help in impassioned speech to Congress
Read full article: Zelenskyy pleads for help in impassioned speech to CongressUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has summoned the memory of Pearl Harbor and the Sept. 11 terror attacks in an impassioned plea to Congress to send more help for Ukraine’s fight against Russia.
Pariahs no more? US reaches out to oil states as prices rise
Read full article: Pariahs no more? US reaches out to oil states as prices riseThree checkered oil regimes that President Joe Biden and past U.S. leaders have spectacularly snubbed — Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and Iran — are the targets of U.S. outreach as global fuel prices hit dizzying highs during the Ukraine crisis.
Russian forces shell Ukraine's No. 2 city and menace Kyiv
Read full article: Russian forces shell Ukraine's No. 2 city and menace KyivRussian forces are shelling Ukraine’s second-largest city, rocking a residential neighborhood, and closing in on the capital, Kyiv, in a 40-mile convoy of hundreds of tanks and other vehicles.
Russians push toward Ukraine’s capital; residents take cover
Read full article: Russians push toward Ukraine’s capital; residents take coverRussia has unleashed a wave of attacks on Ukraine targeting airfields and fuel facilities in what appears to be the next phase of an invasion that has been slowed by fierce resistance.
Biden hits Russia with sanctions, shifts troops to Germany
Read full article: Biden hits Russia with sanctions, shifts troops to GermanyPresident Joe Biden has hit back against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, unleashing robust new sanctions, ordering the deployment of thousands of additional troops to NATO ally Germany, and declaring that America will stand up to Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
EXPLAINER: A look at toughest US sanctions facing Russia
Read full article: EXPLAINER: A look at toughest US sanctions facing RussiaThe Biden administration has launched the first of what could be an ever-tougher series of sanctions targeting President Vladimir Putin, Russia's overall economy and its military and civilian elites over its moves against Ukraine.
Biden, Putin signal bigger confrontation ahead over Ukraine
Read full article: Biden, Putin signal bigger confrontation ahead over UkraineThe East-West faceoff over Ukraine has escalated dramatically, with Russian lawmakers authorizing President Vladimir Putin to use military force outside his country and President Joe Biden and European leaders responding by slapping sanctions on Russian oligarchs and banks.
Putin recognizes separatist eastern Ukrainian regions
Read full article: Putin recognizes separatist eastern Ukrainian regionsA long-feared Russian invasion of Ukraine appears to be imminent, if not already underway, with Russian President Vladimir Putin ordering forces into separatist regions of eastern Ukraine.