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US national security adviser Jake Sullivan visits Kyiv as stalemate in Washington holds up aid

Mar. 20, 2024 17:32 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Joe Biden's top foreign policy adviser Jake Sullivan sought to reassure Ukrainians during an unannounced visit to Kyiv Wednesday that the U.S. will continue to support their efforts to fend off Russia's two-year-old invasion. The national security...

Top former US generals say failures of Biden administration in planning drove chaotic fall of Kabul

Mar. 20, 2024 00:54 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top two U.S. generals who oversaw the evacuation of Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban in August 2021 blamed the Biden administration for the chaotic departure, telling lawmakers Tuesday that it inadequately planned for the evacuation and did not order it in time. ...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Mar. 18, 2024 15:16 PM EDT

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: March 14 The Washington Post on a step toward lower, more transparent Medicare payments As if to prove that every rule has an exception, the usually dysfunctional Republican-majority House...

Netanyahu snaps back against growing US criticism after being accused of losing his way on Gaza

Mar. 17, 2024 23:40 PM EDT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed Sunday against growing criticism from top ally the United States against his leadership amid the devastating war with Hamas, describing calls for a new election as “wholly inappropriate.” In recent days,...

Palestinian leader appoints longtime adviser as prime minister in the face of calls for reform

Mar. 15, 2024 05:50 AM EDT

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister in the face of U.S. pressure to reform the Palestinian Authority as part of Washington's postwar vision for Gaza. Mohammad Mustafa, a United...

Senators warn more visas are urgently needed for Afghans who aided the US in the war

Mar. 14, 2024 12:42 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators from both major political parties are urging congressional leaders to ensure that more visas are made available to Afghans who worked alongside U.S. troops in America’s longest war before a crucial pathway to safety in the United States abruptly closes. ...

Biden's closest allies are stepping up pressure on White House to do more to ease suffering in Gaza

Mar. 05, 2024 13:47 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — More of President Joe Biden’s top Senate allies are demanding that the U.S. act directly to ease Palestinian civilian suffering in Gaza and are joining calls to cut military aid if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to change course. What had been...

Vice President Harris hosts Israeli war Cabinet member as the US pushes to get more aid into Gaza

Mar. 04, 2024 23:42 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris met on Monday with a member of Israel’s wartime Cabinet who came to Washington in defiance of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the Biden administration intensifies its efforts to push more humanitarian aid into war-battered Gaza. ...

US promises new sanctions on Iran for its support of Russia's war in Ukraine, potential missile sale

Feb. 22, 2024 15:28 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is promising to unveil new sanctions on Iran in the coming days in retaliation for its arms sales that have bolstered Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and threatening a "swift” and “severe” response if Tehran moves forward with selling ballistic missiles to...

White House promises 'major sanctions' on Russia in response to Alexei Navalny's death

Feb. 20, 2024 15:20 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Tuesday it is preparing additional “major sanctions” on Russia in response to opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death last week in an Arctic penal colony. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the sanctions, on the eve of the...