Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Kyiv and said some new U.S. aid already arrived and more will reach the battlefield in the coming weeks.
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Tornadoes tear through the southeastern U.S. as storms leave 3 dead
Forecasters warned a wave of dangerous storms in the U.S. could march through parts of the South early Thursday, after deadly storms a day earlier spawned damaging tornadoes and massive hail.
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U.S. paused bomb shipment to Israel to signal concerns over Rafah, official says
The shipment was supposed to be 1,800 2,000-pound bombs and 1,700 500-pound bombs, according to an official, with the U.S. concern being how the explosives could be used in a dense urban setting.
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Bodies found in Mexico identified as missing American and two Australians
Thieves apparently killed the three, who were on a surfing trip to Mexico’s Baja peninsula, to steal their truck because they wanted the tires, Mexican authorities said.
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Okinawa feels impact of U.S. and Japan military shifts
Okinawa, which sits closer to China than to Japan’s main islands, is the focus of U.S. and Japanese efforts to beef up defenses in Japan’s southwest islands.
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Yellen says U.S.-China relationship on ‘more stable footing’ but more can be done
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met Sunday in Beijing with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and sent a message of mutual cooperation despite the nations’ differences.
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The winning Powerball ticket worth $1.3 billion was sold in Oregon
A Powerball player in Portland, Ore., has won a $1.3 billion jackpot, ending a winless streak that stretched more than three months.
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This isn’t the first time the U.S. and Israel have disagreed over Gaza
The U.S. and Israel are close allies, but they’ve had sharp disagreements. Are the current differences over the war in Gaza a short-term dispute or a fundamental change in the relationship?
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As Vietnam grows ties with U.S., a secret directive seeks to gird the Communist Party
A leaked document offers a window into the motivations and concerns of party leaders as they seek to deepen ties with the U.S.
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Giving birth in Poland
The Public’s Radio’s podcast Mosaic has a series of community essays. This essay is by Maria Grzybacz of Cumberland, Rhode Island. Before coming to the U.S. she lived in Poland where she gave birth to her first child. She compares the experience of giving birth there to the one she had with her other children […]