Michele Kelemen

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Paul Rusesabagina, 'Hotel Rwanda' hero, released from prison

Friday, March 24, 2023

The man who inspired the novel and the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda, Paul Rusesabagina, was released late Friday evening from prison after the Rwandan government commuted his sentence.

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The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Putin

Friday, March 17, 2023

The ICC has issued warrants for the Russian president and his children's rights commissioner for alleged war crimes involving accusations that Russia has forcibly taken Ukrainian children.

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Ethiopia hopes Blinken's visit will help the peace process

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is in Ethiopia in an effort to support the peace process after a brutal two-year civil war.

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An update on the efforts toward a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine

Thursday, March 02, 2023

China has proposed a 12-point plan to bring about peace in Ukraine. The U.S. says China is "far from an honest broker," because of China's "no limits partnership with Russia."

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U.S. and Russia's top diplomats meet for the first time since the Ukraine war began

Thursday, March 02, 2023

Relations between the two countries have collapsed over the Ukraine war, with the U.S. slapping thousands of sanctions on Russia, and militarily, economically and diplomatically supporting Ukraine.

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Amid countries that need humanitarian aid, U.N. worries Yemen will be forgotten

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Yemen has been one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters. Aid groups worry it's being forgotten as the world focuses on Ukraine and the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

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What we know so far about the suspected Chinese spy balloon and FBI probe

Thursday, February 09, 2023

FBI and State Department officials gave reporters an update on some of what the U.S. has learned so far about the balloon.

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Aid groups are having difficulty help areas under the control of the regime in Syrian

Wednesday, February 08, 2023

Getting help to areas of Syria devastated by this week's earthquake is means navigating around a government that is still at war with some of its own people.

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U.S. cancels Blinken's visit to China after the appearance of a spy balloon

Saturday, February 04, 2023

The Biden Administrations has cancelled Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip to China, following the appearance of a Chinese surveillance balloon over the US.

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Blinken postpones China trip after discovery of surveillance balloon

Friday, February 03, 2023

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed his trip to China after the discovery of what the Pentagon alleges to be a Chinese surveillance balloon. China's government says it's a weather balloon.

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China says balloon spotted over U.S. is a 'civilian airship' that blew astray

Friday, February 03, 2023

The State Department announced Secretary of State Antony Blinken will not go ahead with a planned trip to China, after the surveillance balloon was detected over U.S. airspace Thursday.

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U.S. says Russia is violating nuclear treaty New START

Thursday, February 02, 2023

The U.S. is accusing Russia of violating their final nuclear arms treaty, New START, which constrains the largest nuclear powers. Russia won't renew inspections as the U.S. aids Ukraine.

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The mayor of a Ukrainian city is in Washington looking for help to rebuild

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Reports of Russian atrocities in Bucha was a turning point in the war. It galvanized public opinion worldwide. Now, the city's mayor is in Washington, D.C., asking for help as they try to rebuild.

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Siamak Namazi, imprisoned since 2015 by Iran, has begun a hunger strike

Monday, January 16, 2023

The Iranian American businessman's hunger strike marks seven years after he was left out of a prisoner swap when the Iran nuclear deal took effect. He's appealing to President Biden for action.

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Japanese prime minister visits Biden at the White House

Friday, January 13, 2023

President Biden welcomes Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House. The visit marks Japan's increasing military posturing amid concerns about China, North Korea and Russia.

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Biden's foreign policy plan will face some big tests in 2023

Thursday, December 29, 2022

The Biden administration's foreign policy for 2022 was centered on building alliances with other countries to counter Russia and China. Next year will show whether that has had an impact.

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Zelenskyy visits Washington to meet with Biden and address Congress

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes a dramatic visit to Washington, while his country is at war, for meetings at the White House and address Congress.

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Iran is suspended from the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Iran has been suspended from the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. This came as a reaction by the U.S. and other countries to Iran's crackdown on women's rights protesters.

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The U.S.-Africa leaders summit begins, eight years after the first one

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

The U.S.-Africa leaders summit started Tuesday in Washington, more than eight years after the first one. What's going to happen at the three-day gathering?

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Turkey is keeping Finland and Sweden from joining NATO

Thursday, December 08, 2022

Secretary of State Antony Blinken hosted his counterparts from Finland and Sweden, who are still trying to get Turkey on board with their NATO aspirations.

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