Greg Myre

In nearly eight hours of talks with U.S. officials, Russia says it's not planning to attack Ukraine, despite have an estimated 100,000 troops near the border. More talks are expected.

At the start of 2021, people knew that President Biden had promised to end the war in Afghanistan. They did not know how it would conclude.

Desmond Tutu will be remembered for helping end apartheid. But also for his memorable laugh, an infectious, cackling howl employed in the service of easing tensions in a very tense nation.

To understand the friction between Russia and Ukraine, it's important to go back to 1991. Exactly 30 years ago this weekend, the Soviet Union formally dissolved and broke up into 15 separate nations.

When Vladimir Putin assumed power in 1999, he immediately sent the Russian military into Chechnya. For more than 20 years, Putin has repeatedly looked to the military to strengthen his rule.

Getting To Know The President is written by an ex-CIA officer, published by the spy agency's research wing and freely available on the CIA's website.

When current and former U.S. intelligence officials gathered at a conference in Sea Island, Ga., there was a clear message — a pivot to China is already underway.

The U.S. government is still trying to figure out what is causing Havana syndrome ailments. Years ago, microwave radiation directed against U.S. officials was documented abroad.

In the 1970s and '80s, U.S. officials routinely referred to the Soviet use of microwave radiation against the American Embassy in Moscow. The Soviets were believed to be seeking intelligence.

Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, Midwestern farmers and Wall Street investors all see China as a business opportunity. Yet in Washington, China is first and foremost a security threat.

The CIA is establishing a mission center that will focus on the challenges posed by a rising China. This is the strongest sign yet that CIA Director William Burns considers China his top priority.

President Obama called for a greater focus on Asia to prepare for the challenges of the 21st century. A decade later, Obama's vice president, now President Biden, seems intent on making it happen.

A growing number of U.S. intelligence officers and diplomats in Vienna have reported symptoms in recent months consistent with "Havana syndrome," which include dizziness, migraines and memory loss.

Just hours after the Sept. 11 attacks, President George W. Bush said, "The resolve of our great nation is being tested." So here we are 20 years later. Have we passed the test?

These books provide a detailed accounting of events that have defined the U.S. role in the world in the first part of the 21st century. None makes for cheery reading, but all offer sobering lessons.

Many Afghans who worked with the American military are desperately trying to flee. One of them is Mohammed, a colonel in the Afghan army who's now in hiding with a group of more than a dozen families.

With the U.S. military gone, the big question now is: What happens next in the new chapter between the two countries, and what happens to Americans and others left behind.

There are reports of an explosion in a residential area in the Afghan capital of Kabul. The targeted house is not far from the airport in where U.S. military is carrying out its evacuation mission.

The Pentagon gave a news conference this morning about the latest developments in Afghanistan, including evacuation efforts and the drone strike.

With just days to go before the U.S. completes its withdrawal from Afghanistan, a look at how the 20 year old war began and ended - with the militant Taliban in power, and terrorist suicide attacks.