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MATTHEW LEE

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Top Russian and US officials meet for talks on Ukraine war without Kyiv

Top Russian and American officials met in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to begin talks on improving ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine

Top Russian and US officials meet for talks on Ukraine war without Kyiv
Europe|MidEast|Political|US|World

Top Russian and American officials will hold talks on ending the Ukraine war without Kyiv

The Kremlin says senior American and Russian officials will hold talks on improving their ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine

Top Russian and American officials will hold talks on ending the Ukraine war without Kyiv
MidEast|Political|US|World

Israel's Netanyahu signals he's moving ahead with Trump's idea to transfer Palestinians from Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled that he's moving ahead with U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to transfer the Palestinian population out of Gaza

Israel's Netanyahu signals he's moving ahead with Trump's idea to transfer Palestinians from Gaza
Europe|Political|US|World

Zelenskyy to Vance: Ukraine wants 'security guarantees' as Trump seeks to end Ukraine-Russia war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country wants “security guarantees” before any talks to end the Ukraine-Russia war

Zelenskyy to Vance: Ukraine wants 'security guarantees' as Trump seeks to end Ukraine-Russia war
Europe|Political|US|World

Plane carrying Secretary of State Rubio to Europe turned around because of a mechanical issue

An Air Force plane carrying Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Sen. Jim Risch, to Germany for the Munich Security Conference was forced to return to Washington late Thursday after developing a mechanical issue

Plane carrying Secretary of State Rubio to Europe turned around because of a mechanical issue
Asia|Europe|Political|US|World

Trump upends US policy on Ukraine and says he and Putin have agreed to begin talks on ending the war

President Donald Trump has upended three years of U.S. policy toward Ukraine, saying he and Russian leader Vladimir Putin have agreed to begin negotiations on ending the war

Trump upends US policy on Ukraine and says he and Putin have agreed to begin talks on ending the war
Americas|Political|US|World

How Rubio’s trip abroad was overshadowed by foreign policy at home, from USAID to Trump's Gaza plan

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio may have hoped to spend his first trip abroad focused exclusively on issues close to his heart: immigration, counternarcotics and curbing Chinese influence in the Western Hemisphere

How Rubio’s trip abroad was overshadowed by foreign policy at home, from USAID to Trump's Gaza plan
Americas|Political|US|World

US seizes Venezuelan president's plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio visit

The Trump administration has seized the second of two planes belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government that is currently in the Dominican Republic

US seizes Venezuelan president's plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio visit
Americas|Political|US|World

Guatemala gives Rubio a second deportation deal for migrants being sent home from the US

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo says his country will accept migrants from other countries who are being deported from the United States

Guatemala gives Rubio a second deportation deal for migrants being sent home from the US
Americas|Political|US|World

US officials now say Trump only wants to displace Palestinians from Gaza temporarily

President Donald Trump’s top diplomat and his main spokesperson are walking back the idea that he wants the permanent relocation of Palestinians from Gaza, after American allies and even Republican lawmakers rebuffed his suggestion that the U.S. take “ownership” of the territory

US officials now say Trump only wants to displace Palestinians from Gaza temporarily
Economy|Education|Political|US|World

Trump’s demand that US aid workers return home sparks outrage in Washington and anxiety overseas

U.S. aid staffers worldwide are scrambling for answers and starting to pack up households or pull their children from school

Trump’s demand that US aid workers return home sparks outrage in Washington and anxiety overseas
Economy|Political|US|World

Trump's administration is pulling almost all USAID workers off the job worldwide

President Donald Trump's administration says it's pulling almost all U.S. Agency for International Development workers off the job and out of the field worldwide

Trump's administration is pulling almost all USAID workers off the job worldwide
Americas|Political|US|World

Trump says he's exploring option to send jailed US criminals to other countries

President Donald Trump says he is exploring whether he can send American criminals jailed in the “most severe cases” to be incarcerated in other countries

Trump says he's exploring option to send jailed US criminals to other countries
Political|US|World

Trump administration hires hardcore pro-Trump ideologue to run public diplomacy at State Department

The Trump administration has hired a “Make America Great Again” ideologue to run the State Department's worldwide public diplomacy efforts

Trump administration hires hardcore pro-Trump ideologue to run public diplomacy at State Department
Americas|Political|US|World

Rubio says El Salvador offers to accept deportees from US of any nationality, including Americans

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has left El Salvador with an agreement from that country’s president to accept deportees from the U.S. of any nationality, including violent American criminals now imprisoned in the United States

Rubio says El Salvador offers to accept deportees from US of any nationality, including Americans
Americas|Political|US|World

Rubio says Panama must reduce Chinese influence around the canal or face possible US action

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told Panama’s president that the country must reduce Chinese influence over the Panama Canal area or face potential retaliation from the Trump administration

Rubio says Panama must reduce Chinese influence around the canal or face possible US action
Americas|Political|US|World

Rubio visiting Central America with the Panama Canal and immigration top of mind

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is on his first foreign trip in office

Rubio visiting Central America with the Panama Canal and immigration top of mind
Economy|Health|Political|US|World

US aid agency is in upheaval during foreign assistance freeze and staff departures

Trump administration changes have upended the U.S. agency charged with providing humanitarian aid overseas, with senior officials put on leave, contractors laid off and a sweeping freeze imposed on foreign assistance

US aid agency is in upheaval during foreign assistance freeze and staff departures
Americas|Political|US|World

Rubio says Trump’s interest in Greenland and Panama Canal is legit and driven by China concerns

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says President Donald Trump’s desire to acquire Greenland and retake control of the Panama Canal is driven by legitimate national security interests stemming from growing concerns about Chinese activity in the Arctic and in Latin America

Rubio says Trump’s interest in Greenland and Panama Canal is legit and driven by China concerns
Africa|Economy|Health|Political|US|World

A US shutdown on foreign aid is hitting worldwide. Rubio adds more exemptions

U.S.-funded aid programs worldwide have begun firing staff and preparing to shut down their operations as an unprecedented Trump administration freeze on foreign assistance brings their work to a sudden halt

A US shutdown on foreign aid is hitting worldwide. Rubio adds more exemptions
Business|Economy|Political|US|World

US places dozens of senior aid officials on leave, citing possible resistance to Trump orders

At least 56 senior officials in the top U.S. aid and development agency have been placed on leave amid an investigation into an alleged effort to thwart President Donald Trump’s orders

US places dozens of senior aid officials on leave, citing possible resistance to Trump orders
MidEast|Political|US|World

Netanyahu hopes to meet Trump in Washington as soon as next week, US officials say

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping to meet with President Donald Trump in Washington as early as next week

Netanyahu hopes to meet Trump in Washington as soon as next week, US officials say
Election|Political|US

Loyalty tests and MAGA checks: Inside the Trump White House's intense screening of job-seekers

Job-seekers hoping to join the new Trump administration are facing a series of intense loyalty tests

Loyalty tests and MAGA checks: Inside the Trump White House's intense screening of job-seekers
MidEast|Political|US

Trump revokes protections for former Secretary of State Pompeo and top aide threatened by Iran

President Donald Trump has revoked government security protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his top aide, Brian Hook

Trump revokes protections for former Secretary of State Pompeo and top aide threatened by Iran
Americas|Political|US|World

Rubio will visit Central America, including Panama, on first trip abroad as secretary of state

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make his first official trip abroad next week to Central America

Rubio will visit Central America, including Panama, on first trip abroad as secretary of state

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