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Blinken, Without Leaving Home, Tries to Mend Fences With Allies Abroad

Behind the jokes, however, there is frustration. Mr. Blinken and President Biden say the United States faces a herculean challenge in restoring bonds with key allies, re-establishing American leadership against rivals like China and Russia, and confronting threats such as climate change and a nuclear Iran. Although Mr. Blinken has been vaccinated against the coronavirus, […] More

by Tonya Frazier February 23, 2021, 7:45 pm
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Tough Sanctions, Then a Mysterious Last-Minute Turnabout

WASHINGTON — In early December, an Israeli billionaire named Dan Gertler made an unusual request to the Treasury Department. A mining magnate who had been accused for years of corruption in deals he struck with leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mr. Gertler had been slapped with stiff sanctions by the Trump administration in […] More

by Tonya Frazier February 21, 2021, 7:51 pm
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Seeking Fresh Start With Iraq, Biden Avoids Setting Red Lines With Iran

After a rocket attack that killed an American contractor in December 2019, the United States blamed Kataib Hezbollah, and bombed five of its bases. That led to a siege at the U.S. Embassy, where protesters trapped diplomats inside the sprawling compound for two days and, in turn, prompted Mr. Trump to order a military strike […] More

by Tonya Frazier February 20, 2021, 5:00 am
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Biden Administration Formally Offers to Restart Nuclear Talks With Iran

WASHINGTON — The United States made a major move on Thursday toward restoring the Iran nuclear deal that the Trump administration abandoned, offering to join European nations in what would be the first substantial diplomacy with Tehran in more than four years, Biden administration officials said. In an effort to make good on one of […] More

by Tonya Frazier February 18, 2021, 6:06 pm
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Harry Dunn’s Family Can Sue for Damages in U.S., Judge Rules

The family of a 19-year-old British motorcyclist who died after an American woman struck him with her car in England will be allowed to pursue a civil claim against the woman in the United States, a judge ruled on Tuesday. The woman, Anne Sacoolas, was driving on the wrong side of a road near the […] More

by Tonya Frazier February 17, 2021, 12:43 pm
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Biden’s Pick for Iran Envoy Resurrects Bitter Debate Over Nuclear Deal

But Mr. Malley, the son of a Jewish, Arab leftist, is a well-known advocate for engaging with groups and governments — including, over the years, Hamas, Hezbollah and President Bashar al-Assad of Syria — widely considered enemies of the United States and Israel and, by some, morally off limits for contact. To his critics, he […] More

by Tonya Frazier February 13, 2021, 5:00 am
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Biden’s Pick for Iran Envoy Resurrects Bitter Nuclear Deal Debate

But Mr. Malley, the son of a Jewish, Arab leftist, is a well-known advocate for engaging with groups and governments — including, over the years, Hamas, Hezbollah and President Bashar al-Assad of Syria — widely considered enemies of the United States and Israel and, by some, morally off limits for contact. To his critics, he […] More

by Tonya Frazier February 13, 2021, 5:00 am
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U.S. Prepares to Lift Terrorist Designation Against Yemeni Rebels, Despite New Attacks

WASHINGTON — Houthi rebels in Yemen will be stripped of a U.S. terrorist designation next week, the State Department said on Friday, despite a recent surge of violence that officials said may have been carried out with Iran’s help. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said the designation would be formally revoked on Tuesday, in […] More

by Tonya Frazier February 12, 2021, 2:49 pm
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Pompeo, a chief critic of Beijing, passed out party favors made with parts from China.

In his more than two years as secretary of state, Mike Pompeo pulled no punches against China, regularly criticizing it for human rights abuses, military aggressions and the spread of the coronavirus. But when it came to passing out party favors, Mr. Pompeo relied on the country to help produce the perfect pen. Documents released […] More

by Tonya Frazier February 11, 2021, 3:34 pm
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Biden Speaks With China’s Xi for First Time as President

WASHINGTON — President Biden spoke Wednesday evening with President Xi Jinping of China, the first conversation between the two leaders since Mr. Biden’s election, the White House said. Turning to what may be the most important foreign relationship of his presidency, Mr. Biden warned the Chinese leader about American concerns with Beijing’s aggressive policies abroad and […] More

by Tonya Frazier February 10, 2021, 9:40 pm
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Opinion | George Shultz: Last of the Postwar Statesmen

George Shultz, a long-serving secretary of state under President Ronald Reagan, died on Saturday at age 100. A man of many achievements — he also held three cabinet posts under President Richard Nixon — there’s one for which he never received full credit: winding down the Cold War. Without Mr. Shultz’s steady guidance, Reagan could […] More

by Tonya Frazier February 8, 2021, 11:00 am
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I.C.C. Rules It Has Jurisdiction to Examine Possible Israel War Crimes

JERUSALEM — The International Criminal Court on Friday determined that it has jurisdiction over the territories occupied by Israel in 1967, despite Israel’s insistence to the contrary, opening the way for an inquiry into allegations of Israeli, and Palestinian, war crimes in the region. The ruling by the I.C.C. in The Hague came six years […] More

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