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U.S. Holds Global Meeting to Fight Ransomware, Minus the World’s No. 1 Culprit

WASHINGTON — When the White House convened 30 nations this week to formulate strategies for combating ransomware, one country was intentionally omitted: Russia, the single biggest source of the problem. It is not that President Biden is freezing the country out of the discussion. Ever since Mr. Biden’s summit with President Vladimir V. Putin in […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 14, 2021, 6:56 pm
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Biden to Meet With Kenya’s President Amid Crisis in Ethiopia

WASHINGTON — President Biden will meet with President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya on Thursday amid an unfolding humanitarian disaster in neighboring Ethiopia that has prompted calls for the United States to put more resources toward the East African region. Mr. Biden’s first in-person meeting at the White House as president with the leader of an […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 14, 2021, 12:31 pm
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As Western Oil Giants Cut Production, State-Owned Companies Step Up

Kuwait announced last month that it planned to invest more than $6 billion in exploration over the next five years to increase production to four million barrels a day, from 2.4 million barrels now. The United Arab Emirates, a major OPEC member that produces four million barrels of oil a day, this month became the […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 14, 2021, 8:52 am
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North Korea Displays Missile Arsenal Amid Stalled Talks

SEOUL — North Korea on Monday showed off its growing arsenal of missiles in one of its largest-ever exhibitions of military gear, as its leader, Kim Jong-un, said he didn’t believe repeated assertions by the United States that it harbored no hostile intent toward his country. The display of might occurred a day after the […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 11, 2021, 11:11 pm
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Clear Differences Remain Between France and U.S., French Minister Says

PARIS — As global finance leaders gather this week in Washington for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund, Bruno Le Maire, the finance minister of France, made clear that effective French-American cooperation on an overhaul of the international tax system could not mask stark differences on China and other issues. “The United States […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 11, 2021, 5:59 pm
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Lawmakers Press to Rescue Afghan Relatives of U.S. Troops

WASHINGTON — More than a month after a frenzied U.S. effort to evacuate thousands facing retribution from the Taliban in Afghanistan, members of Congress are still quietly pushing the government to help extract a small group of stranded Afghans who are direct relatives of American military service members. The service members, some of whom have […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 11, 2021, 2:51 pm
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White Tiger and Cheetah Furs: A Mess of Trump Gift Exchanges

The Saudi royal family showered Donald J. Trump and his entourage on his first trip abroad as president with dozens of presents, including three robes made with white tiger and cheetah fur, and a dagger with a handle that appeared to be ivory. Little that followed went right. A White House lawyer determined that possession […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 11, 2021, 2:00 am
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U.S. and China Enter Dangerous Territory Over Taiwan

At one particularly tense moment, in October 2020, American intelligence reports detailed how Chinese leaders had become worried that President Trump was preparing an attack. Those concerns, which could have been misread, prompted Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to call his counterpart in Beijing to assure otherwise. “The […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 9, 2021, 4:00 am
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Biden Signs Bill to Compensate ‘Havana Syndrome’ Victims

President Biden signed into law on Friday a new government program to compensate C.I.A. officers, State Department diplomats and other federal officials who have suffered traumatic neurological injuries that the intelligence community has yet to figure out, launched by assailants it cannot yet identify. With no ceremony and little public comment, Mr. Biden signed the […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 8, 2021, 6:19 pm
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Biden and Xi Jinping of China Agree to Hold a Virtual Summit

President Biden will meet President Xi Jinping of China for their first summit by the end of this year — but virtually, not in person, a concession to a pandemic era and a recognition of the dangers of going an entire year into a new presidential term without a formal meeting between the leaders of […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 6, 2021, 7:00 pm
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Blinken, in Paris, Tries to Restore Trust After Submarine Snub

PARIS — Step by step, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken sought on Tuesday to build back trust between the United States and France following a secretive submarine deal that laid bare the Biden administration’s resolve to counter China — even at the cost of edging out one of America’s oldest allies. For more than […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 5, 2021, 1:32 pm
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Opinion | The U.S. Needs a Sanctions Policy That Works

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken recently announced sanctions against seven public officials in El Salvador and Guatemala, including five Salvadoran Supreme Court justices, putting them on the State Department’s official list of “Undemocratic and Corrupt Actors.” This round added to the more than 300 individuals the United States had already placed sanctions on in […] More

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