ISLAMABAD — The Taliban on Sunday freed a U.S. citizen from an Afghan prison, weeks after they said they had reached an agreement with U.S. envoys on a prisoner exchange as part of an effort to normalize relations. What You Need To Know The Taliban have freed a U.S. citizen from an Afghan prison. That’s weeks after they announced…
The United States formally determined in January 2021 that China’s actions in Xinjiang constitute genocide, according to the US State Department. Photo : AP Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Urumqi in late September to mark the 70th anniversary of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, according to Reuters. The trip was heavily publicised by state broadcaster…
UNITED NATIONS — Addressing the world’s leaders, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday blamed the United States and Israeli attacks for “dealing a grievous blow” to peace negotiations as Tehran braces for the reinstatement of sanctions in the next week, barring a last-minute diplomatic breakthrough. Hours before his speech, Iran’s rial currency fell to a…
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The White House said Monday that it intervened under the terms of a three-month-old national security agreement with Japan-based Nippon Steel to block a decision to stop processing raw steel at U.S. Steel’s Granite City Works plant in Illinois. In a statement, the White House said Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick delivered…
BOGOTA, Colombia — Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Sunday they have confiscated some of the cocaine transported by a speedboat that was destroyed recently by the U.S. Navy, as the Trump administration carries out a controversial anti-narcotics mission in the southern Caribbean. What You Need To Know Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they…
MOSCOW — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Moscow will adhere to nuclear arms limits for one more year under the last remaining nuclear pact with the United States expires that expires in February and urged Washington to follow suit. What You Need To Know Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has announced that Moscow will…
DES MOINES, Iowa — Republicans’ outlook on the direction of the country has soured dramatically, according to a new AP-NORC poll that was conducted shortly after last week’s assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. What You Need To Know A new poll shows Republicans’ outlook on the direction of the country has soured dramatically The…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Taliban released on Friday a British couple held in Afghanistan for more than seven months on undisclosed charges, an official said, likely part of a wider effort to get their government recognized internationally years after taking power. What You Need To Know The Taliban have released a British couple…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Facing those seeking to oust him from office, Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver warned Missouri lawmakers on Thursday that a redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump is reopening decades-old racial divisions in Kansas City. Cleaver flew from the nation’s Capitol to Missouri’s statehouse in what he acknowledged was a likely quixotic…
ATLANTA — More than 300 South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid at a Georgia battery plant last week headed to Atlanta on Thursday and a flight home. What You Need To Know More than 300 South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid at a Georgia battery plant last week headed to Atlanta…