Michele Kelemen
Stories
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Politics
Biden To Meet With Afghanistan Leaders As Sept. 11 U.S. Troop Withdrawal Nears
President Biden is set to meet with Afghanistan's leaders, President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation.
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National
Iran's President-Elect Is Making Clear Talking About Missiles Program Is Off-Limits
The U.S. envoy on Iran is getting ready for another round of indirect talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal. It is complicated now by a newly elected president of Iran.
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Health
A COVID Outbreak At The U.S. Embassy In Kabul Has Sickened 114 People And Killed 1
Military hospital ICU resources are at full capacity and the embassy has been forced to "create temporary, on-compound COVID-19 wards," according to a note sent to embassy staff.
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Naftali Bennett Is Sworn In As Israel's New Prime Minister
The Israeli parliament voted to unseat Benjamin Netanyahu after 12 years in power. Israel's longest-serving prime minister will be succeeded by Naftali Bennett, a former aide turned political rival.
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Politics
Biden To Waive Sanctions For Company Building Russian Gas Pipeline
The Biden administration has decided to waive sanctions on the company building a controversial gas pipeline between Russia and Germany.
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National
U.S. Diplomats To Come Home From Afghanistan To Prepare For A Troop Withdrawal
The U.S. State Department announced that it is bringing some U.S. diplomats home from Afghanistan to prepare for a U.S. troop withdrawal.
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World
State Department Orders Departure Of Nonessential Personnel From Kabul Embassy
The order came Tuesday, amid concerns about heightened violence as U.S. and NATO troops depart Afghanistan. U.S. officials would not confirm the number of those leaving but insisted it would be small.
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Politics
Biden Called On To Recognize As Genocide Armenian Deaths A Century Ago
Pressure is building for President Biden to keep a campaign promise and announce this weekend that the U.S. views the massacres of Amenians a century ago by the Ottoman Empire as genocide.
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Politics
Multilateralism Is Back In Fashion At The White House
The Biden administration has been rejoining international organizations, arguing that it is best to have a seat at the table to resolve global issues.
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Politics
Secretary Of State Antony Blinken Spoke Of Repairing Alliances In First Major Speech
Secretary of State Antony Blinken gave his first big speech in Brussels on repairing alliances, contrasting Mike Pompeo's 2018 speech that took aim at the EU, UN and other international organizations.