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With crises brewing around the world, the US's diplomatic 'special agents' are sharpening old skills and learning some new ones
US diplomats and the special agents assigned to protect them are confronting new challenges as geop…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Russia's top diplomat accuses the US and NATO of risking a 'nightmare scenario of military confrontation' amid tensions over Ukraine
Amid fears Russia will invade Ukraine, Sergey Lavrov said NATO's military infrastructure was "being…
John Haltiwanger
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Biden says he's 'proud' of his secretary of state for confronting China's top diplomat in a heated debate
Blinken called out China for human rights abuses and defended America's record in a testy exchange …
John Haltiwanger
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Wild video of a Chinese fighter jet intercepting a US plane shows China getting reckless and confrontational, experts say
China is increasingly emboldened ahead of key security talks, days after one of its jets buzzed a U…
Mia Jankowicz
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville's hold on military nominees in protest of the Pentagon's abortion policy is disrupting the succession of top military leadership as the US confronts multiple threats abroad
Ret. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Arnold Punaro told Politico that GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville is "taking t…
John L. Dorman
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Two Finnish guys 'annexed' a Russian diplomat's parking spot by painting it with the Ukrainian flag
The men "held a two-man referendum on annexing the parking spot for Ukraine" and got to work. The c…
Mia Jankowicz
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America should make racial justice part of our official foreign policy and take Black Lives Matter global
Diplomats, state department officials, and ambassadors should acknowledge America's faults but also…
Brett Bruen
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Top US diplomat warns Russia could attack Ukraine on 'very short notice,' implores Putin to take 'peaceful path'
While in Kyiv, Blinken called on Ukrainians to prepare for "difficult days." The White House has wa…
John Haltiwanger
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Blinken confronts Russia and China at the UN, calling them out for fueling global disorder
The top US diplomat warned China and Russia that Washington would "push back forcefully when we see…
John Haltiwanger
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India joins Olympic diplomatic boycott after Chinese solider injured in a deadly fight with Indian troops participates in torch relay
India now joins the US, Australia, Britain, and Canada in a diplomatic boycott of the games.
Brent D. Griffiths
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Biden administration sanctions Chinese officials for 'genocide' against Uyghurs days after diplomatic spat in Alaska
Human-rights groups say China has forced over a million Uyghur Muslims and other minorities into de…
John Haltiwanger
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The US and Taliban are heading to a confrontation over the Kabul airport if thousands of Americans and allies don't get out in the next 7 days
The "consequences" the Taliban threatened if the US doesn't pull troops out by August 31 could mean…
Rebecca Cohen
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India, China working to resolve Galwan standoff through diplomatic, military channels: Official
Referring to the telephone talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese cou…
PTI
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Biden in 2010 reportedly told a US diplomat 'f--- that' when asked if the US should stay in Afghanistan to prevent a humanitarian crisis
"F--- that, we don't have to worry about that. We did it in Vietnam, Nixon and Kissinger got away w…
John Haltiwanger
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A top Russian diplomat was caught secretly getting the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, shunning his country's prized Sputnik V
Russia has not approved a COVID-19 vaccine other than its own Sputnik V. Yuri Gribkov got his Pfize…
Bill Bostock
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US spies and diplomats are suggesting a Trump administration cover-up after officials in Cuba, Russia, and China got mysteriously sick
Since 2016, US diplomats in Cuba and China have reported hearing strange sounds that resulted in he…
Sinéad Baker
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A long-time Pacific ally key to confronting China is tearing up a major military agreement with the US
The Philippines has been central to the US's efforts to counter China's growing power. Subic Bay gi…
Ryan Pickrell
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Iran's top diplomat says his country executes gay people because of 'moral principles'
As of March 2019, there were 70 UN member states that have laws on the books criminalizing consensu…