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MATTHEW LEE

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MidEast|Political|US|World

Ukraine will propose a limited ceasefire during talks with the US in Saudi Arabia, officials say

Two senior Ukrainian officials say a Kyiv delegation that will meet with America’s top diplomat in Saudi Arabia will propose a ceasefire with Russia covering the Black Sea and long-range missile strikes

Ukraine will propose a limited ceasefire during talks with the US in Saudi Arabia, officials say
MidEast|Political|US|World

Trump administration again labels the Houthis a ‘foreign terrorist organization’

The State Department has reinstated the “foreign terrorist organization” designation for Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi group, fulfilling an order announced by President Donald Trump

Trump administration again labels the Houthis a ‘foreign terrorist organization’
Political|US

Federal workers start to get a new email demanding their accomplishments

Federal employees are starting to receive a new email requiring them to explain their recent accomplishments

Federal workers start to get a new email demanding their accomplishments
Economy|Political|US|World

Trump administration says it's cutting 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts

The Trump administration says it is eliminating more than 90% of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s foreign aid contracts and $60 billion in overall U.S. assistance around the world

Trump administration says it's cutting 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts
Europe|Political|US|World

High-level EU-US diplomatic talks are called off as transatlantic tensions rise

A planned meeting between European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Secretary of State Marco Rubio has abruptly canceled due to “scheduling issues.”

High-level EU-US diplomatic talks are called off as transatlantic tensions rise
Europe|Political|US|World

Trump expresses hope Russia's war in Ukraine is nearing an endgame as he meets with France's Macron

President Donald Trump says he's hopeful Russia's war in Ukraine is nearing an endgame as he meets with French President Emmanuel Macron on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion

Trump expresses hope Russia's war in Ukraine is nearing an endgame as he meets with France's Macron
Europe|Political|US|World

US pressures Ukraine to nix its UN resolution demanding Russian forces withdraw

The U.S. has pressured Ukraine to withdraw its European-backed U.N. resolution demanding an immediate withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine in favor of an American proposal that doesn't mention Moscow’s invasion

US pressures Ukraine to nix its UN resolution demanding Russian forces withdraw
MidEast|Political|US|World

US top diplomat Rubio visits the UAE after landmark talks with Russia over Ukraine war

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has met with the leader of the United Arab Emirates, wrapping up an overseas trip that saw the highest-level outreach between the United States and Russia since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022

US top diplomat Rubio visits the UAE after landmark talks with Russia over Ukraine war
Europe|MidEast|Political|US|World

A deeper look at the talks between US and Russian officials as Trump suggests Ukraine is to blame

Top U.S. and Russian officials have had their most extensive high-level engagement since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine almost three years ago

A deeper look at the talks between US and Russian officials as Trump suggests Ukraine is to blame
Europe|MidEast|Political|US|World

Russia and US agree to work toward ending Ukraine war in a remarkable diplomatic shift

Russia and the U.S. have agreed to start working toward ending the war in Ukraine and improving their diplomatic and economic ties

Russia and US agree to work toward ending Ukraine war in a remarkable diplomatic shift
Europe|MidEast|Political|US|World

Top Russian and American officials will hold talks on ending the Ukraine war without Kyiv

The Kremlin says senior American and Russian officials will hold talks on improving their ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine

Top Russian and American officials will hold talks on ending the Ukraine war without Kyiv
MidEast|Political|US|World

Israel's Netanyahu signals he's moving ahead with Trump's idea to transfer Palestinians from Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled that he's moving ahead with U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to transfer the Palestinian population out of Gaza

Israel's Netanyahu signals he's moving ahead with Trump's idea to transfer Palestinians from Gaza
Europe|Political|US|World

Zelenskyy to Vance: Ukraine wants 'security guarantees' as Trump seeks to end Ukraine-Russia war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country wants “security guarantees” before any talks to end the Ukraine-Russia war

Zelenskyy to Vance: Ukraine wants 'security guarantees' as Trump seeks to end Ukraine-Russia war
Europe|Political|US|World

Plane carrying Secretary of State Rubio to Europe turned around because of a mechanical issue

An Air Force plane carrying Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Sen. Jim Risch, to Germany for the Munich Security Conference was forced to return to Washington late Thursday after developing a mechanical issue

Plane carrying Secretary of State Rubio to Europe turned around because of a mechanical issue
Asia|Europe|Political|US|World

Trump upends US policy on Ukraine and says he and Putin have agreed to begin talks on ending the war

President Donald Trump has upended three years of U.S. policy toward Ukraine, saying he and Russian leader Vladimir Putin have agreed to begin negotiations on ending the war

Trump upends US policy on Ukraine and says he and Putin have agreed to begin talks on ending the war
Americas|Political|US|World

How Rubio’s trip abroad was overshadowed by foreign policy at home, from USAID to Trump's Gaza plan

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio may have hoped to spend his first trip abroad focused exclusively on issues close to his heart: immigration, counternarcotics and curbing Chinese influence in the Western Hemisphere

How Rubio’s trip abroad was overshadowed by foreign policy at home, from USAID to Trump's Gaza plan
Americas|Political|US|World

US seizes Venezuelan president's plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio visit

The Trump administration has seized the second of two planes belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government that is currently in the Dominican Republic

US seizes Venezuelan president's plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio visit
Americas|Political|US|World

Guatemala gives Rubio a second deportation deal for migrants being sent home from the US

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo says his country will accept migrants from other countries who are being deported from the United States

Guatemala gives Rubio a second deportation deal for migrants being sent home from the US
Americas|Political|US|World

US officials now say Trump only wants to displace Palestinians from Gaza temporarily

President Donald Trump’s top diplomat and his main spokesperson are walking back the idea that he wants the permanent relocation of Palestinians from Gaza, after American allies and even Republican lawmakers rebuffed his suggestion that the U.S. take “ownership” of the territory

US officials now say Trump only wants to displace Palestinians from Gaza temporarily
Economy|Education|Political|US|World

Trump’s demand that US aid workers return home sparks outrage in Washington and anxiety overseas

U.S. aid staffers worldwide are scrambling for answers and starting to pack up households or pull their children from school

Trump’s demand that US aid workers return home sparks outrage in Washington and anxiety overseas
Economy|Political|US|World

Trump's administration is pulling almost all USAID workers off the job worldwide

President Donald Trump's administration says it's pulling almost all U.S. Agency for International Development workers off the job and out of the field worldwide

Trump's administration is pulling almost all USAID workers off the job worldwide
Americas|Political|US|World

Trump says he's exploring option to send jailed US criminals to other countries

President Donald Trump says he is exploring whether he can send American criminals jailed in the “most severe cases” to be incarcerated in other countries

Trump says he's exploring option to send jailed US criminals to other countries
Political|US|World

Trump administration hires hardcore pro-Trump ideologue to run public diplomacy at State Department

The Trump administration has hired a “Make America Great Again” ideologue to run the State Department's worldwide public diplomacy efforts

Trump administration hires hardcore pro-Trump ideologue to run public diplomacy at State Department
Americas|Political|US|World

Rubio says El Salvador offers to accept deportees from US of any nationality, including Americans

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has left El Salvador with an agreement from that country’s president to accept deportees from the U.S. of any nationality, including violent American criminals now imprisoned in the United States

Rubio says El Salvador offers to accept deportees from US of any nationality, including Americans
Americas|Political|US|World

Rubio says Panama must reduce Chinese influence around the canal or face possible US action

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told Panama’s president that the country must reduce Chinese influence over the Panama Canal area or face potential retaliation from the Trump administration

Rubio says Panama must reduce Chinese influence around the canal or face possible US action

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