Toyota sells 10.8 million vehicles in 2024 to remain world's top-selling automaker
Caixabank's fourth quarter net profit rises 33% on higher fees
Import surge seen curbing US economic growth in fourth quarter
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Should Sundance stay in Utah? State leaders and locals rally to keep the independent film festival
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Hundreds of USAID internal contractors put on leave, terminated amid US freeze on global aid
Hundreds of internal contractors working for the U.S.
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Rubio's Central America trip aims to counter China, State Department says
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Trump administration targets dozens of senior USAID staff after aid freeze
The Trump administration has put on leave about 60 senior career officials at the U.S.
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Wang tells Rubio leaders have set tone and direction of US-China ties
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with new U.S.
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Quad foreign ministers meet in Washington in signal of Trump's China focus
The United States, Australia, India and Japan recommitted to working together on Tuesday, after the first meeting of the China-
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Rubio vows to put State Dept at core of Trump foreign policymaking
Secretary of State Marco Rubio began his tenure as the top U.S. diplomat on Tuesday by pledging to keep his department at the
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Biden administration to work with Congress on Egypt aid concerns -State Dept
The Biden administration will work with the U.S.
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20 years after the publication of 'Purple Hibiscus,' a generation of African writers have followed in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's footsteps
African immigrant writers possess particularly acute insights into the way race and racism affect daily life in the US.
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Israel rebuffs mounting calls for ceasefire; Lebanon strike angers Hezbollah
Israel rebuffed growing international pressure for a ceasefire and continued intense bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Sunday
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US lawmakers to press for humanitarian action on Myanmar
Members of the House of Representatives on Thursday will launch the first bipartisan caucus on Myanmar to pressure U.S. administrations to act on the crisis in
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US says it doesn't support Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline project going forward
The U.S. said on Tuesday it does not support a Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline project from going forward and cautioned about the risk of sanctions
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Iraq's deputy prime minister, in US meeting, calls for regional restraint
Iraq called on all parties to show restraint amid soaring tensions between neighboring Iran and Israel, Deputy Prime Minister Muhammad Ali Tamim said on Monday,
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US sanctions ally of Israeli minister, entities backing 'extremist' settlers
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on an ally of Israel's far-right national security minister and two entities that raised money for Israeli men
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US State Dept slams Congress for failure to renew anti-AIDS program
The failure of Congress to reauthorize the main U.S. program aimed at reducing the spread of AIDS sends a message that Washington is "
MidEast|US
Analysis-Israel-Hamas war upends Biden's two-pronged Mideast strategy
Until last weekend, the Biden administration was counting on the Middle East to remain relatively calm while it quietly pursued
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Blinken tells Arab leaders 'no more business as usual' with Hamas
U.S. top diplomat Antony Blinken is telling Middle Eastern leaders there can be "no more business as usual" with Palestinian militant
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Congo election chief promises 'rebrand' amid concerns over December vote
The head of the Democratic Republic of Congo's election commission promised to hold an inclusive vote in December during a "rebranding" tour of the United States
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US targets Iran missile, drone programs as UN measures lapse
The United States on Wednesday tried to limit Iran's missile and drone programs by imposing new sanctions, warning companies how to avoid
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US encourages Afghanistan's neighbors, including Pakistan, to accept refugees
The United States "strongly" encouraged Afghanistan's neighbors, including Pakistan, to allow entry for Afghans seeking protection and urged
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US intelligence report alleging Russia election interference shared with 100 countries
The United States on Friday released a U.S. intelligence assessment sent to more than 100 countries that found Moscow is using spies, social
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China's Wang Yi to visit Washington amid Middle East tensions, US officials say
China's top diplomat Wang Yi will travel to the United States later this week, senior Biden administration officials said on Monday, in a long-
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US says made progress on work to secure passage for Americans out of Gaza
The United States has made "real progress" in the last few hours in negotiations to secure a safe passage for Americans and other foreigners who
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Blinken says US, others exploring options for future of Gaza after Hamas
The United States and other countries are looking at "a variety of possible permutations" for the future of the Gaza Strip if Hamas militants
