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Airlift begins for Afghans who worked for U.S. during its longest war
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Some 200 Afghans were set to begin new lives in the United States on Friday...
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U.S. Vice President Harris to visit Vietnam, Singapore
By Doina Chiacu and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Kamala Harris will become the first U.S. vice president to visit Vietnam...
Read moreProposed U.S. arms sale to Nigeria on ‘hold’ over human rights concerns -sources
(Corrects description of Boko Haram, paragraph 4) By Doyinsola Oladipo and Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. lawmakers have put on...
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U.S. voices concern over harassment of media covering China floods
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is "deeply concerned with the increasingly harsh surveillance, harassment, and intimidation of U.S. and other...
Read morePhilippines fully restores U.S. troops pact it had threatened to scrap
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has fully restored a crucial agreement governing the U.S. troop presence in the country, the...
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Taliban assassinations of Afghan pilots ‘worrisome,’ U.S. govt watchdog says
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Taliban assassinations of Afghan pilots detailed by Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/afghan-pilots-assassinated-by-taliban-us-withdraws-2021-07-09 this month mark another "worrisome...
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U.S. congressmen call on Hilton to cut link to Xinjiang project
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan U.S. congressional commission has called on Hilton Worldwide not to allow its name to be...
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Blinken says Iran negotiating process cannot go on indefinitely
By Simon Lewis KUWAIT (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday the negotiating process with Iran to...
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China’s new ambassador arrives in U.S. with words of optimism
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's new ambassador to Washington, Qin Gang, on Wednesday wished the United States victory...
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Iran’s Khamenei blames ‘cowardly’ U.S. for pause in nuclear talks
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran's supreme leader on Wednesday declared Tehran would not accept Washington's "stubborn" demands in talks...
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U.S. imposes sanctions on Syrian prisons, officials
By Arshad Mohammed and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday said it imposed sanctions on eight prisons...
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Exclusive-North, South Korea in talks over summit, reopening liaison office -sources
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North and South Korea are in talks to reopen a joint liaison office that Pyongyang...
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Biden ‘honored’ to meet Belarusian opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden met with Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Wednesday and expressed support for democracy...
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U.S. congressmen reach back into Cold War armory to respond to China
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic and Republican congressmen on Wednesday introduced a bill that aims to revive an...
Read moreU.S. calls for halt to violence against Eritreans in Tigray
(State Department corrects Eritrean forces to refugees in paragraph 5 quote) By Doyinsola Oladipo (Reuters) -The United States is deeply...
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Kremlin says Biden is wrong to say that Russia only has nuclear weapons and oil
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Wednesday that U.S. President Joe Biden's assessment of Russia as only having nuclear weapons...
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Biden: If U.S. has ‘real shooting war’ it could be result of cyber attacks
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned that if the United States ended up in a...
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U.S. concern over China nukes buildup after new silos report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon and Republican congressmen on Tuesday aired fresh concerns about China's build-up of its nuclear forces...
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U.S. pauses some cooperation with Guatemala over ouster of anti-graft fighter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States said on Tuesday it was pausing some cooperation with Guatemala's criminal prosecutor after last week's...
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Biden to tap ex-ambassador Gitenstein as EU envoy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden has nominated former U.S. ambassador Mark Gitenstein to serve as ambassador to the European...
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