Jennifer Hansler
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Biden admin imposes new sanctions on Iran for anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death
The Biden administration on Friday imposed sanctions on more than two dozen Iranian individuals and entities tied to the violent suppression of protests following the death of Mahsa Amini one year ago. → Read More
Biden and Zelensky to meet in US next week
US President Joe Biden plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky next week around the United Nations General Assembly meetings, according to multiple officials familiar with the plans. → Read More
Russia expels two US diplomats
The Russian government is expelling two US diplomats for allegedly maintaining contact with a Russian national who worked for the US Mission and is accused by Moscow of being an “informant.” → Read More
US will redirect millions of funds for Egypt to Taiwan and Lebanon
The Biden administration has notified Congress that it will withhold $85 million in aid to Egypt that had been conditioned on Cairo’s progress in its treatment of political prisoners, instead diverting that money to Taiwan and Lebanon, sources with knowledge of the matter told CNN. → Read More
Blinken says US is ‘engaged with Syria’ in efforts to free missing journalist Austin Tice
The United States is "engaged with Syria, engaged with third countries" to try to bring detained journalist Austin Tice home, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday. → Read More
US Ambassador to China: 'We are ready to talk'
US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said Tuesday the United States is "ready to talk" to China, and expressed hope that Beijing would "meet us halfway on this." → Read More
Third US government-organized convoy reaches Port Sudan
The US State Department on Monday announced that a third US-government organized convoy had arrived in Port Sudan, the latest overland evacuation of US citizens and others amid the crisis in Sudan. → Read More
First US government-organized convoy evacuates private American citizens from Sudan conflict
The first US-led effort to evacuate private American citizens from the conflict in Sudan was completed Saturday, with a convoy organized by the US government reaching Port Sudan after a long journey from Khartoum. → Read More
US issuing new sanctions for Russia and Iran for holding Americans hostage
The US is imposing new sanctions on groups in Russia and Iran accused of taking Americans hostage as it works to prevent more captive-taking and potentially secure the release of citizens currently being detained. → Read More
Americans stuck in Sudan to make 'life or death decisions' express anger at US government
As the crisis in Sudan continues to unfold, there is mounting anger among Americans who feel abandoned by the US government and left to navigate the complicated and dangerous situation on their own. → Read More
How the West enabled Sudan’s warring generals
The violence that has exploded in Sudan as the country's two top generals grapple for power has unfolded at a terrifying, breakneck speed. But, by many accounts, the clash was long in the making. → Read More
First evacuations of foreign nationals stuck in Sudan announced
Saudi Arabia has become the first country to announce evacuations of its stranded citizens from Sudan, a week after intense fighting broke out there between two rival forces. → Read More
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Paul Rusesabagina arrives back in US
Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the Hollywood film "Hotel Rwanda" and was freed from prison in Kigali last week, returned to the United States on Wednesday, arriving at the US Army's Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio, according to a State Department official. → Read More
US announces it supports creation of special tribunal to prosecute Russia for ‘crime of aggression’ in Ukraine
The United States announced it supports the creation of a special tribunal to prosecute the crime of aggression -- a significant development in the push to hold top Kremlin officials accountable for the war in Ukraine. → Read More
US calls Iran's claim of a prisoner swap deal a 'cruel lie'
Biden administration officials on Sunday sharply denied Iranian claims that a prisoner swap deal had been reached. → Read More
US condemns Israel far right minister's call for Palestinian town 'to be erased'
Israel's far-right finance minister's call for a Palestinian town "to be erased" was harshly condemned by US State Department spokesperson Ned Price on Wednesday, who described the comments as "repugnant" and "irresponsible." → Read More
After a year of arming Ukraine, the US and its allies face even more daunting challenges to come
Last October, a weeklong barrage of Russian missiles and kamikaze drones destroyed nearly a third of Ukraine's power stations, plunging millions of Ukrainians into darkness ahead of winter and signaling a significant Russian tactical shift to target civilian infrastructure. → Read More
Biden admin unveils new program to allow private citizen groups to sponsor refugees
The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled a new program to allow groups of private citizens to sponsor refugees from around the world to live in the United States. → Read More
Russia demanded that a spy held in Germany be freed in exchange for Paul Whelan
Russia refused to release Paul Whelan alongside Brittney Griner unless a former colonel from Russia's domestic spy organization currently in German custody was also released as part of any prisoner swap, US officials told CNN, even as the US offered up the names of several other Russian prisoners in US custody that they would be willing to trade. → Read More
Russia demanded that a spy held in Germany be freed in exchange for Paul Whelan
Russia refused to release Paul Whelan alongside Brittney Griner unless a former colonel from Russia's domestic spy organization currently in German custody was also released as part of any prisoner swap, US officials told CNN, even as the US offered up the names of several other Russian prisoners in US custody that they would be willing to trade. → Read More