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January 21, 2022

Russian threat to Ukraine could push Finland, Sweden to join NATO

Recent pronouncements coming from Finland and Sweden suggest the two countries are now more open to joining NATO.

January 19, 2022

Blinken says nomination for Ukraine ambassador 'forthcoming very shortly'

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that a nomination for the ambassador to Ukraine would be "forthcoming very shortly" – amid growing fears of a Russian incursion into the U.S. ally.

November 3, 2021

Republicans demand Biden give 'timely and clear response' to Mexico allegedly harming US energy companies

House Republican lawmakers are calling on the Biden administration to give a “timely and clear” response to reported efforts by the Mexican government to limit access to its energy sectors -- in a way they say excludes U.S. companies and violates the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

February 19, 2021

Biden tells European allies ‘America is back,’ seeks to turn page on Trump era

President Biden on Friday hailed the importance of the alliance between the U.S. and Europe, while also taking a number of thinly-veiled shots at his predecessor.

January 23, 2021

Biden administration defends removing Churchill statue from Oval Office

The Biden administration on Friday defended the decision to remove a bust of former U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill from the Oval Office -- creating a bright video designed to remind people "what the Special Relationship is truly about."

January 21, 2021

Biden removes Churchill bust from Oval Office as part of redesign

President Biden has removed the bust of former U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill from display in the Oval Office -- tapping back into an Obama-era controversy over the bust.

November 10, 2020

Biden takes calls with leaders of UK, France, Germany as transition gets underway

President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday spoke to foreign leaders and key allies as he moved ahead with his presidential transition — with the leaders of the U.K. and France among those first to speak to the incoming president.

September 18, 2020

Kosovo gives Trump Order of Freedom for his role in securing deal with Serbia

Kosovo gave President Trump one of its highest honors on Friday for his role in an historic economic normalization deal with Serbia earlier this month.

September 12, 2020

Trump gets a second nomination for Nobel Peace Prize after Serbia-Kosovo deal

President Trump has received a second nomination for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize after he helped secure a deal for normalized economic relations between Serbia and Kosovo -- days after he was nominated for his role in a deal between the United Arab Emirates and Israel.

September 12, 2020

Afghanistan peace talks begin in Qatar; Pompeo says 'we must dare to hope'

The U.S. on Saturday welcomed the beginning of negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government, in what is hoped to be the beginning of the formation of a power-sharing government to end decades of devastating conflict in the country.