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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio leaves after high-level talks on Ukraine and its security, at the French Foreign Ministry in Paris Thursday, April 17.

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  • Politics

Trump diminishing 'own scope of control' with Rubio in dual roles, says John Bolton

Marco Rubio serving as both Secretary of State and national security adviser could be "ultimately disadvantageous" to President Trump, says former adviser John Bolton.

May 05, 2025
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By:
  • Michel Martin and
  • Obed Manuel
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and two-time Costa Rican President Oscar Arias looks at the media during the opening ceremony of the XV World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates at the University in Barcelona, Spain, Nov. 13, 2015.

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  • World

Former Costa Rican president says visa may have been revoked over criticism of Trump

Former Costa Rican President Óscar Arias Sánchez, who likened President Trump to "Roman emperor" earlier this year, says he fears the U.S. revoked his visa over criticisms of Trump.

April 04, 2025
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By:
  • Leila Fadel and
  • Obed Manuel
A Palestinian man walks on building rubble in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on April 22.

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  • National

A U.S. diplomat tells NPR why she resigned in protest over the policy in Gaza

As protests against the U.S. policy in Gaza unfold on college campuses across the country, the State Department is facing its own protests too.

April 30, 2024
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By:
  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • Megan Lim,
  • and 1 more
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay delivers a speech Monday at the group's headquarters in Paris to announce the United States' request to resume membership in the organization.

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  • World

The U.S. says it wants to rejoin UNESCO after exiting during the Trump administration

The U.S. could reenter the cultural and educational body several years after it pulled out of the group citing an "anti-Israel bias" and other concerns.

June 12, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Paul Rusesabagina looks on as he sits with some of his co-accused at the Supreme Court in Kigali, Rwanda, on Feb. 17, 2021, where he denied charges of being associated with an armed group. On Friday, the Rwandan government said it commuted his sentence.

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  • Africa

Paul Rusesabagina, 'Hotel Rwanda' hero, released from prison

The man who inspired the novel and the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda, Paul Rusesabagina, was released late Friday evening from prison after the Rwandan government commuted his sentence.

March 24, 2023
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By:
  • Michele Kelemen
President Biden stands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit meeting, Nov. 14, 2022, in Bali, Indonesia.

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  • Asia

Chinese balloon punctures Blinken's plans, leaving U.S.-China ties adrift

Secretary of State Antony Blinken called off his trip to China after the discovery of a Chinese "surveillance" balloon over the U.S. It's the latest setback in an increasingly fraught relationship.

February 03, 2023
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By:
  • John Ruwitch
President Biden announced his intention to nominate Bridget Brink as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. The career foreign service officer has served as ambassador to Slovakia since 2019.

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  • Politics

Biden plans to nominate Bridget Brink as the next ambassador to Ukraine. Who is she?

Brink has served as the U.S. ambassador to Slovakia since 2019. She has more than two decades of experience in the Foreign Service, including stints in Georgia and Uzbekistan.

April 25, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman

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  • National

The U.S. Will Add A Third Gender Option On Passports

With the changes, "we don't have to lie to get our passports. We can just be ourselves," said Dana Zzyym, an intersex person who has fought for more gender options on U.S. passports.

June 30, 2021
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as they arrive for a meeting at the Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

Top U.S., Russian Diplomats Met For First Time After New Sanctions Increased Tensions

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov huddled on the sidelines of Arctic Council meetings in Reykjavik, Iceland.

May 20, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
The U.S. Department of State will add a slew of countries to its "Do Not Travel List" later this week because of coronavirus danger.

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  • World

State Department To Issue Travel Warnings Amid 'Unprecedented' COVID-19 Risks

The department says the new advisories will "better reflect the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's science." Americans are urged not to travel to nearly 80% of countries around the globe.

April 20, 2021
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Supporters of the Houthi rebels attend a celebration of Mawlid al-Nabi — the birth of Islam's prophet, Muhammad — in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, last year.

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  • Politics

State Department Condemns Group It Removed From Terrorist List

The war between the Houthi rebels and the Saudi military has created what the U.N. calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

February 08, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Following the closure of the U.S. Consulates in Vladivostok and Yekaterinburg, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow will be the only American diplomatic outpost in Russia.

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  • World

U.S. State Department Closing Two Consulates In Russia

The announcement follows the revelation of a massive cyberattack against numerous government agencies as well as a number of private companies. Russian intelligence is widely believed responsible.

December 18, 2020
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, also general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, leads the fifth plenary session of the party's 19th Central Committee in October in Beijing. The U.S. State Department on Thursday tightened travel restrictions on members of the party and their families.

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  • World

U.S. Imposes Severe Travel Restrictions On Chinese Communist Party Members

The new rules reduce the maximum validity of U.S. business and tourist visas held by party members and their families from 10 years to one month. China calls the action part of a "Cold War mentality."

December 03, 2020
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By:
  • Michele Kelemen and
  • John Ruwitch

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