Joe Biden starts with the G-7 summit, then NATO, then a highly anticipated meeting with Vladimir Putin as Trump’s history hangs over the trip.
Author: Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY
Russia-linked SolarWinds hackers target email accounts used by State Department aid agency
Hackers with suspected ties to Moscow launch new assaults on email accounts used by the State Department’s international aid agency, Microsoft says.
Iran’s top diplomat accuses Israel of attacking Natanz nuclear facility
The accusation comes as world powers and Tehran have renewed diplomatic efforts to revive a 2015 nuclear deal exited by the Trump administration.
Saudi Arabia proposes Yemen cease-fire after Biden administration ends support
Neither Yemen’s government nor Iran-backed Houthis reacted to the cease-fire proposal. Another Saudi-declared cease-fire collapsed last year.
Black Britons never trusted the royal family. Meghan and Harry’s interview made that easier
For Britain’s Black community the royal family has never lived up to the image of glamour, prestige and cozy tradition that gets projected abroad.
Rockets strike Iraqi base housing US troops ahead of Pope Francis visit
Multiple rockets struck an airbase in Iraq hosting U.S. troops on Wednesday, according to a spokesman for U.S.-led coalition forces in the country.
Biden’s Syria airstrikes test US role as world’s police, get bipartisan support – and criticism
Pentagon airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Syria in response to a Feb. 15 attack in Iraq received both bipartisan praise — and criticism.
‘A reckoning is near’: America has a vast overseas military empire. Does it still need it?
The U.S. has enjoyed global military dominance for decades. But in the face of emerging threats, some say a new strategy is in order.
COVID-19 variant found in UK spreads ‘like wildfire.’ British experts fear what will happen if US won’t lock down
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce his plan Monday to loosen Britain’s lockdown. The CDC says that by late March, B.1.1.7, the more transmissible coronavirus variant first identified in Britain, could dominate the USA.
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In new video, Dubai princess Sheikha Latifa says she is ‘hostage’
Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed al-Maktoum, the daughter of Dubai’s ruler, says in a new video she is being held captive by her family.