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  • Ukraine

    Rebuilding Ukraine will cost nearly half a trillion dollars, World Bank says

    By Ellen Knickmeyer and The Associated Press
  • YANBU, SAUDI ARABIA – DECEMBER 26: Saudi arabian flag in the wind against clear sky, Al Madinah Province, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia on December 26, 2019 in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images)Politics

    American imprisoned by Saudis over ‘innocuous tweets’ he posted from Florida is freed after two years

    By Ellen Knickmeyer and The Associated Press
  • Donald Trump and Yasir Al-RumayyanFinance

    The PGA Tour’s lawsuit against Saudi Arabia could force disclosure about Donald Trump secrets and much more

    By Ellen Knickmeyer and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., speaks with The Associated Press about his new role on the House Intelligence Committee, in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. U.S. security officials believe the two latest unidentified objects shot down by American fighter jets over Alaska and Canada were also balloons. Himes urged the Biden administration to be as forthcoming as possible about the two latest mystery objects, saying the shortage of solid information was fueling speculation online about malign action by foreign rivals. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)Politics

    U.S. races to identify latest two objects shot down from sky—over Canada and Michigan—amid concerns of Chinese aerial surveillance

    By Colleen Long, Lolita C. Baldor, and others
  • A regiment under the Xinjiang Military Region conducts a quick sorties exercise.

    U.S. military called China on a crisis hotline during the spy balloon crisis but Chinese officials refused to talk: ‘That’s really dangerous’

    By Ellen Knickmeyer and The Associated Press
  • Mohammed bin SalmanPolitics

    ‘Jamal died again today’: Anguish as White House moves to shield Saudi Crown Prince from lawsuit over journalist’s death

    By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee, and others
  • Joe BidenPolitics

    ‘America is back’? Biden’s global promises held back by politics at home

    By Chris Megerian, Fatima Hussein, and others
  • FILE – People walk past a currency exchange office screen displaying the exchange rates of U.S. Dollar and Euro to Russian Rubles in Moscow, on Feb. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)Finance

    Russia’s ruble has almost totally recovered. Does that mean sanctions aren’t working?

    By Ken Sweet, Ellen Knickmeyer, and others
  • FILE – A woman passes a billboard showing Russian President Vladimir Putin in Damascus, Syria, on March 7, 2022. The Arabic in poster reads, “The victory for Russia.” (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki, File)International

    Russian footholds in Mideast, Africa raise threat to NATO

    By Zeina Karam, Ellen Knickmeyer, and others
  • TOPSHOT – A policeman holds a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) along a road in Herat on August 2, 2021. (Photo by Hoshang Hashimi / AFP) (Photo by HOSHANG HASHIMI/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Here’s how much the war in Afghanistan cost—in lives and money

    By Ellen Knickmeyer and The Associated Press
  • TOPSHOT – Afghans (L) crowd at the airport as US soldiers stand guard in Kabul on August 16, 2021. (Photo by Shakib Rahmani / AFP) (Photo by SHAKIB RAHMANI/AFP via Getty Images)International

    Americans and other foreigners frantically evacuate Kabul as the Taliban enter the city

    By Ellen Knickmeyer, Colleen Barry, and others
  • Pentagon spokesman John Kirby speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. With security rapidly deteriorating in Afghanistan, the United States is evacuating some personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, and U.S. troops with be assisting at the Kabul airport. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)Politics

    U.S. to send 3,000 troops to help evacuate embassy staff in Afghanistan

    By Robert Burns, Matthew Lee, and others
  • Critics say the Trump administration is letting polluters off the hook with lackadaisical EPA enforcement and prosecution.Politics

    Trump’s EPA Polluter Prosecutions and Convictions at 25-year Low

    By Ellen Knickmeyer and The Associated Press
  • Traffic on California Highway

    Trump Takes on California Mileage Standards on the Road to Rollback of Obama-Era Rules

    By Tom Krisher and Ellen Knickmeyer
  • USA - Transportation - 405 Freeway in Los Angeles

    Trump Will Challenge California’s State’s Rights to Set Its Own Mileage Standard

    By Tom Krisher, Ellen Knickmeyer, and others