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President Joe Biden speaks about foreign policy during a speech at the State Department in Washington, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden to lift Cuba’s state sponsor of terrorism designation in deal to free prisoners—a move likely to be reversed soon under Trump

By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, and others

China’s President Xi Jinping arrives at the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM) at the Convention Centre in Lima, on November 16, 2024. (Photo by Luis ACOSTA / AFP) (Photo by LUIS ACOSTA/AFP via Getty Images)

China releases 3 Americans imprisoned for years as US returns 4 people to China

By Eric Tucker, Aamer Madhani, and others

Elon Musk at podium

Elon Musk met with Iran’s U.N. ambassador as Tehran may look to ease tension with Trump

By Matthew Lee, Edith M. Lederer, and others

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the the Summit of the Future at United Nations headquarters, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

U.S. will send Ukraine $375 million in military aid—including medium-range cluster bombs

By Lolita C. Baldor, Matthew Lee, and others

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., center, speaks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin during a meeting at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Basilio Sepe, Pool)

U.S. to give Philippines $500 million in military funding amid worries about China’s aggression

By Jim Gomez, Matthew Lee, and others

Antony Blinken looks through records at store

U.S. Secretary of State buys Taylor Swift album in China to wrap up key visit after warning on EV overproduction, Russia

By Matthew Lee and The Associated Press

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he prepares to depart Shanghai

Antony Blinken visits Beijing as U.S. and China spar over trade and Taiwan: ‘There is no substitute… for face-to-face diplomacy’

By Matthew Lee and The Associated Press

Sweden NATO

Putin’s gambit keeps backfiring years after Ukraine invasion as Sweden formally joins NATO

By Matthew Lee, Lorne Cook, and others

Security advisers gave a briefing

Fears about space-deployed Russian anti-satellite weapons spur vague warnings

By Matthew Lee, Kevin Freking, and others

Jens Stoltenberg

Head of NATO alliance says Trump is weakening world security: ‘The whole idea of NATO is that an attack on one ally will trigger a response’

By Lorne Cook, Matthew Lee, and others

Joe Biden speaking

Biden to visit Jordan and Israel as as fears grow over larger regional conflict

By Matthew Lee, Colleen Long, and others

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, center, arrives to meet with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saturday Oct. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

As Biden discusses humanitarian aid for Gaza with Palestinian president Abbas, Blinken urges Israel to ‘look out for civilians’ as it targets Hamas

By Matthew Lee, Lolita C. Baldor, and others

Joe Biden

Biden decries ‘campaign of pure cruelty’ as deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust

By Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, and others

American arms in Israel

Israel is already getting American arms for its war with Hamas as NSC vows: ‘We will stay in lockstep with them’

By Matthew Lee, Tara Copp, and others

Palestinians inspect rubble in a destroyed refugee camp.

American death toll raises to nine in Hamas attack on Israel. An unknown number of U.S. citizens remain missing

By Matthew Lee, Tara Copp, and others