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Griner faces up to 10 years in prison after Russian authorities allegedly found cannabis oil in her luggage at a Russian airport.

WNBA star Brittney Griner has gone on trial in a Russian court on charges of possessing cannabis oil.

It is important that the Ukrainians define the terms of any potential negotiation, Blinken tells NPR, while the US makes sure that the country has the means to repel Russian aggression.

NATO has for the first time singled out China as one of its strategic priorities for the next decade, warning about its growing military ambitions, confrontational rhetoric toward Taiwan, and increasingly close ties to Russia.

Russia appears to have defaulted on its foreign debt for the first time since the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, and the U.S. and its allies are taking aim at the former Soviet Union’s second-largest export industry after energy — gold.

On Friday, the U.S. House approved a bipartisan resolution calling for Griner's release.

The Phoenix Mercury star could face 10 years in prison if convicted on charges of large-scale transportation of drugs.

A trial date has not been announced for the American basketball star, who was arrested in Russia more than four months ago.

WNBA star Brittney Griner appeared in a court near Moscow that ordered her trial on cannabis possession charges to begin Friday, about 4 1/2 months after she was arrested at an airport while returning to play for a Russian team.

More than four months after she was arrested at a Moscow airport for cannabis possession, a Russian court has set the start date of the criminal trial of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner for July 1. The Phoenix Mercury star was also ordered to remain in custody for the duration of her criminal trial. Griner had previously been ordered to remain in pretrial detention until July 2.

Some Iranians say they're banned from travel to the United States due to military service they were forced to perform years ago as conscripts to a branch of Iran's military that the U.S. has branded terrorist.

Germany hosted officials in Berlin to discuss ways to blunt the impacts of the global food crisis, which has left 200 million acutely food insecure.

The independent watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan is accusing the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development of illegally withholding information about the American withdrawal from the country.

It’s one of the United States’ few enduring alliances in an often-turbulent Latin America, one built around a decades-long partnership combating the nation’s drug cartels.

In a 10-year political career, Yair Lapid has transformed himself from upstart political novice to feisty opposition leader to the savvy operator who toppled longtime leader Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Mexico's top diplomat has begun the open jostling to win the 2024 nomination of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's Morena party.

Colombia will be governed by a leftist president for the first time after former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly defeated a real estate millionaire in a runoff election that underscored people’s disgust with the country’s traditional politicians.

Russian hostilities in Ukraine are preventing grain from leaving the “breadbasket of the world.”.

China is defending its tough “zero-COVID” policy after the U.S. ambassador said it is causing serious damage to the global economy and foreign business sentiment.

U.S. officials are discussing whether Ukraine's President Zelenskyy should soften his stance that no territory can be ceded to Russia as part of a peace deal.

"She should not be detained for a single day longer," a State Department spokesman said Tuesday.

South Korea’s top diplomat says North Korea has completed preparations for a new nuclear test and only a political decision by the country’s top leadership can prevent it from going forward.

A senior administration official described the talks, which were held in Luxembourg, as "candid, in-depth, substantive and productive."

When Joe Biden was running for president, he wasn't shy about calling out dictators and authoritarian leaders.

A top State Department official says the American diplomatic push aimed at countering China’s increasing influence in the Asia-Pacific region appears to be paying dividends, with many nations showing a willingness to partner with the United States.

In the run-up to this week's Summit of the Americas, President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador rebuffed attempts by U.S. officials to set up a phone call with Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

It was the sort of diplomatic rebuff a small country like El Salvador generally can rarely afford to make. In the run-up to this week's Summit of Americas in Los Angeles, senior U.S. officials frantically worked the phones seeking to boost attendance amid threats of a boycott from Mexico's president and other leftist leaders over the exclusion of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela. Among those efforts, the State Department sent a message that Secretary of State Antony Blinken wanted to speak with President Nayib Bukele last weekend, a rare show of comity from a Biden administration that for months had been blasting the Central American leader as a power-hungry populist.

U.N. member nations have elected Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland to join the powerful U.N. Security Council.

Washington is reversing a Trump administration policy on U.S.-Palestinian relations, a move that comes before a possible visit by President Joe Biden to Israel.

Scorching temperatures are in store for the southwestern U.S. over the next several days. Cities like Phoenix, Las Vegas and Palm Springs in California are expected to top 110 degrees. (June 8)

China and Russia have defended their vetoes of a strongly backed U.S. resolution that would have imposed tough new sanctions on North Korea.

The attacks came amid denials by Russian President Vladimir Putin that the global food shortage was brought on by the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Shireen Abu Akleh, a veteran Al Jazeera reporter, was shot while covering an Israeli military raid in the West Bank.

India is facing major diplomatic outrage from Muslim-majority countries after two top officials in the governing Hindu nationalist party made derogatory references to Islam and the Prophet Muhammad.

Heavy police force has patrolled Hong Kong’s Victoria Park after authorities for a third consecutive year banned public commemoration of the anniversary of the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989.

The Biden administration is undoing some of Trump's restrictions on travel to Cuba — but some fine print is still not out.

The Treasury Department is targeting yachts, aircrafts, the firms that manage them, Kremlin officials and businessmen linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a new round of sanctions.

The U.S. Transportation Department is making it easier for Americans to travel to Cuba, lifting flight restrictions that were established during the Trump administration.

President Joe Biden is leaning towards making a visit to Saudi Arabia — a trip that would likely bring him face-to-face with the Saudi crown prince he once shunned as a killer.

The U.S. has unveiled a new $700 million package of sophisticated weapons for Ukraine, in an urgent effort to prevent Russia from seizing the final swaths of land in the Donbas region.

China’s support for Russia through oil and gas purchases is irking Washington and raising the risk of U.S. retaliation.

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Tonga on Tuesday as he continued his regional island-hopping tour a day after failing to ink an ambitious deal with 10 South Pacific nations.

On a visit to Taiwan, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth is reiterating support for the island amid rising Chinese threats.

Families across Africa are paying about 45% more for wheat flour as Russia's war in Ukraine blocks exports from the Black Sea.

China has fallen short on its bold plan for 10 Pacific nations to endorse a sweeping agreement covering everything from security to fisheries.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he's confident Turkey’s objections to Finland and Sweden joining NATO can be overcome swiftly.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is aiming to lead the international bloc opposed to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine into a broader coalition to counter what it sees as a more serious, long-term threat to global order from China.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to outline the Biden administration's policy toward China.

Russia is pressing the West to lift sanctions over the war in Ukraine, seeking to shift the blame for a growing food crisis.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration is aiming to lead the international bloc opposed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine into a broader coalition to counter what it sees as a more serious, long-term threat to global order from China.

Brittney Griner’s wife Cherelle wants President Joe Biden to secure her partner’s release, doing whatever is necessary to get the WNBA star home from Russia where she has been detained for more than three months.

President Joe Biden has warned fellow leaders of the informal Indo-Pacific security coalition known as the Quad that they are “navigating through a dark hour in our shared history.”.

Pakistan's new foreign minister says his country has resumed engagement with the United States after years of strained relations under former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

U_S_ Secretary of State Antony Blinken is accusing Russia of weaponizing food and holding grain for millions of people around the world hostage in order to help accomplish what its invasion of Ukraine has not -- “to break the spirit of the Ukrainian people.”

Biden's vice president, spokeswoman and daughter are not close contacts when it comes to covid, raising the question: Who does meet at length with the president?

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday he's in “intense contacts” with Russia and other countries to stop escalating global hunger exacerbated by the war in Ukraine by allowing the export of grain stored in Ukrainian ports and ensuring Russian food and fertilizers have unrestricted access to world markets.

Another member of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet has tested positive for COVID-19.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken called the reopening of the U.S. embassy a "momentous step."

With U.S. record shortages and high prices, world leaders try to get essential commodities out of war-torn Ukraine.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Pakistan’s new Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari have met for the first time and both say they want to strengthen ties between the two countries

The United States is struggling to get clarity from Turkey over the severity of its opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO.

Some 260 Ukrainian fighters have left the Azovstal steel plant, but it’s unclear how many more remain.

The United States is poised to remove five extremist groups, all believed to be defunct, from its list of foreign terrorist organizations, including several that once posed significant threats.

A high-powered American delegation led by Vice President Kamala Harris is flying to the United Arab Emirates  to pay respects to the federation’s late ruler and meet with the newly ascended president

Vice President Kamala Harris has led a high-powered American delegation to the United Arab Emirates to pay respects to the federation’s late ruler and meet with the newly ascended president.

Israel and the Palestinians are wrangling over the investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.

The United States is poised to remove five extremist groups, all believed to be defunct, from its list of foreign terrorist organizations.

Nearly three months have passed since Russia invaded Ukraine.

Israeli police have decided to investigate the conduct of officers who attacked the funeral of a slain Al Jazeera journalist, causing mourners to briefly drop the casket during the ceremony in Jerusalem.

"We are following developments concerning Sweden and Finland, but we are not of a favorable opinion," Erdogan told reporters.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country is “not favorable” toward Finland and Sweden joining NATO.

President Biden has a full day of events in Washington, focused on both foreign and domestic affairs. In the afternoon, he'll host local leaders and law endorcment officials to talk about public safety funding.

Top diplomats from the Group of Seven wealthy nations have gathered in northern Germany for a three-day meeting centered on Russia’s war against Ukraine and the wider impact it is having around the world.

Members of the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group are meeting in Morocco to discuss the campaign

A senior U.S. official and other members of the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group have warned that the African continent is now the main target of the extremist group.

The Biden administration’s nominee for U_S_ ambassador to Ukraine is promising senators she'll work to make Russia’s war there a “strategic failure."

Brazilian environmental and Indigenous organizations are urging the United States to fund forest protection initiatives that directly involve forest peoples.

For 21 years, the Kuwaiti ambassador's wife captivated Washington's A-list and became a powerbroker herself.

The State Department said Blinken tested positive Wednesday afternoon and is experiencing mild symptoms.

The secretary of state tested positive Wednesday afternoon and “is experiencing only mild symptoms,” the State Department said.

Blinken has not seen President Biden in person for several days, according to the State Department.

The deal is potentially significant because the Mexican government has more latitude to carry out deportation flights to Cuba and Nicaragua, nations whose frosty relations with Washington severely limit the United States’ ability to return their citizens.

The United States says it will put a spotlight on the impact of the war in Ukraine and other conflicts on the diminishing availability of food and rising prices at two U.N. events later this month

Nancy Pelosi is the highest-ranking U.S. leader to visit Ukraine since Russia's invasion.

The United States has long made clear it supports an open door policy for NATO membership. But it has been more careful about spelling out what comes next.

Ukraine has called the mysterious fires and explosions in Russia "karma," without claiming responsibility.

Some wagered this was about Paul justifying Russia's invasion. But context is important.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine can win the war against Russia "if they have the right equipment", Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin says as he returns from a trip to Kyiv with US State Secretary Antony Blinken. "The first step in winning is believing that you can win. And so they believe that we can win," Austin told a group of journalists after he and Blinken had both met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "We believe that we can win, they can win if they have the right equipment, the right support." ++ COMPLETES VIDI328W8PK_EN ++

Her nomination requires Senate approval.

Her nomination requires Senate approval.

The U.S. will provide more than $300 million in foreign military financing and has approved a $165 million sale of ammunition.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, after visiting Kyiv, said Russia should not be able to "do the kinds of things that it has done in invading Ukraine."

Japan's famed cherry blossom season blankets the country in the delicate white flowers of the prized "somei-yoshino" tree. The popular somei-yoshino strain accounts for more than 90 percent of the cherry trees planted in Japan but some want change as the strain is prone to disease and tends to grow too large to be well managed in urban settings.

U.S. officials say Washington had approved a $165 million sale of ammunition for Ukraine's war effort, along with more than $300 million in foreign military financing.

Journalists who traveled with the U.S. secretaries of state and defense to Poland were barred from reporting on the trip until it was over.

America's top diplomat said Russia was failing and "Ukraine is succeeding," and the Pentagon chief said success would include a "weakened" Russia.

Journalists who traveled with the U.S. secretaries of state and defense to Poland were barred from reporting on the trip until it was over.

Diplomats will return to the western city of Lviv, where Ukrainians and foreigners have sought shelter from the violence raging elsewhere in the country, a first step to reopening the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine’s capital, U.S. officials said.

Signaling renewed support for Ukraine, the U.S. says it will slowly return diplomats back to the Ukrainian capital. It also promised new military aid for the besieged country.