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Alliances December 20, 2015

Indian diplomat re-indicted on US visa fraud charges

An Indian diplomat was re-indicted Friday on U.S. visa fraud charges that touched off an international stir after she was arrested and strip-searched last year.

Aid December 20, 2015

McCain blasts White House over report US denied Ukraine military aid request

Officials told the Wall Street Journal the U.S. is engaged in a delicate balancing act of supporting Ukraine’s interim government while also attempting to not further antagonize Russia. 

Alliances December 20, 2015

Central European nations appeal to Congress for faster exports of US natural gas

Central European nations are now appealing to Capitol Hill leaders to get the United State to increase its natural gas exports should Russia cut off its supply to Ukraine, amid the political turmoil in that country.

State Department December 20, 2015

State Dept. accuses Putin of 'spinning fiction' as lawmakers mull sanctions

State Department accuses Putin of 'spinning fiction' as senators weigh sanctions

Aid December 20, 2015

Former US contractor once held by Cuba says he made no effort to hide his work

The American aid worker who spent five years in prison in Cuba said he had no trouble bringing sophisticated communications gear into the country and made little attempt to disguise his work to set up Internet connections.

Alliances December 20, 2015

Amid ‘disaster of Biblical proportions,’ administration reportedly to accept 5,000 more refugees

In response to international calls to help ease the burden of the Syrian refugee crisis, the Obama administration reportedly is prepared to increase the number of refugees the U.S. resettles -- by roughly 5,000.

Alliances December 20, 2015

State Dept, Pentagon push back on reports of US-trained fighters being abducted, killed in Syria

The State Department and Pentagon pushed back Friday on claims made by multiple media outlets that the leader of a U.S.-backed Syrian rebel group and as many as 60 other fighters under him were abducted and killed by al-Nusra, an Al Qaeda offshoot operating in that country.

Aid December 20, 2015

‘Big ugly mess’: South Sudan, nation created with help of US aid, spirals into violence

American money and diplomats helped forge the world’s newest nation, South Sudan, in 2011 – giving more than $2 billion to the fledging country. Now, just four years later, the country whose creation was supposed to end the tragic cycle of Sudanese slaughter is falling apart as locals say a new wave of violence is only just beginning. 

Alliances December 20, 2015

Saudi Arabia shoots down Scud missile fired from Yemen

Saudi Arabia said it shot down a Scud missile fired by Yemen's Shiite rebels and their allies early Saturday at a Saudi city that is home to a large air base, marking a major escalation in the months-long war.

Aid December 20, 2015

US sending disaster response team, $1M aid to Nepal after deadly earthquake

The United States is sending a disaster response team and $1 million in aid to Nepal following a devastating earthquake that shook three countries.

Alliances December 20, 2015

New Taliban threats challenge Obama narrative on Afghanistan progress

The Taliban's promise Wednesday of new attacks in Afghanistan as they enter the spring fighting season is the latest development to challenge the White House narrative that Afghanistan is poised to emerge from more than a decade of war.