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December 20, 2015

Watchdog: $34M taxpayer-backed soybean program not sprouting in Afghanistan

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is forking over millions of dollars for a soybean program in Afghanistan that's running into major problems, with Afghan farmers slow to embrace a product that few Afghans ate before.

December 20, 2015

US sending $22 million more to aid South Sudan

The U.S. is sending an additional $22 million in humanitarian assistance to refugees and people displaced by the violence in South Sudan.

December 20, 2015

Kerry seeks to nudge Egypt's new president toward reforms on Cairo visit

In a hastily-organized trip marked by extraordinarily tight security, Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Egypt on Sunday, embarking on a weeklong tour of Middle Eastern and European capitals where he will try to rally support for the embattled central government in Iraq.

December 20, 2015

Plan to aid Iraq army against militants was understaffed, marked by distrust, report claims

A secret plan to aid the Iraqi army in its fight against Al Qaeda-aligned Sunni Muslim militants was authorized by President Barack Obama late last year, but was handicapped by a lack of resources and mistrust over Iran's influence on the government of Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, according to a published report.聽

December 20, 2015

Senate panel OKs $48.3 billion State Dep't budget

A Senate panel has approved a $48.3 billion budget for foreign aid and State Department work next year.

December 20, 2015

White House mum on pleas from Iraq for airstrikes, as militants gain ground

The Obama administration reportedly has rebuffed calls from the Iraqi government to carry out airstrikes against Al Qaeda-aligned militants who are on a violent march that is threatening to take over the nation's north.

December 20, 2015

Obama announces $5M more in non-lethal aid to Ukraine

President Obama announced Wednesday that the U.S. would provide the Ukrainian government with $5 million worth of body armor, night-vision goggles and communication equipment in order to aid Kiev's ongoing fight against pro-Russian separatists in that country's east.聽

December 20, 2015

Obama calls for more spending on military presence, training in Europe

On the first day of a four-day European trip that will include a remembrance of D-Day and much discussion about the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, President Obama called on Congress to approve up to $1 billion in spending on additional U.S. air and ground forces in Europe.聽

December 20, 2015

Kerry sees Russia, China agreeing on UN resolution on Syria as possible turning point

Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday hailed the U.N. Security Council uniting for the first time on a resolution regarding Syria's humanitarian crisis, calling it a potential 鈥渉inge point鈥� in ending that country鈥檚 deadly, 3-year-long civil war.

December 20, 2015

Obama pledges to seek additional financial aid for Jordan

Obama announced that he will seek $1 billion in loan guarantees. That would be on top of a $1.25 billion loan guarantee Congress approved last year.