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January 2, 2017

Cuba's $6B debt to Americans for seized properties hangs over US talks

A $6 billion sticking point could create headaches for the U.S.-Cuba talks.

January 2, 2017

Russian diplomats expelled in connection with cyber hacks depart US

The 35 Russian diplomats expelled by President Obama in connection with cyber-attacks during the 2016 White House race departed Sunday from a Washington, D.C.-area airport.

December 31, 2016

Official: Cuba terror listing won’t affect US push for embassy, diplomatic ties

The Obama administration plans to proceed on forging diplomatic ties with Cuba – and potentially opening an embassy -- regardless of whether the country stays on the list of state sponsors of terrorism.

December 30, 2016

Congressional critics ready to block Obama push to normalize Cuban relations

The historic plan announced by President Obama on Wednesday to normalize relations with Cuba was met with heavy bipartisan resistance on Capitol Hill, raising questions of whether Congress will even consider easing a more than 50-year trade embargo against the communist state -- let alone end it.

December 29, 2016

British PM denounces Kerry for speech critical of Israel

British Prime Minister Theresa May issued a strong statement Thursday denouncing Secretary of State John Kerry for a speech that was heavily critical of Israel.

December 28, 2016

Netanyahu slams Kerry's speech defending UN vote as 'unbalanced'

Israel fired back at Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasting Kerry’s lengthy televised rebuke of the Middle Eastern democracy.

December 27, 2016

Israel suggests US should consider cutting funds to UN after Security Council vote

Israel's ambassador to the United States on Monday slammed the United Nations Security Council's adoption of a resolution opposing Jewish settlements in occupied territory, suggesting the incoming Trump administration and Congress should take a close look at how much money the US hands over to the UN.

December 21, 2016

Turkey links Russian ambassador's killer to US-based cleric, State Department calls claim 'ludicrous'

Turkey's president on Wednesday implicated a U.S.-based Muslim cleric in the killing of Russia's envoy to Turkey, saying the policeman who carried out the attack was a member of his "terror organization."

December 20, 2016

Gunman arrested after firing shots near US Embassy in Turkey

Police detained a gunman who fired multiple shots near the entrance to the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey early Tuesday hours after the Russian ambassador to Turkey was killed in an attack across the street.

December 16, 2016

China stole US underwater drone in South China Sea as Americans watched

A Chinese Navy ship stole an American underwater research drone while a US crew was watching, in a South China Sea area contested by the Chinese and the Philippines, US defense officials told Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ on Friday.