Michele Kelemen
Stories
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World
Russia, U.S. and European countries exchange detainees in historic prisoner swap
American Reporter Evan Gershkovich was among the more than 20 prisoners exchanged by Russia, the U.S. and European countries.
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World
Prisoner swap with Russia frees Americans including Wall Street Journal reporter, ex-Marine
The Wall Street Journal reporter and the former U.S. Marine have been released by Russia in exchange for Russian prisoners held in the U.S. and Europe, in what the U.S. calls a historic prisoner swap.
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World
Russia sentences Russian American journalist to 6.5 years in secret trial
On the same day that a Wall Street Journal reporter was convicted of espionage, Russian American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva was sentenced to six and a half years in prison in a similar case.
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Latin America
U.S. ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield announces $60 million in aid to Haiti
The U.S. ambassador to the U.N. announces additional aid to Haiti on a lightning visit to the troubled Caribbean island.
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World
U.S. authorities arrest an ex-Syrian military official who ran a notorious prison
U.S. authorities arrested a 72-year-old Syrian man at the Los Angeles airport -- in a case that activists hope will be a turning point for victims of Syria's ruling regime.
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World
How leaders at NATO summit are responding to Hungarian prime minister's Moscow visit
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived at the NATO summit in Washington after a controversial trip to Russia and China, and he’s planning to visit former President Trump in Florida.
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World
The U.S. effort to push a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
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World
U.N. Says Yemen Is On The Brink Of A Massive Famine As War Gets Worse
The United Nations is warning of a famine in Yemen, where Saudi Arabia and its allies are fighting Iranian-backed rebels.
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Politics
The Trump Aministration's Evolving Reaction To Khashoggi Disappearance
President Trump acknowledged Thursday that Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was probably dead. His administration's reaction to his disappearance has swung from condemnation, to a rogue killer theory, to withholding judgment — for now.
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National
'A Few More Days' Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo Urges More Time For Saudi Arabia
The Trump administration has been working to contain the political and diplomatic fallout from the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. President Trump has criticized a rush to judgment and efforts to implicate the kingdom as judging as guilty before proven innocent.
