Diplomacy
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Vance to visit Hungary ahead of country's elections next month: Report
The cable said Vance will visit Budapest, the country's capital, from April 7-8 and Hungary's election is scheduled for April 12.
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US sends 15-point peace proposal to Iran amid conflict in the Middle East
President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that Iran has already agreed to never develop a nuclear weapon, marking a significant victory for the United States and Israel after Trump bombed Iran's nuclear facilities last year.
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Afghanistan releases US citizen Dennis Coyle after one year of captivity
U.S. Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs Adam Boehler said 64-year-old Dennis Coyle, an American academic who has been spent nearly two decades working in Afghanistan, was taken as political leverage and committed no crime.
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Postage stamp celebrating Crimea bridge blast hot seller in Kiev
A vehicle bomb last month damaged the bridge to Crimea, a region of Ukraine until 2014 when Russia President Vladimir Putin annex it.
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Ex-US envoy to Europe blasts Biden for 'rudderless' foreign policy, urges pivot on energy
"I think we're wandering a little bit aimlessly and changing course too often," says Ambassador Gordon Sondland.
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Saudi Crown Prince MBS reportedly mocks Biden in private
Residents of the Kingdom have been publicly mocking Biden for months.
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Biden discusses migration, drug and weapon trafficking with Mexican president
The White House said the leaders discussed "joint migration management efforts."
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Team Biden does 180 on Iran protests as Obama admits 'mistake' not to back 2009 demonstrations
Critics see progress but want more concrete action as the Biden administration says it's prioritizing anti-government protests over a nuclear deal following Obama expressing solidarity with Iranian demonstrators.
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Hill Democrats move swiftly to end US arms to Saudis, in retaliation for OPEC cutting oil output
Saudi Arabia is the top crude oil producer among OPEC's 13 original members.
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Ex-security adviser: Biden caused 'generational hits to our influence and reputation' in world
"They've been real flat-footed in taking advantage of what is enormous weakness in one of our great geopolitical competitors," says Victoria Coates.
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Americans captured fighting for Ukraine detail torture in Russian camps: 'Prayed for death'
The men described facing seemingly endless torture after they were captured in Ukraine and taken to Russia in June.
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Ex-CIA director Petraeus says Ukraine war looks 'very dire' for Putin
"Russia is very much on the defensive, losing territory that they were able to seize earlier this year," Petraeus said.
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Putin officially annexes four occupied Ukraine regions, hints again at use of nuclear weapons
The annexations follow a recent voter referendum in the four regions that Western officials have called a "sham."