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Russia-Ukraine latest updates: US Congress passes aid package

Ukraine news from May 19: US Senate approves military and economic aid package by a vote of 86-11.

Al Jazeera

US embassy in Kyiv reopens after nearly three months of war

Washington remains committed to helping Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion, US says, as embassy staff returning to capital.

Al Jazeera

US ‘confident’ NATO expansion issues will be resolved

Turkey has opposed NATO membership bids by Sweden and Finland, but US says concerns can be addressed.

Al Jazeera

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U.S. officials seek clarity on Turkey's view of NATO expansion

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet his Turkish counterpart on Wednesday amid the contradictory signals from Ankara over the expected applications from Finland and Sweden.

WEKU

U.N. chief expected to disclose talks on Ukraine grain exports - U.N. officials

U.N. chief Antonio Guterres is expected to publicly disclose on Wednesday that he is in talks with Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, the United States and the European Union aimed at restoring Ukraine grain shipments and reviving fertilizer exports from Russia and Belarus, U.N. officials said.

Reuters

Will Turkey upend NATO expansion? US officials seek clarity

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is taking an increasingly tough line against the NATO membership bids of Finland and Sweden despite far less strident statements from some of his top aides

The Independent UK

Blinken to highlight food security in U.N. meetings

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to New York this week to chair a United Nations meeting on food security and discuss its link with conflict with the Security Council, the State Department said on Tuesday.

Reuters

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U.S. stresses importance of freedom of movement in disputed areas of Yemen

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Yemeni counterpart on Tuesday that it was important to secure freedom of movement in disputed areas of Yemen amid hopes a U.N. brokered truce could produce a lasting peace in the country.

Reuters

U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibet Uzra Zeya to visit India and Nepal

Washington U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan issues Uzra Zeya will travel to India and Nepal this

The Hindu

Turkey confirms opposition to NATO membership for Sweden, Finland

President Erdogan says delegations from the NATO-seeking countries ‘shouldn’t bother’ coming to Ankara for discussions.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine update: Rescue mission under way at Azovstal

KYIV, Ukraine: Ukrainian authorities said a rescue mission to extract the last defenders of the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol was under way on Tuesday, after hundreds of soldiers were evacuated in an earlier operation.

Bangkok Post

U.S. sanctions Guatemala's attorney general over accusations of corruption

The U.S. government has sanctioned Guatemalan Attorney General Maria Porras over accusations of "involvement in significant corruption," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.

Reuters

The U.S. will remove 5 groups from its foreign terrorism blacklist

The United States is poised to remove five extremist groups, all believed to be defunct, from its list of foreign terrorist organizations, including several that once posed significant threats.

WEKU

Top US officials Harris, Blinken in UAE after leader’s death

High-level US delegation greets new leader Mohamed bin Zayed after the death of President Khalifa.

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Reuters

Biden sends top-tier team to UAE with eye on frayed ties

President Joe Biden sent a high-powered U.S. delegation to the United Arab Emirates on Monday to offer condolences after the death of its ruler, in an apparent bid to repair frayed ties with Gulf Arab allies.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Vice President, Officials Heading to UAE to Pay Respects

A high-powered American delegation led by Vice President Kamala Harris flew to the United Arab Emirates on Monday to pay respects to the federation's late ruler and meet with the newly ascended president. The delegation included Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, CIA Director William Burns and…

The Independent UK

US vice president, officials heading to UAE to pay respects

A high-powered American delegation led by Vice President Kamala Harris is flying to the United Arab Emirates to pay respects to the federation’s late ruler and meet with the newly ascended president

France 24

Ukrainian fighters 'evacuated from steel plant in Mariupol'

Ukraine's military said on Tuesday it was working to evacuate all remaining troops from their last stronghold in the besieged port of Mariupol, ceding control of the city to Russia after months of bombardment. The evacuation likely marked the end of the longest and bloodiest battle of the Ukraine war…

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Al Jazeera

Turkey sets demands, not opposed to Finland, Sweden NATO bid

NATO expects the Nordic countries’ membership bid will not be hindered by Ankara, whose concerns will be addressed.

Reuters

NATO expects Turkey not to hold up Finland, Sweden membership

NATO and the United States said on Sunday they were confident Turkey would not hold up membership of Finland and Sweden in the Western military alliance, as the two Nordic states took firm steps to join in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

US set to remove 5 groups from foreign terrorism blacklist

The United States is poised to remove five extremist groups, all believed to be defunct, from its list of foreign terrorist organizations

Reuters

U.S.' Blinken says talked to Turkish FM, confident consensus on Sweden, Finland

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WEKU

Russian neighbor Finland announces it wants to join NATO

A senior NATO official that Russia's military advance in Ukraine appears to be faltering as Russia's neighbor Finland announced it wants to join the Western military alliance.

Reuters

Ukraine's top diplomat meets Blinken, touts more weapon supplies

(Corrects to remove reference to Kuleba briefing NATO ministers)

WEKU

Israeli police investigate officers' use of force at a veteran journalist's funeral

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken as well as the European Union and the United Nations secretary-general condemned Israeli police conduct in Jerusalem over the funeral for Abu Akleh.

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