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Russian officials and state media have downplayed President Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Ukraine, painting Kyiv as a U.S. puppet and maintaining Moscow’s forces will prevail despite Washington’s pledges to send more weapons to Ukraine

WASHINGTON — Dr. Timothy McAvoy, an internist from Waukesha, Wisconsin, held his infant granddaughter last Tuesday while standing in the Longworth House Office Building, waiting to talk to a congressional aide about increasing Medicare pay for doctors.

Tattoo artist Michael Ralph, from Washington DC, US, was baffled when he received a request from a client wanting a semi-realistic vagina drawn on his face

The US secretary of state says Finland and Sweden have already taken ‘concrete steps’ to meet Ankara’s requests.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday reaffirmed Washington's commitment to delivering F-16 jets to Türkiye despite Turkish insistence that their approval should not depend on Ankara lifting objections to Sweden joining NATO. Türkiye wants modernized versions of F-16 fighter jets for its ageing air force, but US Congress…

WASHINGTON — When the 1996 presidential campaign approached, Bill Clinton faced an uphill struggle to win a second term. His biggest legislative proposal, a sweeping health care bill, had failed. His party had lost the House of Representatives to Republicans led by a fiery conservative, Newt Gingrich. Clinton's poll ratings…

As the West isolates Russian President Vladimir Putin, India has doubled down on buying Russian oil. India's prime minister calls his country's friendship with Moscow "unbreakable."

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a trip to Türkiye that Washington will support its ally "for as long as it takes" after earthquakes rocked the country two weeks ago. The United States has sent a search and rescue team to Türkiye, along with medical supplies, concrete-breaking machinery…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday Washington strongly supports Sweden and Finland's quick NATO accession given steps they have already taken, even as his Turkish counterpart stressed the need for more concrete steps.

Police and the security services have foiled 15 plots by Iran to either kidnap or kill British or UK-based individuals it considers "enemies of the regime," announced the head of the counter-terrorism policing at the Met, Matt Jukes. According to The Guardian, Jukes confirmed that Iran International TV has "reluctantly"…

Former President Jimmy Carter, a man known for his faith and for his lifetime of helping others, received words of appreciation and comfort from President Joe Biden and a host of other federal officials over the weekend.