Gaza is vaccinating against polio. Is the virus a threat to the U.S.?

A campaign is ongoing to vaccinate children in Gaza after its first polio case in 25 years. The threat to the United States is only in communities with low vaccination levels.

By Mark JohnsonSeptember 12, 2024

Amid Gaza talks, U.S. releases $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt

The Biden administration had previously withheld some annual funding from Egypt amid scrutiny of its human rights record.

By Missy Ryan and Abigail HauslohnerSeptember 11, 2024

As U.S. and Ukraine debate arms restrictions, Blinken visits Kyiv

Kyiv’s attempt to sway the Biden administration comes as Ukraine has faced heavy bombardment from Russia in recent days — especially on its power sector.

By Michael Birnbaum, Siobhán O'Grady and Ellen FrancisSeptember 11, 2024

House GOP maneuvers to portray Democrats as weak on China

With its “China Week” blitz of legislation, the House GOP seeks to bolster the party’s foreign policy credentials ahead of November’s election.

By Abigail Hauslohner, Cate Cadell and Marianna SotomayorSeptember 11, 2024

U.S. accuses Iran of sending ballistic missiles to Russia

Tehran has sent missiles to Russia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, escalating the conflict in Ukraine and exacerbating tensions with the West.

By Michael Birnbaum and Siobhán O'GradySeptember 10, 2024

GOP probe of Afghanistan exit rips Biden, labors to implicate Harris

House Republicans’ Afghanistan war report was was criticized as “nakedly partisan” by Democrats who were unmoved by the investigation’s lack of new insights.

By Abigail Hauslohner and Dan LamotheSeptember 8, 2024

GOP probe of Biden’s Afghanistan exit expands as election nears

House Republicans’ investigation was forecast to end this month, just as the Afghanistan war’s deadly endgame emerged as Trump’s new line of attack on Harris.

By Dan Lamothe and Abigail HauslohnerSeptember 7, 2024

Ukraine’s Zelensky sharpens appeal to end restrictions on weapons

Zelensky’s appearance at the meeting of arms-donating nations in Germany underscores the critical juncture in Ukraine’s war with Russia.

By Missy Ryan and Siobhán O'GradySeptember 6, 2024

Blinken visits Haiti in show of U.S. support for struggling government

Blinken’s trip to Haiti was a gamble for the Biden administration, calling attention to an unresolved crisis that, if mismanaged, could cause a migration surge.

By Michael Birnbaum and Widlore MérancourtSeptember 5, 2024

Blinken indicates he would decline any offer to stay on under Harris

The secretary of state says he is looking forward to spending more time with his children.

By Michael BirnbaumSeptember 5, 2024

In Gaza war, Trump allies see opening to lure away Arab, Muslim voters

Most Arab and Muslim voters are skeptical of Donald Trump, but they are enraged by what it sees as the Biden-Harris team’s failure to rein in Israel’s brutal war in Gaza.

By Abigail HauslohnerSeptember 5, 2024

American family’s quest to save son held captive in Gaza ends in heartbreak

The parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a dual Israeli and American citizen, had become public faces of the ordeal of the hostages taken by Hamas. Other American families of hostages fear time is running out for their loved ones.

By Joanna Slater and Greg JaffeSeptember 1, 2024

Biden approved Gaza pier despite internal pushback, watchdog finds

The Gaza pier project faced early concerns within the U.S. government, including a warning that rough seas could pose a challenge, an inspector general found.

By Dan LamotheAugust 27, 2024

U.S., Philippines reach deal to assist Afghan allies

Hundreds of Afghan refugees will be temporarily relocated to the Philippines as part of a new pathway to U.S. resettlement.

By Dan Lamothe, Ellen Nakashima and Michael BirnbaumAugust 19, 2024

Former Russian hostages face a new ordeal: Living the rest of their lives

The husband of Alsu Kurmasheva, one of three Russian hostages freed this month, said she’s doing well after leaving a military program to help former detainees.

By Jonathan EdwardsAugust 16, 2024

Gaza cease-fire talks underway in Qatar without Hamas in attendance

Israel and the United States, with mediating partners Egypt and Qatar, resumed high-stakes negotiations in Doha over a cease-fire and hostage-release deal.

By Shira Rubin, Louisa Loveluck, Adela Suliman, Frances Vinall and Suzan HaidamousAugust 15, 2024

Amid Venezuela tumult, U.S. wants Latin American countries to lead in finding a solution

The Biden administration has preferred to let leaders of Colombia, Brazil and Mexico take the lead pressuring the Maduro government, but a more active U.S. role may be inevitable.

By Karen DeYoung and Samantha SchmidtAugust 10, 2024

U.S. will fund Israeli unit accused of gross human rights abuses

The determination ends a lengthy investigation of the Netzah Yehuda battalion, an ultra-Orthodox Israeli unit implicated in the death of a Palestinian American.

By John HudsonAugust 9, 2024

U.S. restarts offensive weapons sales to Saudi Arabia after lengthy ban

The sale to Saudi Arabia of certain U.S. weapons was frozen in 2021 to signal the Biden administration’s disapproval of the Saudi war with Yemen’s Houthis.

By Karen DeYoungAugust 9, 2024

U.S., Egypt, Qatar urge Israel, Hamas to restart Gaza cease-fire talks

Israel said it would send a delegation to the resumed negotiations, to be held in Cairo or Doha, Qatar. Hamas gave no immediate response.

By Karen DeYoungAugust 8, 2024