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Lawmakers stress importance of U.S. leadership in upcoming international elections

Lawmakers stress importance of U.S. leadership in upcoming international elections

by Julia Mueller | Nov 18, 2021 | Featured, Foreign Affairs, National Security

WASHINGTON — The United States needs a strategy for upcoming elections at several key international organizations, lawmakers said Thursday during a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing on U.S. leadership in the United Nations. The last U.S. administration...
Human rights crises in Western Hemisphere demand U.S. attention, lawmakers say

Human rights crises in Western Hemisphere demand U.S. attention, lawmakers say

by Julia Mueller | Nov 17, 2021 | Featured, Foreign Affairs, Politics

WASHINGTON — Threats to human rights and democracy were central to lawmakers’ conversations Tuesday at a House Foreign Affairs hearing to examine the Biden administration’s policy priorities for Latin America and the Caribbean. “It is a turbulent time for the Western...
Washington’s Uyghur Community Commemorates Riots and Calls for Action

Washington’s Uyghur Community Commemorates Riots and Calls for Action

by Mark Dovich | Jul 6, 2021 | Featured, Foreign Affairs

WASHINGTON — Members of the Uyghur community gathered on Monday in front of the White House for a commemorative march to the State Department headquarters. The demonstration was organized by the East Turkistan National Awakening Movement, a Washington-based non-profit...

From Tampa Bay, Journalist Leads Global Fight Against Disinformation

by Augusta Saraiva | Apr 7, 2021 | Featured, Foreign Affairs

WASHINGTON — Before “fake news” became a buzz phrase worldwide, Cristina Tardáguila founded Brazil’s first fact-checking news agency in 2015 to combat the rise of what she feared could become a global threat of out-of-control disinformation. Now, she continues doing...
Palestinian Americans decry Biden support for both sides in Israel conflict

Palestinian Americans decry Biden support for both sides in Israel conflict

by Cheyanne M. Daniels | Mar 11, 2021 | Foreign Affairs, Politics

WASHINGTON — Prior to the 2020 election, some Palestinian-Americans felt that although Joe Biden was a better choice for president than President Donald Trump, he was still “the lesser of two evils.” Six days after Biden’s inauguration, the Biden administration...
Cancer-causing compounds found at former U.S. Army heliport in South Korea

Cancer-causing compounds found at former U.S. Army heliport in South Korea

by Hangyun Kim | Mar 5, 2021 | Featured, Foreign Affairs, Military, National Security

SEOUL, South Korea — A former U.S. Army heliport and runway at Camp Walker in South Korea’s southeastern city of Daegu were found by a South Korean government agency to be contaminated with cancer-causing substances, potentially exposing service members on the base...
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