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Two detainees released from Afghanistan -U.S. State Dept

An American and a U.S. resident have been freed from detention in Afghanistan, the State Department said on Friday, and one of the pair identified themselves as brothers who were engaged in humanitarian work when the Taliban arrested them.

Reuters

Taliban releases American aid worker detained in Afghanistan

Safi Rauf and his brother were held in Afghanistan for 105 days.

Axios

Biden administration will rescind border expulsion policy - Roll Call

The rollback will likely cause a sharp increase in migration at the U.S.-Mexico border, which is experiencing high numbers of encounters.

Roll Call

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No, We Don't Need To Become More Like Putin To Contain Him

Illiberalism in the defense of liberalism is a vice.

Reason

White House says the US has evidence that the war against Ukraine has been ‘a strategic disaster’ – as it happened

Germany, France and the UK reject Russia’s demand to pay for gas in roubles; Kremlin announces further sanctions for EU leaders

The Guardian - UK

U.S. says small number of outstanding issues in Iran nuclear talks

The U.S. State Department on Thursday said a small number of outstanding issues remain in nuclear talks with Iran, adding that the onus is on Tehran to make those decisions.

Reuters

U.S. will not recognize results of any Russian effort to divide Georgian territory -State Dept

The United States will not recognize the results of any effort by Russia or its proxies to divide sovereign Georgian territory, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday, after Georgia rejected plans by the Russian-backed breakaway region of South Ossetia to hold a referendum on joining Russia.

Reuters

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U.S. State Dept sees 'limited' progress on consular access for detained Americans

There has been "limited additional progress" on Washington's demand for consular access to U.S. citizens detained in Russia, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday, adding that the United States continued to ask for regular and consistent access to detainees.

Reuters

U.S. deeply concerned by Tunisian president's move to dissolve parliament

The U.S. State Department on Thursday said Washington is deeply concerned by Tunisian President Kais Saied's move to dissolve parliament, which has been suspended since last year, after it defied him by voting to repeal decrees that he used to assume near total power.

Reuters

Americans to be allowed to mark gender as ‘X’ on passports

WASHINGTON: The Joe Biden administration Thursday announced several measures intended to make federal forms of identification, applications for federal programs and travel documents more inclusive for Americans who identify as transgender or nonbinary, or who otherwise do not conform to traditional gender roles.

Bangkok Post

Analysis: Many denounce war crimes in Ukraine, but justice is slow. Why this time may be different

WASHINGTON — With rare speed, the U.S. government has determined that Russian forces are committing war crimes as they attempt to bombard Ukraine into submission, a brutal onslaught that has displaced millions and likely killed thousands of civilians.

Los Angeles Times

China holds multinational meetings to discuss Afghanistan

Representatives from regional countries plus Extended Troika to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

Al Jazeera

US issues new travel warning for Russia, saying Americans may be targeted

Americans could face detention and arbitrary enforcement of local law, says State Department

The Independent UK

China hosts Russia, U.S. officials for talks on Afghanistan

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui, where China was set to host two days of meetings on Afghanistan, state broadcaster CGTN reported.

Reuters

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Asharq Al-Awsat

US Advises that Moscow May 'Detain' Americans in Russia

The US State Department issued a travel advisory on Tuesday warning that Moscow "may single out and detain US citizens in Russia" and repeating earlier warnings for Americans not to travel to the country. The warning was "due to the unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces"…

France 24

As it happened: Russia regrouping forces from Kyiv to focus on 'key fronts and Donbas'

A day after Russia vowed to scale back military operations, shelling continued in Kyiv and Chernihiv amid reports Russian forces were regrouping to focus attention on their main goal: the breakaway region of Donbas. In an interview with FRANCE 24, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Russia has now…

The Hindu

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Russia-Ukraine latest updates: No let up in attacks on Chernihiv

Russia-Ukraine news from March 30: Ukrainian officials say attacks on Chernihiv have not eased despite Russian pledge.

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Biden pitches $5.8 trillion plan with record tax hike

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday unveiled a $5.8 trillion budget request designed to appease moderate Democrats, with a proposal that emphasized deficit reduction, additional funding for police and veterans, and flexibility to negotiate new social spending programs.

Reuters

U.S. eases COVID-19 travel advisory for India

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and State Department eased government COVID-19 travel ratings for India and some other countries on Monday.

Reuters

Blinken will test for COVID after having met Bennett, spokesperson says

U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will test for COVID-19 on Monday after having met Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in Jerusalem the previous day, a State Department spokesperson said.

The Independent UK

Madeleine Albright: First female secretary of state

Before Albright, the inner sanctum of US foreign policymaking had been an almost exclusively male domain

Reuters

U.S. to provide $100 million in civilian security assistance to Ukraine- State Dept

The United States intends to provide Ukraine with an additional $100 million in civilian security assistance, the State Department said on Saturday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken Visits Mideast, North Africa to Tackle Ukrainian War, Iran, Peace Deals

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel next week to the Middle East and North Africa where he will discuss a range of regional and global priorities, including Ukraine, Iran, the Abraham Accords and normalization agreements with Israel, preserving the prospects for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,…

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: How to lead with diplomacy, and not just in Ukraine

President Joe Biden and his top foreign policy advisers have demonstrated how effective diplomacy can be in a crisis. They have worked tirelessly to build a powerful, coordinated response to Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. Though this has not yet ended the war, it has greatly increased the cost to…

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