In return, South Korea pledged speedy action to address Iran’s complaints about $7 billion impounded there as a result of U.S. sanctions.
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U.S. Aircraft Carrier Returning Home After Long Sea Tour Watching Iran
The Pentagon had extended the deployment of the Nimitz in the Middle East after Iranian threats against President Donald J. Trump and U.S. troops in the region.
As Biden Plans Global Democracy Summit, Skeptics Say: Heal Thyself First
The sense of a dysfunctional, if not entirely broken, democratic system in the United States has foreign rivals crowing — and suggesting that it has no business lecturing other nations.
Biden to meet with Republican senators over proposed relief outline, White House says.
Republican moderates said they could go along with many of the president’s proposals if some, like unemployment aid and direct payments, were scaled back.
Health Providers Worldwide Welcome Biden Reversal of Anti-Abortion Rule
By restoring funding cut off by his predecessor, President Biden ended four years of what abortion rights advocates called a concerted assault on women’s reproductive health in the developing world.
As Biden Lifts Anti-Abortion Gag Rule, Health Providers Rejoice
By restoring funding cut off by his predecessor, President Biden ended four years of what abortion rights advocates called a concerted assault on women’s reproductive health in the developing world.
G.M. Announcement Shakes Up U.S. Automakers’ Transition to Electric Cars
Every carmaker is trying to figure out how to make the leap before governments force it and Tesla and other start-ups lure away drivers.
Macron Tells Biden That Cooperation With U.S. Cannot Be Dependence
In a “very agreeable call,” the French president told his American counterpart that Europe wanted “strategic autonomy.” In an interview with foreign media, he also reflected on the pandemic and threats to democracy.
Former U.S. Climate Leaders Press Biden on Amazon Deforestation
Former environmental officials from both parties are pressing President Biden to counter deforestation in the Amazon, especially in Brazil.
Violence May Delay U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan
The Biden administration is reviewing a deal between its predecessor and the Taliban for a May 1 deadline to pull all American troops out of the country.