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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive wearing protective masks to make a joint statement to the press after meeting in Jerusalem, on August 24, 2020.

Pompeo Heads to Israel as Netanyahu Calls Biden ‘President-elect’

Pompeo is set to make history in a controversial visit to an Israeli settlement in the West Bank.

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order on May 19, 2020 in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C.

Trump Plans Executive Order on Afghan Troop Withdrawal

The move would still leave some troops in Afghanistan, but could see at least half come home.

EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier leaves a conference centre as talks continue between the EU and the UK in London on November 12, 2020.

British and EU Negotiators Meet in Brussels to Force Brexit Breakthrough

After months of false starts, time is running out for a deal to be done before Dec. 31.

Ethiopians, who fled their homes due to ongoing fighting, are pictured at a refugee camp in the Hamdait border area of Sudan's eastern Kassala state on November 12, 2020.

As War in Ethiopia Rages, Reports of Massacres in Tigray Emerge

With communication lines cut and roads blocked, there's still a lot we don't know about this young conflict.

Biotechnology company Moderna protocol files for COVID-19 vaccinations are kept at the Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Florida, on August 13, 2020.

As Vaccine Hopes Grow, Poorer Countries Are Last in Line

A vaccine candidate closely linked with Operation Warp Speed is expected to produce preliminary results similar to the blockbuster Pfizer findings.

A gardening crew works on replacing the lawn on the grounds of the White House on Nov. 10 in Washington.

While Biden Calls the Real World, Trump and Allies Create Another

Mike Pompeo is the latest Republican official to indulge the president after his election loss.

Armenians protest against the country's agreement to end fighting with Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region outside the parliament in Yerevan on November 10, 2020.

Will a Russian-Brokered Deal End the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict?

The peace deal greatly favors Azerbaijan, and puts Russia in the driver’s seat.

Elliott Abrams, U.S. special envoy for Iran and Venezuela, arrives to testify at a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on US Policy in the Middle East on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2020 in Washington, DC.

Trump Still Calls the Shots on U.S. Foreign Policy

Trump is still president for the next 71 days. And he has begun making it harder for a President Biden to undo his Iran policies.

U.S. President Donald Trump leaves after addressing the press from the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC on November 5, 2020.

Will Trump Accept Defeat?

As Biden closes in on victory, Trump is refusing to give in.

U.S. President Donald Trump supporters gather to protest the election results at the Maricopa County Elections Department office on November 4, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Trump Mounts Legal Challenge to Election Results as Ethiopia Fighting Escalates

Thin margins in key states remain as the United States begins another day of vote counting.

Workers process polling place equipment and materials at the Clark County Election Department after polls closed on November 3, 2020 in North Las Vegas, Nevada.

No Clear Winner Yet in U.S. Vote as Ethiopia Faces Civil Strife

The U.S. election hinges on a handful of swing states while Ethiopia deploys federal troops to Tigray region in major escalation.

Voters in Dixville Notch, a village of 12 residents in the US state of New Hampshire, kicked off Election Day at the stroke of midnight on Tuesday by voting unanimously for Democratic nominee Joe Biden.

America Votes as Austria Reels from a Terrorist Attack

As U.S. citizens vote, Austrian police hunt assailants after a terrorist attack in central Vienna.

U.S. President Donald Trump dances after speaking during a Make America Great Again rally at Richard B. Russell Airport in Rome, Georgia on November 1, 2020.

Trump and Biden Make Final Pitches as Tuesday Looms

Over 94 million Americans have already voted as election day approaches.

Right-wing party Les Republicains (LR) MP Eric Ciotti, French President Emmanuel Macron and Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi visit the scene of a knife attack at the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Nice in Nice on October 29, 2020.

France Reels from Second Terror Attack in a Month

In reacting to the attack in Nice, Macron again leaned on the rhetoric that has caused uproar across the Muslim world.

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