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ARCHIVO - Activistas y delegaciones internacionales están junto a bombas de racimo en una base militar en Nabatiyeh, Líbano, 12 de setiembre de 2011. (AP Foto/Mohammed Zaatari, File)

: EEUU enviara municiones de racimo a Ucrania

WASHINGTON — El gobierno del presidente Joe Biden ha decidido enviar municiones de racimo a Ucrania, y se prevé que anuncie el viernes que el Pentágono proveerá miles de ellas como parte...
Esta imagen proporcionada por el doctor Mohamed Eisa lo muestra con su colega Bushra Ibnauf Sulieman, a la izquierda, un ciudadano estadounidense nacido en Sudán. Sulieman fue el segundo estadounidense muerto en Sudán después de que estalló la violencia a mediados de abril de 2023. (Foto, Mohamed Eisa vía AP)

Recuerdan a medico de EEUU asesinado en Sudan

WASHINGTON — Unido a Sudán por padres enfermos y su devoción por atender a los pobres allí, el médico estadounidense Bushra Ibnauf Sulieman siguió trabajando todo el tiempo que pudo después de...
FILE - Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Warring factions trying to seize control of the east African nation of Sudan have plunged the country into chaos, and thousands are fleeing the capital of Khartoum and nearby battle zones. Some countries, including the U.S., have shuttered their embassies and many are coordinating daring evacuations of their staffs and other residents in an array of convoys, flights and frantic getaway drives. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File)

US conducts 1st evacuation of its citizens from Sudan war

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of Americans fleeing two weeks of deadly fighting in Sudan reached the east African nation’s port Saturday in the first U.S.-run evacuation, completing a dangerous land journey under escort...
President Joe Biden speaks at the fourth virtual Major Economies Forum on energy and climate, Thursday, April 20, 2023, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus in Washington.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Climate tension: UN chief chides Biden, other world leaders

WASHINGTON — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres bluntly challenged the climate efforts of President Joe Biden and other world leaders Thursday in a message for a White House summit, charging that expanded oil...
Las banderas de Ucrania y Estados Unidos yacen sobre una mesa durante una reunión entre el secretario de Defensa estadounidense, Lloyd Austin, y el primer ministro ucraniano Denys Shmyhal el miércoles 12 de abril de 2023, en el Pentágono, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)

EEUU y Ucrania dicen que secretos de guerra estan seguros

WASHINGTON — Altos funcionarios ucranianos aseguran que no consideran que una filtración importante de datos de inteligencia estadounidenses perjudique seriamente futuras ofensivas, ya que desde hace tiempo se han abstenido de compartir...
The Ukrainian and United States flags are placed on the table during a meeting with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at the Pentagon, Wednesday, April 12, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US, Ukraine say many war secrets safe from intel leaks

WASHINGTON — Ukraine's leaders say they don’t see a major U.S. intelligence leak as gravely damaging future offensives. A key reason: They have long held back on sharing their most sensitive operational...
Archivo - Varios rascacielos de lujo dominan el horizonte en el distrito Marina, al centro, y el nuevo desarrollo del puerto de Dubái (derecha) vistos desde un mirador del edificio The Palm Jumeirah" en Dubái, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, el 6 de abril de 2021. (AP Foto/Kamran Jebreili, Archivo)

Filtracion: agentes rusos alardearon de acercamiento con EAU

WASHINGTON — Espías estadounidenses sorprendieron a agentes rusos de inteligencia cuando alardeaban de haber convencido a Emiratos Árabes Unidos, un país rico en petróleo, de “trabajar juntos contra las agencias de inteligencia...
FILE - Luxury towers dominate the skyline in the Marina district, center, and the new Dubai Harbour development, right, are seen from the observation deck of "The View at The Palm Jumeirah" in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 6, 2021. The head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergey Naryshkin, held extensive meetings with United Arab Emirates leaders in Dubai in 2020. A U.S. official separately has told the AP that the United States also was worried about Russian money coming into Dubai's red-hot real estate market. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Leaked US intel: Russia operatives claimed new ties with UAE

WASHINGTON — U.S. spies caught Russian intelligence officers boasting that they had convinced the oil-rich United Arab Emirates “to work together against US and UK intelligence agencies,” according to a purported American...
FILE - l. Edward Chin of the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines Regiment, covers the face of a statue of Saddam Hussein with an American flag before toppling the statue in downtown Baghdad, Iraq, on April 9, 2003. Congress is now considering doing something it hasn't done since the Vietnam War - repealing authorizations for the use of military force and thus reclaiming its say over the wars America wages abroad. The Senate voted 66-33 on March 29, 2023, to repeal the 2002 resolution giving President George W. Bush the green light to invade Iraq. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

Why the debate over repealing Iraq War approval matters

WASHINGTON — Congress is moving toward doing something it hasn't done since the Vietnam War — repealing authorizations for the president's use of military force. For lawmakers, that's an important gesture toward...
Qelbinur Sidik, a member of China's ethnic Uzbek minority who was forced to teach Chinese in separate detention facilities for Uyghur men and women, right, ed by Gulbahar Haitiwaji, who is a Uyghur who wrote a book about the experience of being held in two “re-education” camps and police stations for more than two years, holds up images as she testifies during a special House committee hearing dedicated to countering China, Thursday, March 23, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. This hearing is to focus on the Chinese government's treatment of its Uyghur population. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

House China turns focus to plight of Uyghurs

WASHINGTON — Two women who experienced life in Chinese “reeducation” camps for Uyghurs told lawmakers Thursday of lives under imprisonment and surveillance, rape and torture as a special House committee focused on...
Un edificio de apartamentos después de que un misil ruso lo dañara el miércoles 22 de marzo de 2023 en la ciudad ucraniana de Zaporiyia. (AP Foto/Kateryna Klochko)

Reconstruir Ucrania costara 411.000 millones: Banco Mundial

WASHINGTON — La recuperación y reconstrucción de Ucrania tras la invasión rusa costará 411.000 millones de dólares durante la próxima década, según cálculos publicados el miércoles por el Banco Mundial.Tan sólo el...
FILE - In this photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, a flag flies at half-staff in honor of the U.S. service and other victims killed in the terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, at Marine Corps Security Force Company, Aug. 27, 2021, in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. U.S. officials at Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba have returned two Pakistani brothers, Abdul and Mohammed Rabbani, to their home country. The U.S. move on Feb. 23, 2023, comes after holding them two decades without charges at Guantanamo. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

2 Pakistanis leave Guantanamo after 20 years without charges

WASHINGTON — U.S. officials returned two Pakistani brothers to their home country Thursday after holding them two decades without charges at the Guantanamo Bay military prison.Abdul and Mohammed Rabbani were the latest...
En esta imagen de archivo, distribuida por la Marina de Estados Unidos, marinos asignados al Grupo 2 de Desactivación de Explosivos recuperan los restos de un globo de vigilancia ante la costa de Myrtle Beach, Carolina del Sur, el 5 de febrero de 2023. (Marina de Estados Unidos vía AP, archivo)

Por que estan los globos en el punto de mira?

WASHINGTON — Un enorme globo chino que sobrevoló Estados Unidos y captó la atención de un alarmado público nacional e internacional, ha cambiado la percepción de los estadounidenses acerca de todo lo...
ARCHIVO - El presidente del Banco Mundial, David Mal, durante una conferencia de prensa en el marco de la reunión anual del Fondo Monetario Internacional, el 13 de octubre de 2022, en Washington. (AP Foto/Patrick Semansky, Archivo)

Piden a Biden revisar papel del Banco Mundial en clima

WASHINGTON — Ante la inminente salida del jefe del Banco Mundial, personas destacadas están pidiendo al gobierno del presidente Joe Biden que aproveche el momento para revisar el papel de la institución,...
ARCHIVO - El secretario estadounidense de Defensa Lloyd Austin habla durante una reunión con el ministro de Defensa de Albania Niko Peleshi en Pentágono, el 26 de enero de 2023, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon, archivo)

China no responde las llamadas de EEUU por linea directa

WASHINGTON — Poco después de que un caza F-22 de la Fuerza Aérea de Estados Unidos derribara un globo gigante chino que había cruzado el suelo estadounidense, el secretario de Defensa norteamericano...
FILE - In this photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, flags fly at half-staff at Camp Justice, Aug. 29, 2021, in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. Majid Khan, the onetime courier for al-Qaida is a free man after serving more than 16 years at Guantanamo, and surviving torture at notorious CIA "black sites." The Pentagon announced the release of Pakistan citizen Khan on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Khan is now in Belize, after that nation reached agreement with the Biden istration to take him. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

US releases Guantanamo prisoner once tortured at CIA sites

WASHINGTON — U.S. military officials said Thursday they have freed and sent to Central America a onetime al-Qaida money courier who had completed his sentence, ending an imprisonment that included torture at...
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd James Austin III, right, shake hands with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during a courtesy call at the Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. (Jam Sta Rosa/Pool Photo via AP)

‘A big deal’: US, Philippines tighten military ties

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines said Thursday it was allowing U.S. forces to broaden their footprint in the Southeast Asian nation, the latest Biden istration move strengthening an arc of military alliances...
En esta imagen proporcionada por el Comando de Información Pública del Comando de Mindanao Occidental, el secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Lloyd Austin III, a la derecha, saluda al comandante de Mindanao Occidental, el teniente general Roy Galido, durante una visita a la Base Don Basilio Navarro en la provincia de Zamboanga, en el sur de Filipinas, el miércoles 1 de febrero de 2023. (Comando de Información Pública del Comando de Mindanao Occidental via AP)

Filipinas permite mas presencia militar de EEUU, ante China

MANILA, Filipinas — Filipinas informó el jueves que estaba permitiendo que las fuerzas estadounidenses amplíen su presencia en la nación del sureste asiático, la medida más reciente del gobierno del presidente Joe...
FILE - In image from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Oct. 26, 2022, a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is test-fired as part of Russia's nuclear drills from a launch site in Plesetsk, northwestern Russia. The Biden istration is faulting Russia for failing to allow on-the-ground nuclear inspections, accusing Moscow of endangering arms control efforts. The istration delivered its assessment Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in a report to Congress.(Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

US accuses Russia of endangering nuclear arms control treaty

WASHINGTON — Russia's refusal to allow on-the-ground inspections to resume is endangering the New START nuclear treaty and U.S.-Russian arms control overall, the Biden istration charged on Tuesday.The finding was delivered to...
ARCHIVO - El comunicado del abogado personal del presidente Joe Biden el sábado 21 de enero de 2021. (AP Foto/Jon Elswick, Archivo)

Democratas critican forma de actuar de Biden por documentos

WASHINGTON — Prominentes demócratas, consternados por el flujo constante de revelaciones sobre documentos confidenciales encontrados en viviendas y oficinas de presidente Joe Biden, expresan sus críticas por la forma en que el...
FILE - President Joe Biden talks with reporters after speaking in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Jan 20, 2023. Senior Democratic lawmakers turned sharply more critical Sunday of President Joe Biden's handling of classified materials after the FBI discovered additional items with classified markings at Biden's home. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Dems: Biden should be ’embarrassed’ by classified docs case

WASHINGTON — Senior Democrats, dismayed by a steady stream of startling disclosures, expressed criticism Sunday of how President Joe Biden handled classified material after leaving office as vice president and disappointment that...
ARCHIVO - En esta fotografía difundida por el Palacio Real Saudí, el príncipe a la corona Mohammed bin Salman, a la derecha, da la bienvenida al mandatario estadounidense Joe Biden en Yeda, Arabia Saudí, el 15 de julio de 2022. (Bandar Aljaloud/Palacio Real Saudí vía AP, Archivo)

Corte de EEUU desecha demanda contra principe saudi

WASHINGTON — Un juez federal estadounidense desechó el martes una demanda contra el príncipe saudí Mohammed bin Salman por el asesinato del periodista Jamal Khashoggi, quien trabajaba en Estados Unidos, cediendo a...
FILE - In this photo released by the Saudi Royal Palace, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, welcomes U.S. President Joe Biden to Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 15, 2022. A federal judge dismissed a U.S. lawsuit against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Saudi killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, bowing to the Biden istration's insistence that the prince was legally immune in the case.(Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP, File)

US court dismisses suit against Saudi prince in killing

WASHINGTON — A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi, bowing to the Biden istration's insistence...
FILE - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, walks with U.S. President Joe Biden during the G20 leaders' summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Nov. 15, 2022. Biden istration officials are toughening their language toward NATO ally Turkey as they try to talk Turkish President Recep Erdogan out of launching a bloody and destabilizing ground offensive against American-allied Kurdish forces in neighboring Syria. (Made Nagi/Pool Photo via AP)

Turkish strikes on US Kurd allies resonate in Ukraine war

BUCHAREST, Romania — Biden istration officials are toughening their language toward NATO ally Turkey as they try to talk Turkish President Recep Erdogan out of launching a bloody and destabilizing ground offensive...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba during the NATO foreign ministers meeting in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. (Stoyan Nenov/Pool Photo via AP)

Ukraine welcomes arms offers, no word on Patriot missiles

BUCHAREST — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday condemned Russia’s weeks-long assault on Ukraine’s power grid and other infrastructure as an attempt to “freeze and starve” its people, with the...
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends at the first day of the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs, in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

NATO renews hip vow to Ukraine, pledges arms and aid

BUCHAREST, Romania — NATO doubled down Tuesday on its commitment to one day include Ukraine, a pledge that some officials and analysts believe helped prompt Russia's invasion this year. The world’s largest...
Prince Abdullah bin Faisal al Saud wears cap and gown for his undergraduate graduation from Northeastern University in Boston, in 2018. Tough prison sentences that Saudi Arabia has handed the Saudi student and a Saudi-American citizen suggest Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is maintaining or escalating a crackdown on Saudi dissidents in the West, Saudi exiles and rights groups say. The Saudi prince who was attending graduate school in Boston is the latest person targeted as part of what the FBI and others say is Saudi Arabia's crackdown on Saudis in the United States. (AP Photo)

Saudis in US targeted as kingdom cracks down on dissent

WASHINGTON — A graduate student at Boston's Northeastern University, Prince Abdullah bin Faisal al Saud seldom mentioned he was a member of Saudi Arabia's sprawling royal family, friends say. He avoided talking...
FILE - Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing in Washington, May 25, 2022. Leahy's objections over Egypt's human rights record, including its holding of an estimated 60,000 political prisoners, have compelled the Biden istration to trim a symbolically significant $75 million off its planned annual military aid to that country. Leahy said in a statement Monday, Oct. 18, 2022, that it was important that U.S. istrations not allow other policy interests to override congressionally mandated attention to Egypt's poor human rights record, “because the situation facing political prisoners in Egypt is deplorable.” (Ting Shen/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Senator’s human rights objections block some US aid to Egypt

WASHINGTON — A veteran senator's objections over Egypt's human rights record, including its holding of an estimated 60,000 political prisoners, have compelled the Biden istration to trim a symbolically significant $75 million...
FILE - Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., at a hearing May 10, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Menendez, the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is calling for freezing all U.S. cooperation with Saudi Arabia, including arms sales. Sen. Robert Menendez also declared Monday that he would no longer green-light any U.S. dealings with the Saudis, beyond essential security matters.(Tom Williams/Pool via AP)

Key Senate chair urges US to freeze cooperation with Saudis

WASHINGTON — Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez called Monday for freezing all U.S. cooperation with Saudi Arabia, delivering one of the strongest expressions yet of U.S. anger over Saudi oil-production...