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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet President Trump Friday in Washington, Tate brothers return to the U.S. from Romania, Supreme Court to hear cases on USAID and executive power.
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USAID workers return to HQ to pick up their things
The headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development was closed weeks ago. Now, those who worked there are being allowed to return briefly to pick up their things.
Former USAID head under President George W. Bush discusses the agency's dismantling
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Andrew Natsios, former head of USAID under President George W. Bush, about the dismantling of the international aid agency.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet President Trump Friday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with President Trump in Washington on Friday, where they are expected to sign a deal on U.S. access to some of Ukraine's critical raw materials.
Trump's alienation of Europe has China 'delighted,' says former U.S. ambassador
President Trump is threatening to put more tariffs on China. But the U.S. rival is in a better position to ride out American economic retaliation, says former U.S. Ambassador to China Winston Lord.
Panama is in the middle of a complicated migrant crisis
In the past, hundreds of thousands of migrants crossed Panama to make it to the U.S. But now, as Trump has taken office, thousands are headed back, and some are getting stranded in the country.
Mexico sends drug lord Caro Quintero and 28 others to the U.S.
The unprecedented show of security cooperation comes as top Mexican officials are in Washington trying to head off the Trump administration's threat of imposing 25% tariffs on all Mexican imports.
Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
A televised 1972 match between Spassky and Fischer, at the height of the Cold War, became an international sensation and was known as the "Match of the Century."
UN probe reveals the deaths of children in Bangladesh's response to protests last year
A UN investigation into year's deadly student-led protests in Bangladesh found that up to 13% of the victims were children, with most deaths likely caused by security forces.
Egyptians respond to Trump's plan to relocate Palestinians from Gaza
President Donald Trump's ideas for Gaza have sparked concerns in the Middle East. He says Palestinians should all leave and move to Egypt and Jordan.