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Senate passes bill allowing families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia
The legislation, which still needs the approval of the House and would likely be vetoed by President Obama, has been criticized by Saudi Arabia, which threatened to sell hundreds of billion of dollars of US assets if the measure passed.
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Saudi Arabia: Mr. Obama's foreign policy conundrum
President Obama wants allies to take more responsibility for their own defense. But what if the US doesn't like their decisions?
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First Look Why the US is sending more troops and helicopters to Iraq (+video)
As Iraqi forces prepare to take back from ISIS the nation's second largest city, additional US troops will be sent to help.
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First Look Why Carnival's first cruise to Cuba could be delayed (+ video)
The cruise operator will let Cuban-Americans book on its cruise, but says it won't sail until Cuba changes a law banning natives from returning home by sea.
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Obama and human rights: Is 'soft power' working?
President Obama aims to lift human rights by engagement. Supporters say that takes time. But others say new data point to the need for a harder line.
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First Look Kerry visits Hiroshima: Should Obama go too? (+video)
US Secretary of State visited Hiroshima, Japan, Monday. If Obama visits the site in May, it has the potential to be conciliatory but also controversial.
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US, allies "ready to respond" to Libyan arms requests to counter ISIS
The United States and more than a dozen other nations agreed to supply Libya with weapons to fight the Islamic State, making an exemption to a UN arms embargo.
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FBI head says Islamic State brand losing power in US
FBI Director James Comley did not offer an explanation for the decline, though the FBI has worked aggressively in the last year to curb the group's influence.
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Why Hiroshima speech will mean so much to President Obama
In Hiroshima, President Obama could knit together two major themes of his foreign policy: nuclear disarmament and the imperative to reach out to enemies.
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First American cruise in more than 50 years heads for Cuba
The Fathom Adonia set sail for Cuba on Sunday afternoon from Miami, thanks to a growing thaw in US-Cuba relations, including a reversal of a ban on Cuban-born people arriving by sea.
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Joe Biden in Baghdad: Is the US making headway against ISIS?
The vice president visited Baghdad Thursday in part to address growing concerns about Iraqi national unity.
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Why Al Qaeda thinks ISIS has no future
Out of the spotlight, affiliates of Al Qaeda appear to be gaining influence by a strategy of gradual persuasion in areas where they operate. The Islamic State hasn't built such deep roots.
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Why questions about 9/11 may dog Obama's trip to Saudi Arabia (+video)
A bipartisan group of lawmakers are championing a bill that would allow families of 9/11 victims to sue the Saudi government in US courts, reigniting a debate about a secret congressional report.
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After Brussels attack, new urgency for nuclear summit (+video)
In the aftermath of the bombings, Belgian officials have disclosed a number of discoveries suggesting the Islamic State’s interest in Belgium’s nuclear facilities – and lapses in those facilities’ security measures.
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Bolster US-Europe efforts against terror? Not so easy.
There's trans-Atlantic collaboration against a Belgium-based terror network, but also unease in Europe over American policies in the Middle East and US intelligence practices on privacy.
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Briefing How US and Europe differ on fighting terror, integrating Muslims
Europe and the United States have dramatically different Muslim demographics and take different approaches to fighting terrorism.
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Carpet-bomb ISIS? Terrorism calls for longer-term approach
Some US presidential candidates call for all-out use of air power against the Islamic State. Many terrorism experts have a different take – and optimism about winning the fight.
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Cuba visit: Why foreign speeches are a hallmark of Obama’s presidency
More than any president before him, President Obama has chosen to expound on his worldview largely through big speeches delivered before foreign audiences.
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First Look Obama takes message of democracy directly to the people of Cuba
President Obama's visit to Cuba is part of his administration’s larger efforts to normalize US-Cuban relations, driven by the notion that engagement, rather than years of isolation, will empower Cubans and ultimately bring about change.
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Donald Trump's foreign policy starts to take shape (+video)
In a speech before AIPAC Monday and in an interview with the Washington Post, Trump outlined a distinctly non-interventionist approach for America in the world.
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Pro-Israel policy conference nervously awaits Trump speech
Nearly all the presidential candidates of both parties will address the American Israel Public Affairs Committee next week, but with a history of ambiguous statements, Trump will be the most closely watched.
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As Obama visits Cuba, signs of a shift back home (+video)
President Obama's arrival in Cuba Sunday highlights how his decision to reestablish ties is gaining some bipartisan momentum.
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First Look Kerry calls ISIS actions 'genocide.' Does the label matter? (+video)
The secretary of State declared Thursday that the atrocities of Islamic State qualify as genocide against Christians, Yazidis, and Shiite Muslims.
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