Most Americans view Israel as a partner, but fewer see it as sharing US values, AP-NORC poll shows | AP News

Most Americans view Israel as a partner, but fewer see it as sharing US values, AP-NORC poll shows | AP News

NEW YORK (AP) — As President Joe Biden prepares to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week in New York, a new poll finds that while Americans generally view Israel as a partner or ally, many question whether his far-right government shares American values.The poll results from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs

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North Korea says Kim Jong Un is back home from Russia, where he deepened ‘comradely’ ties with Putin | AP News

North Korea says Kim Jong Un is back home from Russia, where he deepened ‘comradely’ ties with Putin | AP News

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Tuesday that leader Kim Jong Un has returned home from a trip to Russia where he deepened a “comradely fellowship and friendly ties” with President Vladimir Putin. The official Korean Central News Agency didn’t give many specifics on the six-day trip that was Kim’s longest foreign travel

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Political divide emerges on Ukraine aid package as Zelenskyy heads to Washington | AP News

Political divide emerges on Ukraine aid package as Zelenskyy heads to Washington | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Washington this week comes at a critical juncture for his alliance with the United States as Republican leaders in Congress diverge on how to send more military and humanitarian aid to the country. President Joe Biden is seeking an additional $24 billion in security and humanitarian

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Atlantic nations commit to environmental, economic cooperation on sidelines of UN meeting | AP News

Atlantic nations commit to environmental, economic cooperation on sidelines of UN meeting | AP News

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 30 Atlantic countries on four continents committed Monday to bolster coordination on economic development, environmental protection, maritime issues and more, the White House said. The adoption of the Declaration on Atlantic Cooperation was completed Monday evening at a meeting hosted by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ahead of

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Canada expels Indian diplomat as it probes possible link to Sikh’s slaying. India rejects allegation | AP News

Canada expels Indian diplomat as it probes possible link to Sikh’s slaying. India rejects allegation | AP News

NEW DELHI (AP) — Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat as it investigates what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called credible allegations its government may have had links to the assassination in Canada of a Sikh activist, an accusation that India rejected as “absurd.”Trudeau said in Parliament on Monday that Canadian intelligence agencies have been looking

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Human rights in Russia have ‘significantly’ worsened since Ukraine war began, UN-backed expert says | AP News

Human rights in Russia have ‘significantly’ worsened since Ukraine war began, UN-backed expert says | AP News

GENEVA (AP) — The rights situation in Russia has “significantly deteriorated” since President Vladimir Putin launched his war against Ukraine in February last year, an expert commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body said in her first report on the country on Monday. Mariana Katzarova, the special rapporteur on Russia’s rights situation mandated by

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