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The White House on Thursday said it has new evidence that Russia is looking again to North Korea for weapons to fuel the war in Ukraine.S authorities believe Moscow aims to provide Pyongyang with needed food and other commodities in return.It is the latest accusation that Russia, desperate for weaponry and restricted by sanctions and export controls, is turning to "rogue" nations to help it continue to prosecute the 13-month-old war.

By Aamer Madhani | Associated Press WASHINGTON The White House on Thursday said it has new evidence that Russia is looking again to North Korea for weapons to fuel the war in Ukraine, this time in a deal that would provide Pyongyang with needed food and other commodities in return.It's the latest accusation that Russia, desperate for weaponry and restricted by sanctions and export controls, is turning to rogue nations to help it continue to prosecute the 13-month-old war.

The US State Department will no longer issue assignment restrictions as a condition of granting security clearance, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced to the department's workforce on Wednesday in a memo obtained by CNN.The change comes after an intensive review of the practice, which was perceived as discriminatory by diplomats and Democratic lawmakers, particularly because the limits appeared to fall disproportionately on employees with Asian American and Pacific Islander backgrounds.

Russia suspended its only nuclear arms treaty with the U.S. on Tuesday as the country's President Vladimir Putin accused the West of trying to turn his brutal war with Ukraine into a "global confrontation."The U.S. and Russia agreed in 2010 to the New START Treaty, putting restrictions on nuclear warheads and other atomic weapons.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned that calls from some nations for a cease-fire in Ukraine could be a "very cynical trap" that freezes the conflict where things stand, allowing Russia to consolidate the territory it has illegally seized and "use the time to rest and refit and then reattack."

The visit comes as China offers to broker peace in Ukraine, an effort that has been met with scepticism in the West.Chinese President Xi Jinping will be in Russia next week for a state visit after he was invited by President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Friday.The trip two-day trip from Monday to Tuesday comes as Beijing offers to broker peace in Ukraine, an effort that has been met with scepticism in the West given China's diplomatic support for Russia.

Russia and China have showcased their deepening ties in a series of meetings in Moscow closely watched for signs that Beijing might offer a stronger support to the Kremlin for its war in Ukraine.
he visit by Wang Yi, the Chinese Communist Party's most senior foreign policy official, comes as the conflict in Ukraine continues to upend the global diplomatic order.

The Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Michael McCaul, electronically transmitted a subpoena to the State Department on Tuesday morning for a dissent cable written by US diplomats serving in Afghanistan before the US withdrawal from the country, according to a committee aide.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday the State Department is facing an unprecedented demand for passports, and has increased staffing and resources to deal with it.Blinken said the current wait time for a regular passport is about ten to thirteen weeks, and for an expedited passport about seven to nine weeks.

First Lady Jill Biden has once again inflamed anti-LGBTQ+ right wingnuts.This week, Dr. Biden, along with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, hosted the 17th annual International Women of Courage Awards.The State Department has handed out awards to over 180 women from more than 80 countries since 2007.

Representative Ro Khanna, a California Democrat who represents much of the Silicon Valley, said he plans trips to both China and Taiwan this year in an effort to stabilize the U.S.-Chinese trade relationship and strengthen ties to the Taiwanese semiconductor industry.Business leaders in his district advised Khanna on the importance of going to both places, he said, adding that his tech-heavy constituency influences his perspective.

Israelis embrace the ideal of democracy with the same fervor that Americans do.It's why, on Monday, the people of Israel effectively shut down their country's economy in a defiant, urgent statement against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's dangerous bid to overhaul - and in doing so weaken - the country's judicial system.

Putin strengthens his ties with China's Xi Jinping in the 56th week of the war, but his forces seem to have lost momentum on the battlefield.It was a week of highs and lows for Russian President Vladimir Putin.On Monday, he posed for pictures in Moscow with visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, one of few world leaders who will still be photographed with him.

UNITED NATIONS - Russia and Ukraine faced off at the U.N. Security Council on Friday on the first anniversary of their war, with their confrontation even extending to dueling moments of silence for the dead.Are you on Telegram?Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on Russia's war in Ukraine.

Top US diplomat expresses doubt that deepening relations between Beijing and Moscow are based on conviction'.United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has dismissed deepening ties between China and Russia as a marriage of convenience.Blinken made the comments on Wednesday after Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin were filmed saying warm goodbyes at the end of two days of closely-watched meetings in Moscow.

The US has recently begun seeing disturbing trendlines in China's support for Russia's military and there are signs that Beijing wants to creep up to the line of providing lethal military aid to Russia without getting caught, US officials familiar with the intelligence told CNN.The officials would not describe in detail what intelligence the US has seen suggesting a recent shift in China's posture, but said US officials have been concerned enough that they have shared the intelligence with allies and partners at the Munich Security Conference over the last several days.

Chinese President Xi Jinping gestures while speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, March 20, 2023.Sergei Karpukhin, AP Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping discussed Beijing's proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine during a first day of talks in Moscow and they were meeting again on Tuesday, the Kremlin said.

Russian cruise missiles intended for use by Moscow's Black Sea fleet have been destroyed in an explosion in the city of Dzhankoi in the north of the Crimean peninsula, Ukraine's defence ministry has said.Ihor Ivin, the Russian-installed head of the Dzhankoi administration, was quoted as saying the city had come under attack from drones, and that a 33-year-old man had suffered a shrapnel injury from a downed drone.

Image Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin met Monday at the Kremlin.Credit...Russian Presidential Press Office, via Associated Press Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, and China's top leader, Xi Jinping, began talks in Moscow yesterday with boasts of their close ties and only understated mention of the conflict in Ukraine.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet President Vladimir Putin in Russia between March 20-22 during a state visit, Beijing and Moscow said on Friday.The Kremlin said it will take place "at the invitation of Vladimir Putin."The trip announcement comes as the West increasingly views China as a key supporter of Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin has suspended Russia's participation in the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the US, announcing the move in a bitter speech which made clear he would not change his strategy in the war in Ukraine.n his long-delayed state-of-the-nation address, the Russian president cast his country - and Ukraine - as victims of western double-dealing and said it was Russia, not Ukraine, fighting for its existence.

Vladimir Putin has declared that Russia is suspending its participation in the New Start treaty - the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the US - sharply upping the ante amid tensions with Washington over the fighting in Ukraine.peaking in his state-of-the-nation address, he also said Russia should be ready to resume nuclear weapons tests if the US does so, a move that would end a global ban on nuclear weapons tests in place since the end of the Cold War.

Ukraine can not be safe as long as Vladimir Putin remains in power, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said of the Russian president at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday."If he doesn't change by 360 degrees then, no," she said when asked about the long-term prospects for peace in Ukraine.

Ukraine can not be safe as long as Vladimir Putin remains in power, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said of the Russian president at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday."If he doesn't change by 360 degrees then, no," she said when asked about the long-term prospects for peace in Ukraine.

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 386th day, we take a look at the main developments.Here is the situation as it stands on Thursday, March 16, 2023: The crash of a United States military surveillance drone into the Black Sea after it was intercepted by Russian jet fighters continues to be investigated, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

(CNN)The US Navy released photos Tuesday of its recovery effort of a suspected Chinese spy balloon, which US fighter jets shot down over the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday.The photos from Sunday show sailors from a Navy explosive disposal team pulling debris from the deflated balloon onto a boat.The debris recovered is being taken to an FBI laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, for analysis as the US looks to understand the capabilities of the balloon.

Israel's foreign minister travelled to Kyiv for the first public visit to Ukraine by a senior Israeli official since Russia's invasion last year.ut there were no signs that Israel was preparing to significantly increase its modest support for Ukraine or meet requests to provide weapons.Foreign minister Eli Cohen's visit came just before the first anniversary of Russia's invasion and as Western nations seek to increase aid to the country.

Ukraine and its allies have dismissed such accusations as cynical attempts to spread disinformation, and have accused Moscow of planning incidents itself in a bid to blame Ukraine.Ukraine is planning to stage a nuclear incident on its territory to pin the blame on Moscow ahead of a key United Nations meeting, Russia has alleged without providing evidence.