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The Legacy of Henry Kissinger

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 2008 at the Woodrow Wilson Center's inauguration of the Kissinger Institute on China and the U.S. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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The Legacy of Henry Kissinger

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was viewed as brilliant by some and a war criminal by others. The only man to ever hold the jobs of National Security Advisor and Secretary of State at the same time died at his Connecticut home at the age of 100.

The Legacy of Henry Kissinger

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Wednesday

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on Israel, Ukraine and China

From left to right, top: former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, former President Donald Trump, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. From left to right, bottom: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Vivek Ramaswamy. Joe Raedle/Getty Images; Brandon Bell/Getty Images; Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images; Scott Olson/Getty Images; Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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Tracking the issues in the 2024 election

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on Israel, Ukraine and China

Foreign policy doesn't always make headlines in presidential campaigns, but with the U.S. involved in two foreign wars — and facing a rising adversary in China, voters are paying more attention.

Tuesday

Border Patrol sending migrants to unofficial camps in California's desert, locals say

Locals say U.S. Border Patrol is delivering hundreds of migrants into a series of camps, one of which is on private property, in the border community of Jacumba in the Southern California desert. Overnight temperatures in the desert have begun to drop below freezing. Ash Ponders for NPR hide caption

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Border Patrol sending migrants to unofficial camps in California's desert, locals say

Residents of the Southern California border community of Jacumba say hundreds of migrants are dropped off every day at ad hoc sites where conditions are often dire. They call it a humanitarian crisis.

Border Patrol sending migrants to unofficial camps in California's desert, locals say

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Monday

All 9 aboard U.S. Navy plane that overshot runway escape injury, Hawaii official says

This photo provided by Diane Dircks shows a U.S. Navy plane that overshot a Marine base on Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. An official says all nine people aboard the plane have escaped injury. Diane Dircks/AP hide caption

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All 9 aboard U.S. Navy plane that overshot runway escape injury, Hawaii official says

The P-8A aircraft overshot the runway at a Marine base on Kaneohe Bay, a U.S. Marine Corps spokesperson said. He did not have further information.

Friday

As threats against Jews, Arabs and Muslims rise, Justice Department looks to help

Police and security stand outside the Center for Jewish Living at Cornell University on Nov. 3 in Ithaca, New York. The university canceled classes after one of its students is accused of making violent antisemetic threats. Matt Burkhartt/Getty Images hide caption

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As threats against Jews, Arabs and Muslims rise, Justice Department looks to help

The Justice Department is engaging with the Jewish, Arab and Muslim communities in the U.S. as they face a wave of threats since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.

As threats against Jews, Arabs and Muslims rise, Justice Department looks to help

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Thursday

The U.S. has special rules for satellites over one country: Israel

A satellite view shows smoke along the Gaza-Israel border on Oct. 7 in an image combining natural with shortwave-infrared highlights. The image came from a Copernicus Sentinel satellite run, by the EU space program. Gallo Images/Orbital Horizon/Copernicus Sentinel Data 2023/Getty Images hide caption

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Middle East crisis — explained

The U.S. has special rules for satellites over one country: Israel

It's not unusual for countries to restrict satellite images of sensitive locations. But in the case of Israel, a U.S. law seeks to protect an entire — and separate — country.

Did Biden and China's Xi hit a reset? Not quite, but they did agree on a few things

U.S. President Joe Biden greets China's President President Xi Jinping at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, Calif., Wednesday, Nov, 15, 2023, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference. Doug Mills/AP hide caption

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Analysis

World

Did Biden and China's Xi hit a reset? Not quite, but they did agree on a few things

After hours of talks, the two leaders emerged with agreements to cooperate. Biden even said he and Xi agreed that they should be able to pick up the phone and talk with one another whenever they want.

Tuesday

Sunday

5 U.S. service members were killed in a helicopter crash during a training exercise

Military personnel of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division take off with a Black Hawk helicopter during a demonstration drill at Mihail Kogalniceanu Airbase near Constanta, Romania on July 30, 2022. A Black Hawk helicopter crashed over the weekend in the Mediterranean Sea. Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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5 U.S. service members were killed in a helicopter crash during a training exercise

The crash happened in the Mediterranean Sea during a routine air refueling mission on Saturday morning, defense officials said.

Friday

Biden and China's Xi will meet next week. Don't expect it to be a game changer

U.S. President Joe Biden and China's President Xi Jinping are shown meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 14, 2022. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Biden and China's Xi will meet next week. Don't expect it to be a game changer

The meeting will follow months of back-and-forth diplomacy to smooth over disagreements and set stage for first interaction since they sat down together in Bali, Indonesia last year

Thursday

U.S. launches airstrike in Syria in response to attacks by Iranian-backed militias

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies before a Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 31, 2023. Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press hide caption

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U.S. launches airstrike in Syria in response to attacks by Iranian-backed militias

The U.S. carried out an airstrike on a weapons warehouse in eastern Syria used by Iranian-backed militias, the Pentagon said, in retaliation for a number of attacks on U.S. troops in the region.

Sunday

A Ukrainian missile strike on a shipyard in Crimea damages a Russian ship

Ukrainian National Guard soldiers fire a recoilless cannon during combat training at a military training ground in northern Ukraine on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. Efrem Lukatsky/AP hide caption

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Europe

A Ukrainian missile strike on a shipyard in Crimea damages a Russian ship

The Ukrainian air force says one of Russia's most modern ships was at the shipyard but doesn't say if that ship was hit. Russia acknowledges a vessel was hit, but doesn't say which kind.

Friday

More medical gloves are coming from China, as U.S. makers of protective gear struggle

A worker inspects disposable gloves at a factory in Malaysia, a country that has been the top supplier of medical gloves to the U. S. and which is facing increasing competition from China. MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Analysis

Shots - Health News

More medical gloves are coming from China, as U.S. makers of protective gear struggle

The federal government has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to boost American production of medical gloves, but some companies say it's not enough when imported gloves have gotten cheaper.

More medical gloves are coming from China, as U.S. makers of protective gear struggle

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House approves aid package for Israel, but not for Ukraine

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., center, joined by, from left, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and Republican Conference Chairperson Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., talks with reporters ahead of the debate and vote on supplemental aid to Israel, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Politics

House approves aid package for Israel, but not for Ukraine

The first substantial legislative effort in Congress to support Israel in the war falls far short of President Biden's request for nearly $106 billion that would also back Ukraine as it fights Russia.