Lt. Alex Cornell du Houx has dodged a sniper’s aim, rocket fire and a roadside bomb. His greatest challenge? Helping Afghans escape the Taliban.
Author: Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY
In 1972, Melvin McNair helped hijack a plane to join Black Panthers in Algeria. ‘I am at peace with what I did.’
In exile in France, McNair has built a life around community service and baseball. He is wanted by authorities in the U.S. for his 50-year-old crime.
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President Joe Biden is at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Monday, the second stop on his three-stop overseas trip to Europe.
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Eccentric protest actions hit G-7 leaders summit in Cornwall, England.
Joe Biden points to G-7 summit, NATO, Putin meeting as ‘defining’ moment for democracy
Joe Biden starts with the G-7 summit, then NATO, then a highly anticipated meeting with Vladimir Putin as Trump’s history hangs over the trip.
Russia-linked SolarWinds hackers target email accounts used by State Department aid agency
Hackers with suspected ties to Moscow launch new assaults on email accounts used by the State Department’s international aid agency, Microsoft says.
Iran’s top diplomat accuses Israel of attacking Natanz nuclear facility
The accusation comes as world powers and Tehran have renewed diplomatic efforts to revive a 2015 nuclear deal exited by the Trump administration.
Saudi Arabia proposes Yemen cease-fire after Biden administration ends support
Neither Yemen’s government nor Iran-backed Houthis reacted to the cease-fire proposal. Another Saudi-declared cease-fire collapsed last year.