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Nikki Haley Calls For Cuts In U.N. Peacekeeping Funding

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is making the case for deep cuts to the peacekeeping budget. That includes in the largest U.N. operation, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

In a photo provided by the U.N. Information Center, U.N. official Ibrahim Gambari (right) stands with detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during discussions in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 2, 2007.

U.N. Envoy to Myanmar Briefs Council After Visits

Ibrahim Gambari, the U.N. special envoy to Myanmar, briefed the U.N. Security Council Friday on his visits with Myanmar leader Senior General Than Shwe, and with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, pictured in Washington, D.C., on Friday, traveled to Ukraine and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday.

The U.S. promises to gradually reopen its embassy in Ukraine

Signaling renewed support for Ukraine, the U.S. says it will slowly return diplomats back to the Ukrainian capital. It also promised new military aid for the besieged country.

Afghan police train with their weapons in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, in July. Hundreds of U.S. troops are deployed to train and assist security forces in Helmand province, where the Taliban have recently made territorial gains.

U.S. Service Member Killed In Afghanistan's Helmand Province

The service member was on a training mission when a roadside bomb went off Tuesday near the provincial capital, Lashkar Gah. It is the second U.S. combat death in Afghanistan since January.

Ohio Democrats Set Up Race For U-S Senate.

Democratic voters in Ohio have selected the lieutenant governor as their candidate in a highly contested U.S. Senate race.Lee Fisher was chosen in…

U.S. Parries N. Korean Threats With A Fresh Plan

When it comes to North Korea's latest belligerence, U.S. officials can sound more like an exasperated parent responding to a child's tantrum. That's just their first warning, though.

U.S. Troops Kill Senior ISIS Commander In Syria

The U.S. says that Abu Sayyaf, a senior leader of the self-declared Islamic State, was killed during a U.S. military operation authorized by President Obama.

The Edge and Bono perform in the Netherlands during U2's The Joshua Tree tour in 1987. The U2 song "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," inspired by gospel, has become a rock and roll hymn, even finding its way into real-life church services.

In U2's 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For,' A Restless Search For Meaning

Inspired by gospel, the standout from U2's American experiment, The Joshua Tree, has become a rock and roll hymn, even finding its way into real-life church services.

U.S. Troops Stage Major Raid on Baghdad Villa

American military forces stage a major raid on a downtown Baghdad villa, killing several Iraqis. U.S. officials make no immediate comment on the target of the raid, but neighbors suspect the troops were looking for Saddam Hussein. The raid caps the deadliest weekend yet for U.S. troops since major hostilities ended. NPR's Eric Westervelt talks to NPR's Jacki Lyden.

U.S. Troops Edge Closer to Baghdad Amid Resistance

Battling a fierce sandstorm, U.S. forces continue their drive north toward Baghdad. The Army's 3rd Infantry Division makes its way within 50 miles of the capital, where it encounters some of the strongest resistance in the six-day campaign. And the U.S. military sends in helicopters to attack an elite Republican Guard division near Baghdad. Hear NPR's Eric Westervelt.

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