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The U.S. removed Cuba from its state sponsors of terrorism list in May of 2015.

The security council voted unanimously on a new sanctions resolution Monday that U.S. ambassador Nikki Haley says is meant to starve North Korea of money needed to support its nuclear program.

House Speaker John Boehner said the United States should provide more equipment and other aid to the Iraqi government in its battle against al-Qaida…

Bush administration officials are counting on oil revenue from Iraq to offset the cost of rebuilding the country. But lawyers and analysts are raising legal questions about U.S. plans to manage Iraq's oil industry, even on a temporary basis. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

A massive explosion rocks central Baghdad. Meanwhile, U.S. fighters and bombers stack up over the Iraqi capital in preparation for a ground attack. And in his weekly radio address, President Bush pledges to the Iraqi people that "liberation is coming." Hear NPR's Scott Horsley and NPR's Anne Garrels.

The U.S. and Japan urge North Korea not to test a long-range missile. Intelligence reports say the North Koreans are pondering just such a launch. But is it just a bluff from the leadership of an isolated nation?

The United States plans to reduce the size of its military force in South Korea by a third. The U.S. plan to cut troop levels will be enacted by the end of 2005, when enhanced technology is expected to play a role in securing the Korean Peninsula. NPR's Rob Gifford reports.

Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Tom Bowman about the operation and what went wrong, and to Ridal Lyammouri, who has worked and lived in that area of Africa doing analysis for U.S. agencies in the region.

Andy Purdy once was a top cybersecurity official for the U.S. government. He works now for the Chinese tech giant Huawei — heading their cybersecurity team in the U.S.

A U.N. panel ruled that Julian Assange has been arbitrarily detained in the Ecuadoran embassy in London. The United Kingdom says that's nonsense and points out the WikiLeaks founder is free to leave his embassy refuge at any time.