Security
Illegal immigration cools at southern border as Biden policies take hold
Illegal immigration at the southern border has dropped to its lowest levels since just after President Biden took office, with Customs and Border Protection reporting fewer than 145,000 encounters with unauthorized migrants in June.
U.S. says Ukraine has significant combat power not yet committed to the war
Ukrainian forces have a "significant amount of combat power" that hasn't yet been committed to the war, the top U.S. military officer said Tuesday, saying Kyiv is conserving some of its tactical effort while troops slowly work their way through deadly Russian minefields.
A closer look at Panmunjom, the famous border town where a U.S. soldier crossed into North Korea
Low-slung buildings, blue huts and somber soldiers dot the border village of Panmunjom inside the DMZ, or demilitarized zone, the swath of land between North and South Korea where a U.S. soldier on a tour crossed into the North under circumstances that remain unclear.
A look at some Americans who crossed into North Korea over the past years
The U.S.-led United Nations Command is trying to secure the release of an unidentified American soldier who entered North Korea from the South Korean side of a border village.
Blinken urges Congress to act on delayed ambassadorial nominations
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged the Senate to move forward with votes on more than 60 diplomatic nominations, including 38 ambassadors, that have been stalled due to objections by individual lawmakers.
Illegal immigrant kids with tuberculosis infections released into 44 states
The government is releasing thousands of illegal immigrant children with latent tuberculosis infections into America's communities, with no assurances they will get treated.
Russia targets key Ukraine Black Sea port of Odesa, a day after halting grain export deal
Ukrainian forces shot down scores of exploding drones and six cruise missiles during a pre-dawn Russian attack on the port of Odesa on Tuesday, authorities in Kyiv said, a day after Moscow broke off a deal that had allowed Ukraine to ship vital grain supplies from the Black Sea city during the war.
Divisions over the Ukraine war cause a rift at EU-LatAm summit that was supposed to be a love-in
European Union and Latin American leaders concluded a summit that was supposed to be a love-in after eight years of separation, but instead ended Tuesday with aggravation over the failure to unanimously support even a bland statement on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Bill that would allow French police to locate suspects by tapping their devices is up for a vote
French lawmakers plan to vote Tuesday on a sweeping justice reform bill that includes a provision for allowing law enforcement agents to remotely tap into the cameras, microphones and location services of phones and other internet-connected devices used by some criminal suspects.
Climate envoy John Kerry meets with Chinese officials amid U.S. push to stabilize rocky relations
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told China's top diplomat on Tuesday that President Joe Biden's administration is "very committed" to stabilizing relations between the world's two biggest economies, as the countries seek to restart high-level contacts.
U.S. deploys nuclear-armed submarine to South Korea in show of force against North Korea
The United States deployed a nuclear-armed submarine to South Korea on Tuesday for the first time in four decades, as the allies warned North Korea that any use of the North's nuclear weapons in combat would result in the end of its regime.
Russian fighter jets fly dangerously close to U.S. warplane over Syria
A Russian fighter jet flew very close to a U.S. surveillance aircraft over Syria, forcing it to go through the turbulent wake and putting the lives of the four American crew members in danger, U.S. officials said Monday.
