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  1. foreign relations
    The Trump Administration Declares War on International War Crimes CourtIn a fiery speech before the conservative Federalist Society, Trump’s national security adviser takes “America First” to new lengths.
  2. foreign relations
    Soon You May Be Able to Hop a Ferry to CubaThe Obama administration approved plans to reinstate service for the first time since the early ‘60s.
  3. foreign relations
    Air Force General Fired for On-Duty Moscow BenderWorth it?
  4. foreign relations
    Chinese Activist Chen Guangcheng: ‘My Suffering Was Beyond Imagination’Guangcheng talks with Anderson Cooper.
  5. afghanistan
    U.S., Afghanistan Reach Pact on Post-Withdrawal RelationsThe pact covers the decade following the 2014 troop withdrawal.
  6. afghanistan
    Obama to Announce Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal Plans in Speech Tomorrow NightHe’s still weighing options.
  7. foreign relations
    Egypt Will Permanently Reopen Its Border With the Gaza StripJust wait ‘til Israel finds out about this.
  8. foreign relations
    Netanyahu Gets a Warmer Welcome From Congress Than From ObamaBibi says Israel is willing to make “painful compromises.”
  9. foreign relations
    Barack and Michelle Met William and Kate TodayAnd other things happened on the presidential visit to London, but who really cares?
  10. foreign relations
    Obama and Netanyahu Didn’t Smile Very Much in Their MeetingBut there was plenty of chin-rubbing.
  11. foreign relations
    The Netanyahu–Obama Relationship Is Not Going to Get Less Awkward Any Time SoonBut they might pretend it will.
  12. terrorble
    Bomb Discovered in Ireland in Anticipation of Queen Elizabeth’s VisitBut that didn’t stop her!
  13. north korea
    Jimmy Carter Secures Release of Detained AmericanGomes expected back in Boston Friday afternoon.
  14. north korea
    Jimmy Carter to Head to North Korea on Rescue MissionPrivate trip to rescue Aijalon Mahli Gomes.
  15. Foreign Relations
    Le Fooding Pits New York Against San FranciscoAdam Gopnik compares the culinary movement to the French New Wave.
  16. international intrigue
    Iran Talks Back to Hillary ClintonThis is entirely less fun than when it happened with North Korea.
  17. international intrigue
    French President Nicolas Sarkozy Slags Off on ObamaThis will be very confusing for all of conservative talk radio.
  18. foreign relations
    Qaddafi Protesters Try to Stop Him From Addressing U.N.But the Libyan leader gave a classically rambling, disjointed, and angry anti-U.N. speech anyway.
  19. international intrigue
    Ahmadinejad Snubbed by Helmsley HotelThe Iranian president has been banned from the banquet halls there.
  20. Current TV Journalists Did Touch North Korean Soil for ‘Maybe 30 Seconds’Laura Ling and Euna Lee “very briefly” crossed into Kim Jong Il’s territory.
  21. international intrigue
    What Went Into Bill Clinton’s Rescue Trip to North KoreaEuna Lee and Laura Ling are on the ground in America. So how did that happen, anyway?
  22. North Korea Offers ‘Special Pardon’ to Captive JournalistsNow that he’s gotten the photo op he wanted, the North Korean despot has given up the two women.
  23. international intrigue
    Bill Clinton Goes Into North Korea to Rescue Two Captive JournalistsThe families of Euna Lee and Laura Ling hope the former president can bring their daughters home safely.
  24. international intrigue
    North Korea: Hillary Clinton Looks Like ‘Pensioner Going Shopping’This isn’t exactly what we had in mind when we said we wished world leaders would be more honest.
  25. international intrigue
    Ahmadinejad, Unimpressed at Hillary’s Recent Speech, Talks Really ToughHe will “strike us in the face so hard we will lose our way home.”
  26. secretary of awesome
    Hillary Clinton Is a Muscle in More Ways Than OneAt least not in public.
  27. international intrigue
    Obama in Russia: We Want a ‘Strong, Peaceful, and Prosperous Russia’Obama’s speech this morning continued his theme of “pushing the reset button.”
  28. foreign relations
    In Case You’d Ever Wondered If Saddam Hussein Saw the South Park Movie …The answer is yes.