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December 20, 2015

Iraq Prime Minister to appeal to Obama for more help against ISIS

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is making an in-person appeal to President Barack Obama on Tuesday for more help defeating Islamic State militants, hoping recent gains in the fight will encourage more investment from a war-weary United States.

December 20, 2015

Obama says Brazilian President Rousseff will visit US in June

President Barack Obama says Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will visit Washington this summer, nearly two years after she canceled a similar trip to protest U.S. spy programs.

December 20, 2015

Czech president reportedly bars US ambassador from official visits in rift over Russia

The president of the Czech Republic reportedly has banned the U.S. ambassador to that country from paying him official visits amid a dispute over the Czech leader's plans to attend World War II commemoration ceremonies in Moscow next month.

December 20, 2015

Cracks appear in Democratic-Jewish alliance in wake of Iran agreement

Many U.S. Jewish leaders are unnerved both by the new Iran nuclear agreement and the public falling out between President Barack Obama and his Israeli counterpart, developments that are creating a rift in the durable alliance between Jews and the Democratic Party in the run-up to the 2016 elections.

December 20, 2015

US reportedly backed down on initial goals in Iran talks

U.S. negotiators reportedly lowered the bar for their own goals during talks over Iran's nuclear program in response to resistance from the Tehran team.

December 20, 2015

Fighting a bad cold, Biden cancels trip to Uruguay

Vice President Joe Biden is canceling a planned trip to Uruguay because of an illness.

December 20, 2015

White House mulls ways to counter Netanyahu visit

In what is becoming an increasingly nasty grudge match, the White House is mulling ways to undercut Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's upcoming trip to Washington and blunt his message that a potential nuclear deal with Iran is bad for Israel and the world.

December 20, 2015

Rebel takeover of eastern Ukraine city raises questions about cease-fire, Putin’s intentions

The Ukrainian military’s withdrawal from a key eastern city – leaving Russia-backed rebels to roam the streets in celebration – has raised questions about a newly struck cease-fire and Vladimir Putin’s ultimate intentions.

December 20, 2015

Obama, Merkel aim to keep united front amid dispute over arming Ukraine

A previously scheduled White House meeting between President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel took on greater import as both leaders attempt to keep a united front in the midst of a dispute over whether to arm Ukrainian forces battling Russian-backed separatists in the country's east.

December 20, 2015

Cruz pushes for US to arm Ukraine, as European leaders push for cease-fire

Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz said Sunday that the U.S. should honor a treaty obligation to supply weapons to Ukraine to thwart Russian-back separatists -- a plan with little support among European leaders trying to broker a cease-fire deal as early as Wednesday.