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Second U.S. aircraft carrier heads to Middle East amid talks with Iran
MSNBC· 2026-02-17 16:52
House reporter Von Hilliard and here with me in studio MSNOW reporter Julia Jester and Faras Maksad, Eurasia Group Managing Director for the Middle East and North Africa, an absolute power panel for us on a very important day of diplomacy. Vaughn, this Iran meeting has wrapped, but what's come of it and what's next. Because we haven't gotten a ton of details.Look, it's notable, Ali, we must start with the fact that there hasn't been a military incursion into Iran since June, and that's notable in itself. An ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-14 12:40
Japan needs a wholesale reckoning with the new world disorder. This will require enterprising diplomacy by Takaichi Sanae, whose willingness to break taboos, including talking about nuclear weapons, is healthy https://t.co/5Lq6035mDW ...
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CNN Breaking News· 2026-02-14 08:46
US Secretary of State Rubio says US and Europe "belong together" as he strikes different tone to JD Vance's blast at Munich one year ago.https://t.co/bcgfjallAU https://t.co/1bQStOe9qB ...
Delcy Rodríguez says Venezuela will have ‘fair and free’ elections but doesn’t provide timeline
NBC News· 2026-02-12 23:07
Welcome back and now to an NBC News exclusive. A little over a month since the stunning capture of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro by US special forces. Meet the press moderator Kristen Welker is in Caracus where she sat down with Venezuela's interim president Deli Rodriguez in her first interview with an American journalist since taking office following Maduro's ousting.The interview coming at a historic moment as US Energy Secretary Chris Wright met with Rodriguez on Wednesday. The first time a membe ...
U.S. and Venezuelan officials meet to work on path forward after Maduro ousting
NBC News· 2026-02-12 21:59
More than a month after the ouster of Nicholas Maduro, you can see the streets here in Karacas are bustling. People are trying to get back to life as normal. And that's part of why this visit by US energy secretary Chris Wright is so significant.The highest ranking official to visit Venezuela since the ouster of Maduro meeting with the interim president Deli Rodriguez. And there were a number of key takeaways. The first one being I asked interim president Rodriguez if she sees Nicholas Maduro as the legitim ...
Venezuela's Rodriguez Is Aligned With US, Wright Says
Bloomberg Television· 2026-02-12 20:50
Well, he's the highest ranking U.S. government official to set foot in Venezuela since U.S. forces captured Nicolas Maduro earlier this year. It's been a surreal trip, Secretary. Right.And thank you so much for bringing me along and joining Bloomberg TV today. It's been surreal because. Feels almost so odd to be at a Chevron facility in Venezuela after this country has been under sanctions.The US came in and extracted its leader. And you've spent about two days now a lot of time with interim President Chels ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-11 10:40
China wants a military base in the Pacific Islands. But countries in the region are traditionally allied with Western powers. @ConnellyAL explains how China is using pushy diplomacy to try and break the status quo. Find out how Western powers are trying to counter China’s influence: https://t.co/NXtykaq9Zu ...
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Bloomberg· 2026-02-10 19:14
The US and Iran each struck a positive tone about the start of diplomatic talks, though analysts remain skeptical that the engagement will be enough to head off US airstrikes. https://t.co/XMRF0qrS3G ...
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Bloomberg· 2026-02-10 05:33
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s election victory is handing Chinese leader Xi Jinping a dilemma: Engage with Japan’s most popular post-war leader or continue a deep freeze with the US’s top ally in Asia. Read more: https://t.co/RVeejJJeSt📷️: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg https://t.co/yqhpm9Io6M ...
‘This is crazy!’: Ben Rhodes warns Trump about Russian nuclear developments without treaty
MSNBC· 2026-02-08 22:24
AMNA NAWAZ, AMID HEIGHTEN TENSIONS BETWEEN THE U .S. AND IRAN, SENIOR OFFICIALS CONCLUDED THE FIRST FACE-TO-FACE TALKS OVER IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM SINCE THE 12-DAY WAR LAST JUNE. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID MORE TALKS WERE COMING AND OFFERED A POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS.I THINK IRAN LOOKS LIKE THEY WANT TO MAKE A DEAL VERY BADLY, AS THEY SHOULD. LAST TIME THEY DECIDED MAYBE NOT TO DO IT, BUT I THINK THEY PROBABLY FEEL DIFFERENTLY. JOINING ME NOW IS BEN Ben Rhodes, former Deputy National Security Advi ...