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April 15, 2022

Women and Women's Rights
Women This Week: Reports of Sexual Violence Increase in Ukraine

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers April 9-April 15.

Ukrainian people seeking asylum in the United States amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, walk after arriving at the PedWest border crossing to a volunteer welcome center at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego, California on April 12, 2022.

August 13, 2020

A Conversation With Mohammad Ashraf Ghani

Please join President Ghani as he discusses the challenges facing Afghanistan, the peace deal with the Taliban, and the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Play Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani arrives at his inauguration as president, in Kabul, Afghanistan March 9, 2020

August 4, 2020

United States
Happy 230th Birthday to the U.S. Coast Guard!

The United States Coast Guard celebrates its 230th birthday today. The Coast Guard was created on August 4, 1790, when the first Congress authorized Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton to constr…

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June 29, 2018

Wars and Conflict
Global Conflict This Week: June 29, 2018

Developments in conflicts across the world that you might have missed this week.

The Chakmarkul refugee camp is seen after a storm, in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on June 10, 2018.

December 28, 2017

United States
Ten World Figures Who Died in 2017

Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.

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