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![Mayor Steve Patterson stands for a portrait in his office in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/062221_StevePatterson_026-900x422.jpg)
Athens mayor to visit Ukrainian sister city
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – On Saturday, Athens Mayor Steve Patterson will depart for an eight-day trip to Ukraine on a trade and diplomatic mission. Patterson will visit the city of… Read More
![The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-02-04t215337z_1_lynxmpej1308q_rtroptp_4_usa-china-spy-0c8c5de9eba9a3f4f6bd44001cb92b4797a526a9-scaled-e1675710086379-900x422.jpg)
This wasn’t the first Chinese balloon over the U.S. Why were the others ignored?
By: Greg Myre | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Given the hullabaloo over the Chinese surveillance balloon, you’d think something like this never happened before. But it has. At least four other times in recent years…. Read More
![Militants linked with the Afghan Taliban gather Monday for a ceremony in Laghman province, celebrating the agreement the group signed with the U.S. over the weekend. Since the deal was announced, the Taliban has resumed its attacks in Afghanistan.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/gettyimages-1204647996-43f65a7bf7457c2e8de1f4d7cf1b784f4729e1ea-scaled-e1583341941760-900x422.jpg)
U.S. Launches ‘Defensive Strike’ At Taliban As Fragile Afghan Peace Deal Teeters
By: Colin Dwyer | NPR
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The strike followed President Trump’s call with the Taliban, during which he says they agreed “we don’t want violence.” Still, the group has led a wave of attacks since signing the landmark deal.
![Security personnel arrive near the site of an attack near the Bagram Air Base In Parwan province of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. A powerful suicide bombing Wednesday targeted an under-construction medical facility near the Bagram Air Base, the main American base north of the capital Kabul, the U.S. military said.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/AP_19345301624059-scaled-e1581958431633-900x422.jpg)
WATCH: Will Short-term Deal Between U.S., Taliban Pave the Way for Afghan Peace?
By: PBS Newshour
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The U.S. has reached a short-term agreement with the Taliban that could pave the way for ending the war in Afghanistan that has endured for nearly 20 years. Under the… Read More
![President Trump's remarks follow his Tuesday meeting with the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in which the two men appeared to get along, though Trump needled Trudeau over Canada's defense spending.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ap_19338387394622-4e87f263520f36e3837156fd4770390054235e8a-e1575489808502-900x422.jpg)
Trump Calls Trudeau ‘Two-Faced’ After Video Shows Leaders Apparently Mocking Him
By: Krishnadev Calamur | NPR
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The president was reacting to a video that appeared to show the Canadian prime minister and other world leaders discussing Trump, though he is never mentioned by name.
![World leaders gather for a group photo at the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, on Sunday. Summit host and French President Emmanuel Macron and President Trump are holding a joint press conference on Monday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gettyimages-1163951722-8964902a61af73180ca3c20d5f8c0ef131a465ef-e1566828144859-900x422.jpg)
Trump Tries To Project Unity At G-7 Amid Global Turmoil And Mixed Messages
By: Dana Farrington | NPR
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The U.S. and French presidents are jointly addressing the media in Biarritz, France, about the gathering of global economic powers.
![President Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., on Sunday. Among the topics was Trump's interest in buying Greenland from Denmark.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ap_19230755776279-8757379666e326426d376c2f1318404ce263f263-e1566399575321-900x422.jpg)
Trump To Skip Visiting Denmark After Prime Minister Says Greenland ‘Not For Sale’
By: Scott Neuman | Sasha Ingber | NPR
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The president said he would postpone a planned trip to the Scandinavian country after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called his idea of buying the island “absurd.”
![NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks at a press conference about the end of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gettyimages-1158968953-878c2e1f18b9caa52a8e4ed534db2dc4e893cdf9-e1564761268511-900x422.jpg)
Historic Arms Control Treaty Ends With Washington And Moscow Blaming Each Other
By: Sasha Ingber | NPR
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The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was signed in 1987 by President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. The U.S. has long accused Russia of refusing to comply with its terms.
![A handout photo provided by Dong-A Ilbo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump inside the demilitarized zone separating the South and North Korea on June 30.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/gettyimages-1159168545-095382a5766836fcab8d649de1ae454c51a6a5d7-e1564410382682-900x422.jpg)
Despite ‘Loss Of Faith’ In Kim Jong Un, The U.S. Tries Again For A Nuclear Deal
By: Steve Inskeep | NPR
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After multiple frustrations, U.S. strategists are asking if the North Korean leader is capable of making the nuclear deal the Trump administration wants.
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Iran Denies U.S. Claim That It Attacked Tankers In Gulf Of Oman
By: Bill Chappell | Peter Kenyon | Scott Neuman | NPR
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Pointing to a U.S. military video, Trump maintained: “Iran did do it.” Meanwhile, the president of the Japanese company operating one of the tankers says he doesn’t believe a mine or torpedo was used.
![Protesters hold a banner showing images, of President Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and National Security Adviser John Bolton during a rally against U.S. sanctions on North Korea, near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ap_19081123059195-014d71cb92f72af6c6494d2c0afb9966838bc0e6-e1553287098928-900x422.jpg)
President Trump Announces Halt To ‘Additional Sanctions’ On North Korea
By: Dalia Mortada | NPR
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The president said he was ordering the Treasury Department to withdraw added “large scale sanctions” against North Korea on the same day Pyongyang quit a liaison office with South Korea.
![South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (right) shakes hands with Timothy Betts, acting Deputy Assistant Secretary and Senior Advisor for Security Negotiations and Agreements in the U.S. Department of State (left) during their meeting on Feb. 10.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gettyimages-1096975094-51f374734378b7579c52235ed6e122eb19021c49-e1550511075180-900x422.jpg)
U.S. And South Korea Reach Deal On Military Costs
By: Anthony Kuhn | NPR
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Under the agreement, South Korea will contribute about $890 million a year for the U.S. military presence — less than the billion dollars or more the U.S. had requested.
![U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a speech at the American University in Cairo on Thursday that was a scathing rebuke of the Obama administration's Mideast policies.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/pompeo-11aeeb53a1c043f587e2a6224b275f1d597cd849-e1547145834734-900x422.jpg)
In Cairo, Pompeo Slams Obama’s Mideast Policies, Says Era Of ‘American Shame Is Over’
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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The top U.S. diplomat accused the Obama administration of making crucial errors that worsened a string of crises in the region, from the Arab Spring to ISIS.