US national security adviser, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince meet to discuss ‘semi-final’ security deal

President Joe Biden’s national security adviser met with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss what the kingdom described as the “semi-final” version of a wide-ranging security agreement between the countries.

American Cemeteries: Where America’s heroes are laid to rest

As the living memories of battles fade, American cemeteries in Europe are what’s left to remind us of their sacrifice.

Elon Musk arrives in Indonesia’s Bali to launch Starlink satellite internet service

Elon Musk arrived in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on Sunday to launch Starlink satellite internet service in the world’s largest archipelago nation.

Taiwan’s new president inherits a strong foreign policy position but political gridlock at home

Taiwan’s new president takes office Monday. Lai Ching-te is expected to build on the legacy of incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen. That means aiming to strike a balance between cultivating Taiwan’s unofficial alliance with the United States and maintaining peace with China.

Seize the Grey wins the Preakness for D. Wayne Lukas and ends Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown bid

Seize the Grey has won the Preakness Stakes for 88-year-old Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas. His victory ended Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown bid.

Taiwan’s foreign minister says China and Russia are supporting each other’s ‘expansionism’

Russia and China are helping each other expand their territorial reach, and democracies must push back against authoritarian states that threaten their rights and sovereignty, Taiwan’s outgoing foreign minister, Joseph Wu, said in an interview with The Associated Press.

Clarence Sasser, medic in Vietnam battle awarded Medal of Honor, dies at 76

Clarence Sasser, an Army medic in Vietnam who was awarded the Medal of Honor for saving injured soldiers despite his own injuries from gunfire, dies at 76.

American doctor who refused to leave Gaza says he ‘cannot abandon my team’

“As a doctor, I cannot abandon the remaining members of my team, and as a former soldier, I cannot abandon my fellow Americans.”

With its energy network nearly destroyed, Ukraine already fears the winter

While the rolling plains of Ukraine’s countryside are in full spring bloom, officials already fear what the distant winter will bring as a major energy crisis grips the country and power companies resort to phased blackouts to conserve supplies.

Member of Israel’s War Cabinet says he’ll quit the government June 8 unless there’s a new war plan

Benny Gantz, a popular centrist member of Israel’s three-member War Cabinet, threatened Saturday to resign from the government if it doesn’t adopt a new plan in three weeks’ time for the war in Gaza, a decision that would leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more reliant on far-right allies.