Foreign policy Coverage

‘A Good Day for World Peace’: Biden Signs Aid Bill for Ukraine and Israel

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed a $95.3 billion package of aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Wednesday, reaffirming U.S. support for Ukraine in the fight against Russia’s military assault after months of congressional gridlock put the centerpiece of the White House’s foreign policy in jeopardy.

Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times

Senate passes foreign aid package, potential TikTok ban

In addition to a $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, the United States Senate passed a bill that would potentially ban TikTok in the United States.

Senate passes bill forcing TikTok's parent company to sell or face ban, sends to Biden for signature

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers that’s expected to face legal challenges and disrupt the lives of content creators who rely on the short-form video app for income.

By HALELUYA HADERO, AP Business Writer

Senate passes $95 billion package sending aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after months of delay

Washington (CNN) -- The Senate on Tuesday passed a long-delayed $95 billion package after both sides of Capitol Hill have struggled for months to send aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

By Morgan Rimmer and Ted Barrett, CNN

Apple Says It Was Ordered to Pull WhatsApp From China App Store

Apple said it pulled the Meta-owned apps WhatsApp and Threads from its app store in China on Friday on government orders, potentially escalating the war over technology between the United States and China.

Tripp Mickle and Mike Isaac, New York Times

Hip Hop Diplomacy: Celebrating a decade of cultural connections to improve US foreign relations

Carolina Performing Arts is celebrating a decade of "hip hop diplomacy,"

Ashley Rowe, WRAL anchor/reporter

How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending Jan. 18

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

Targeted News Service

Fact check: Is U.S. aid to foreign nations mostly military support?

Does most of U.S. aid to foreign countries consist of military assistance? That's what Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson said during a Nov. 7 town hall at a store in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Louis Jacobson and Renee Romo, PolitiFact reporters

How they voted: North Carolina congressional votes for the week ending March 30

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

Targeted News Service

How they voted: North Carolina congressional votes for the week ending March 23

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

Targeted News Service

Series of mysterious objects in skies raises worries, military response

U.S. jets shot down three "objects" out of the sky over the weekend, a week after a Chinese balloon was downed off the Carolina coast.

High anxiety over Ukraine war, WRAL News poll finds

Nearly three out of four people in North Carolina are concerned that the war in Ukraine could escalate into World War III, according to results from a WRAL News poll released Thursday. Nonetheless, a majority of respondents support sending U.S. troops to defend NATO countries from Russia.

WRAL News poll finds high anxiety over Ukraine conflict

WRAL's latest news poll finds three out of four North Carolina voters concerned that the war in Ukraine could escalate into World War III. Nonetheless, a majority supports sending U.S. troops to defend NATO countries from Russia.

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief

Biden and UK to help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines in new pushback on China

President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled a new effort to help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines, a major step toward countering China as he works to build international backing for his approach to Beijing.

By Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN

Secretary of state confirms: The U.S. does not want to buy Greenland

Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed Thursday that the United States was no longer interested in buying Greenland, scuttling for good a quixotic 2019 proposal by the Trump administration to annex the self-governing Danish territory.

Chris Cameron, New York Times