Officials say the confirmed number of storm-related deaths rose to 44 in Florida, but additional fatalities were still emerging county by county - pointing to a far higher final toll.
Venezuela releases seven imprisoned Americans in exchange for the US reportedly releasing two nephews of President Nicolas Maduro's wife.
"You can count on the United States partnering with you," top US diplomat Blinken tells 12 leaders and representatives of two other nations, in a first-of-a-kind summit in Washington, despite friction with Solomon Islands.
The largest number of slots — 40,000 — is set aside for refugees from Africa, followed by 35,000 from South Asia and 15,000 each from East Asia, Europe and Latin America.
Both countries must eliminate problems experienced in bilateral ties and also increase cooperation, says top Turkish diplomat FM Mevlut Cavusoglu.
Leaders of AUKUS bloc – seen as a campaign by Western allies to rival China's growing power – report "significant progress" toward Canberra getting the much-touted nuclear sub.
US government’s preconditions are, at best, attempts by the President to delay returning the money the Taliban government desperately needs to rebuild Afghanistan after years of death and destruction.
Addressing world leaders at the UN General Assembly, US President Joe Biden also criticises Russia for scheduling "sham referenda" this week in territory it has forcibly seized in Ukraine.
Once traditional allies of the US in the Middle East are now turning their backs on Washington and cozying up to Moscow and Beijing in a significant shift of loyalties.
"Don't. Don't. Don't. It would change the face of war unlike anything since World War 2," US President Biden tells CBS News, urging Russia's Putin not to use nuclear or chemical weapons in Ukraine.
US President Joe Biden calls agreement "a big win for America" and says "dignity" of railroad workers has been honoured.
Taliban slams upcoming Geneva-based Afghan Fund as "illegal venture", saying external trust set up by Washington to manage $3.5 billion of its seized reserves amounts to usurpation.
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