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US ships, drones positioned to assist Americans fleeing Sudan
The Defense Department is on call to help with the evacuation of Americans as fighting in Sudan continues.
Doctors identify brain abnormalities in Cuba health attack patients
Doctors treating the U.S. Embassy victims of mysterious, invisible attacks in Cuba have discovered brain abnormalities as they search for clues to explain the hearing, vision, balance and memory damage.
By Josh Lederman
Tillerson says diplomatic people were 'targeted' in Cuba health attacks
Tillerson is pushing back on Cuba’s complaints that the U.S. hasn’t shared enough information to let Cuban authorities investigate. He says the U.S. has shared some information but that he’s put two restrictions in place.
Analysis: If attacks aim to divide US-Cuba, they're working
When Americans started falling ill last year in Havana, the victims of eerie, invisible attacks, investigators seized on a key question: Who had the motive to drive the United States and Cuba apart?
US urges no travel to Cuba, cuts embassy staff due to 'health attacks'
Senior U.S. officials say the United States is pulling roughly 60 percent of its staff out of Cuba and warning American travelers not to visit due to “specific attacks” that have harmed U.S. diplomats.
Cuba diplomat mystery: What theories US investigators are pursuing
Each explanation seems to fit parts of what’s happened, conflicting with others.
How Castro responded when US diplomats suddenly got sick
The way Castro responded surprised Washington, several U.S. officials familiar with the exchange told The Associated Press.
By Michael Weissenstein
New details deepen mystery of US diplomats' illness in Cuba
The blaring, grinding noise jolted the American diplomat from his bed in a Havana hotel. He moved just a few feet, and there was silence. He climbed back into bed. Inexplicably, the agonizing sound hit him again.
By Michael Weissenstein
US: Another health attack on diplomats in Cuba last month
Mysterious incidents affecting the health of American diplomats in Cuba continued as recently as August, the United States said Friday, despite earlier U.S. assessments that the attacks had long stopped.
Putin says US will have to shed 755 from diplomatic staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday the United States would have to cut its embassy and consulate staff in Russia by 755, heightening tensions between Washington and Moscow three days after the U.S. Congress approved sanctions against Russia.
By Nataliya Vasilyeva