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The importance of the U.N. Black Sea Grain Initiative

Learn about an initiative brokered by Türkiye and the United Nations last July between Ukraine and Russia and why it should continue.
Children holding U.S. and South Korean flags (© Andrew Harnik/AP)

Timeline of U.S.-Republic of Korea relations

The U.S. led the U.N. coalition that stopped the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's invasion of the Republic of Korea in 1950 and helps defend it today.
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Here’s the real value in intellectual property rights

What is intellectual property law and how does the United States work to uphold it in its courts? Learn more about its importance here.
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U.S. funds will boost global semiconductor supplies, secure info tech

Learn how money from the CHIPS Act will help the State Department improve global supply chains and secure the global Internet.
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30 years of continued U.S. assistance under the FREEDOM Support Act

Learn about the lasting impact of a 1992 law called the Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Act.
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A program for the world’s hungry

David Beasley, who leads the largest humanitarian organization on the planet, explains why feeding vulnerable people fights more than hunger.
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Putin’s war sabotages Russia’s energy future

Learn how the Kremlin's war against Ukraine is driving global economic changes that are harming Russia's energy outlook.
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New chocolate factory signals deepening U.S. ties with Ghana

Ghanian chocolate producer Niche Cocoa plans to open a new factory in Wisconsin, part of a growing U.S. economic partnership with Ghana.
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U.N. deal to transport Ukrainian grain helps the hungry

An initiative that has helped deliver Ukrainian grain to the world and lower food prices is working and should continue, the U.S. said.