Venezuela has released seven imprisoned Americans, including five oil executives, in exchange for two Venezuelan citizens who had been jailed in the U.S.
The United States plans to spend nearly $1.5 billion to fund access to medications for opioid overdoses, sanctions against traffickers, and increased funding for law enforcement.
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi are set to meet on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
China says it has lodged "stern representations" with the United States after U.S. President Joe Biden said U.S. forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion.
United States President Joe Biden has said U.S forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion.
Biden, who made the statement in a television interview, said the US military would defend the self-governed island if there …