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US sanctions 2 senior members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah
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US sanctions 2 senior members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah

BEIRUT (AP) — The US Treasury has sanctioned two high-ranking Hezbollah officials, including a former military commander in the country’s…
China threatens retaliation over new US arms sales to Taiwan
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China threatens retaliation over new US arms sales to Taiwan

BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) – China threatened on Thursday to retaliate against the latest US arms sale to Chinese-claimed Taiwan, as the…
Greece, Cyprus seek more EU pressure to stop ‘provocative’ Turkey
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Greece, Cyprus seek more EU pressure to stop ‘provocative’ Turkey

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Greece and Cyprus pushed for a tougher European Union response to Turkey’s natural gas exploration in contested…
Greece condemns ‘major escalation’ as Turkish survey ship sets sail
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Greece condemns ‘major escalation’ as Turkish survey ship sets sail

ISTANBUL/ATHENS (Reuters) – The Turkish ship at the centre of a row with the European Union over offshore exploration rights…
Iran has highest day death toll from virus, currency plunges
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Iran has highest day death toll from virus, currency plunges

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran announced on Sunday its highest single-day death toll from the coronavirus with 251 confirmed dead,…
US imposes new Iran sanctions that may spook European banks
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US imposes new Iran sanctions that may spook European banks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday slapped fresh sanctions on Iran’s financial sector, targeting 18 banks in an…
Third Iranian tanker docks at Venezuelan port; Maduro promises fuel supply
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Third Iranian tanker docks at Venezuelan port; Maduro promises fuel supply

CARACAS (Reuters) – The final tanker in a flotilla of three Iranian fuel tankers docked at eastern Venezuela’s Guaraguao port…
Iran’s new coronavirus cases exceed 450,000: Health Ministry
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Iran’s new coronavirus cases exceed 450,000: Health Ministry

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s confirmed COVID-19 cases crossed the 450,000 threshold on Tuesday with 3,677 infections identified in the last…
Iranian president accuses US of savagery after new sanctions
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Iranian president accuses US of savagery after new sanctions

(Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused the United States on Saturday of “savagery” for inflicting $150 billion of damage…
In sign of frustration, US shortens sanctions waiver to Iraq
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In sign of frustration, US shortens sanctions waiver to Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) — The United States has extended a sanctions waiver that enables Iraq to continue importing gas from Iran…
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