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NATO countries want to keep forces in Afghanistan but need US support: Afghan president
Egypt
January 30, 2021
NATO countries want to keep forces in Afghanistan but need US support: Afghan president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NATO alliance members are “very much interested” in keeping troops in Afghanistan but they cannot remain without…
Ethiopia says Tigray back to ‘normalcy;’ witnesses disagree.
World
January 30, 2021
Ethiopia says Tigray back to ‘normalcy;’ witnesses disagree.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s government has privately told Biden administration staffers its embattled Tigray region has “returned to normalcy,”…
Biden warns of growing cost of delay on economic aid plan
World
January 30, 2021
Biden warns of growing cost of delay on economic aid plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is warning of a steep and growing “cost of inaction” on his $1.9 trillion…
Biden, Democrats hit gas on push for $15 minimum wage
World
January 30, 2021
Biden, Democrats hit gas on push for $15 minimum wage
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic push to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour has emerged as an…
UN Syria envoy says constitutional talks in peril
Middle East
January 30, 2021
UN Syria envoy says constitutional talks in peril
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria voiced deep frustration on Friday that the Syrian Constitutional Committee…
Iran says production of enriched uranium exceeds goals
World
January 28, 2021
Iran says production of enriched uranium exceeds goals
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has exceeded 17 kilograms of 20 percent enriched uranium within a month’s time, state TV…
Photos: Egypt repatriates over 5,000 artifacts from US museum
Archaeology
January 28, 2021
Photos: Egypt repatriates over 5,000 artifacts from US museum
Over 5,000 Egyptian artifacts that were in the possession of the Holy Bible Museum in Washington have recently arrived at…
Blinken says taking close look at designation of Yemen’s Huthi movement
Middle East
January 28, 2021
Blinken says taking close look at designation of Yemen’s Huthi movement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said the State Department was taking a “very urgent…
Virus aid package tests whether Biden, Congress can deliver
World
January 28, 2021
Virus aid package tests whether Biden, Congress can deliver
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a sweeping national rescue plan, President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package presents a…
Biden’s immigration changes too late for grandfather deported on Inauguration Day
World
January 27, 2021
Biden’s immigration changes too late for grandfather deported on Inauguration Day
CIUDAD JUAREZ (Reuters) – As US President Joe Biden took the oath of office last Wednesday, Felipe Ortega sat in…