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US weighs letting diplomats leave China over tough COVID rules
World
January 26, 2022
US weighs letting diplomats leave China over tough COVID rules
WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) – The US State Department is considering whether to authorize departures for American diplomats and their…
Indigenous town in Mexico survives on remittances from US
World
January 26, 2022
Indigenous town in Mexico survives on remittances from US
COMACHUEN, Mexico (AP) — In Comachuen, a Purepecha Indigenous community of about 10,000 inhabitants nestled high in the pine-clad mountains…
Ukraine’s front line: Where lives turn on distant decisions
World
January 26, 2022
Ukraine’s front line: Where lives turn on distant decisions
The trenches are dusted with snow and tinged with soot and dirt. Dull colors will cling to them for weeks…
Ukraine urges calm, saying Russian invasion not imminent
World
January 25, 2022
Ukraine urges calm, saying Russian invasion not imminent
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s leaders sought to reassure the nation that a feared invasion from neighboring Russia was not…
Kremlin says watching US actions over Ukraine with great concern
World
January 25, 2022
Kremlin says watching US actions over Ukraine with great concern
MOSCOW, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Russia said on Tuesday it was watching with great concern after the United States put…
EXPLAINER: What are US options for sanctions against Putin?
World
January 25, 2022
EXPLAINER: What are US options for sanctions against Putin?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The financial options being considered to punish President Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine range from the…
Trial to begin for cops accused of violating Floyd’s rights
World
January 24, 2022
Trial to begin for cops accused of violating Floyd’s rights
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The federal trial for three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil…
Syria Kurdish forces close in on IS-controlled prison wing
Middle East
January 24, 2022
Syria Kurdish forces close in on IS-controlled prison wing
BEIRUT (AP) — U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters began closing in Monday on the last wing of a prison in northeastern…
Analysis: Crisis in Ukraine a showdown of two world views
World
January 24, 2022
Analysis: Crisis in Ukraine a showdown of two world views
NEW YORK (AP) — The crisis in Ukraine is hardly going away — a showdown of two world views that…
Talks with Taliban begin in Norway
Middle East
January 23, 2022
Talks with Taliban begin in Norway
OSLO, Norway (AP) — A Taliban delegation led by acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday started three days…