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Iran says despite US sanctions, it has found new ‘potential’ oil buyers
Middle East
January 5, 2019
Iran says despite US sanctions, it has found new ‘potential’ oil buyers
LONDON (Reuters) – All countries that were granted waivers from the United States to continue buying a certain amount…
Congress to reconvene with no end in sight for federal shutdown
World
January 2, 2019
Congress to reconvene with no end in sight for federal shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congress was set to reconvene on Wednesday with no signs of a workable plan to end…
Trump appears to slow Syria troop pullout plan
Middle East
January 1, 2019
Trump appears to slow Syria troop pullout plan
President Donald Trump appeared to backtrack Monday on shock plans for an immediate pullout of US troops from Syria,…
N. Korea’s Kim vows more summits with South next year: Seoul
World
December 30, 2018
N. Korea’s Kim vows more summits with South next year: Seoul
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to meet the South’s President Moon Jae-in “frequently” next year to discuss…
Canada, US call for ‘immediate release’ of two Canadians held by China
World
December 22, 2018
Canada, US call for ‘immediate release’ of two Canadians held by China
Ottawa and Washington on Friday stepped up pressure on Beijing, calling for the immediate release of two Canadians detained…
US govt partially shuts as Congress, Trump fail to reach deal
World
December 22, 2018
US govt partially shuts as Congress, Trump fail to reach deal
The US government began a Christmas shutdown early Saturday, after Congress adjourned without passing a federal spending bill or…
Russia’s Putin: nothing to stop us adding other states to nuclear pact
World
December 18, 2018
Russia’s Putin: nothing to stop us adding other states to nuclear pact
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that there was nothing to stop Russia and the United…
Trump pays respects as president Bush lies in state in US Capitol
World
December 4, 2018
Trump pays respects as president Bush lies in state in US Capitol
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania paid their respects Monday to late president George H.W. Bush, whose remains…
Air Force One collects Bush casket at start of days-long farewell
World
December 3, 2018
Air Force One collects Bush casket at start of days-long farewell
America’s national farewell to George H.W. Bush begins Monday with the transfer of his casket aboard the presidential plane…
America mourns former president George H.W. Bush
World
December 2, 2018
America mourns former president George H.W. Bush
Flags flew at half-staff across the United States on Saturday as Americans prepared for a week of solemn tributes…