Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations tells USA TODAY the “window is closing” for Washington to lift economic sanctions before Tehran’s deadline.
Author: Deirdre Shesgreen and Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY
Pompeo confirms No. 2 al-Qaeda leader killed in Iran, asserts Tehran giving ‘home base’ to terror group
Pompeo confirmed al-Masri’s death in a broader speech aimed at casting Iran as the new home base for al-Qaeda. His provocative remarks, which were light on specifics, come just days before President-elect Joe Biden takes office with promises to revive …
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The president-elect already knows many of the players on the world stage – from Vladimir Putin to Angela Merkel to Benjamin Netanyahu.
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As some countries cheer a drop in coronavirus deaths, a UN official warns of a looming crisis in poor nations that could ‘boomerang’ back to the rich.
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Near-daily blame-trading between the U.S. and China over the covonavirus has led to warnings of a new “Cold War” brewing between the two superpowers.
Facing a crisis that rivals Pearl Harbor, world’s superpower pleads for coronavirus aid
The world’s richest and most powerful country is getting used to something new: asking allies for life-saving, coronavirus-related medical equipment.
‘We’re not being quarantined. We’re being detained.’ Americans stuck in Cambodia amid pandemic
When Ryan Knapp and his wife booked a cruise along the Mekong Delta, they thought it would be a dream trip. But it has turned into a nightmare.