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U.S. vice president calls for Colombia’s Uribe to be released from house arrest
BOGOTA (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday called for former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe, who is under investigation for alleged witness tampering, to be released from house arre...
Aug 14, 2020
What is the U.S. threat to trigger ‘snapback’ of U.N. sanctions on Iran?
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States on Friday failed in its attempt to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran, and Washington could now act on a threat to trigger a return of all U....
Aug 14, 2020
U.S. fails in bid to extend U.N. arms embargo on Iran
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States failed on Friday in its bid to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran after the move was opposed by Russia and China, while France, Britain, Germany and eight other ...
Aug 14, 2020
Trump, France’s Macron voice concern about Greece-Turkey tensions: White House
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron "expressed concern over increased tension between NATO Allies Greece and Turkey" during a call on Friday, a White House spo...
Aug 14, 2020
U.N. Security Council rejects U.S. bid to extend Iran arms embargo: Pompeo
(Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on Friday rejected a U.S. bid to extend an arms embargo on Iran, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement. The Security Council "rejected...
Aug 14, 2020
‘Canary in the coal mine’: Greenland ice has shrunk beyond return, study finds
By Cassandra Garrison (Reuters) - Greenland's ice sheet may have shrunk past the point of return, with the ice likely to melt away no matter how quickly the world reduces climate-warming emissions, ne...
Aug 14, 2020
Four hurt in blast, fire in publishers’ area of Iran capital: state media
DUBAI (Reuters) - An explosion and ensuing fire injured at least four people in a district with many publishers and bookshops in Iran's capital Tehran, state media reported on Saturday, the latest in ...
Aug 14, 2020
Israel-UAE deal could open up U.S. weapons sales to Gulf kingdom, experts say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Normalized diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates could pave the way for more U.S. weapons sales to the Gulf Arab country, according to experts. Israel...
Aug 14, 2020
Wearing masks, French pilgrims send a message of hope ahead of religious feast
PARIS (Reuters) - French Catholics defied coronavirus woes and marched in a procession on Friday towards the Notre-Dame Cathedral as part of a weeks-long pilgrimage even as the government declared Par...
Aug 14, 2020
Chile’s Pinera touts support for middle class during coronavirus
By Fabian Cambero and Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said on Friday that more than one million people had received the government's $626 spot payment aimed at st...
Aug 14, 2020
