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New U.S. secretary of state stands by demand Iran return to nuclear deal before U.S. does
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday stuck to his stance that Tehran must resume complying with the Iran nuclear deal before Washington, which abandoned the pact ...
Jan 27, 2021
Security forces clash with protesters in locked-down Lebanon
BEIRUT/TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Lebanese security forces clashed for the third night with protesters in Tripoli angry about a coronavirus lockdown, with witnesses and local media reporting that riot police...
Jan 27, 2021
New Pentagon chief praises Germany for hosting U.S. troops, reversing Trump’s tack
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin praised Germany for hosting U.S. troops in a call with his German counterpart on Wednesday, fueling specul...
Jan 27, 2021
Blinken says he has asked U.S. envoy to Afghanistan peace process to stay on
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said he has asked Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad to stay on as the U.S. special representative to the Afghanistan peace process....
Jan 27, 2021
Germany sends medical experts to Portugal as hospitals face COVID-19 crisis
By Victoria Waldersee and Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Hospitals in Lisbon flooded with COVID-19 patients are at risk of failing to meet soaring demand for oxygen, the head of Portugal's doctors...
Jan 27, 2021
Blinken says in U.S. interest to cooperate with China on issues like climate change
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday it is in the interest of the United States to cooperate with China on issues such as climate change, though that fit wit...
Jan 27, 2021
Blinken says taking close look at designation of Yemen’s Houthi movement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said the State Department was taking a "very urgent and very close look" at the Trump administration designation of Yemen's H...
Jan 27, 2021
UAE anticipated review of policies by Biden administration: ambassador statement
CAIRO - (Reuters) - The UAE ambassador to the United States, Yousef Al Otaiba, said on Wednesday that the United Arab Emirates anticipated a review of current policies by the new U.S. administration, ...
Jan 27, 2021
Exclusive: Do we need to sanction each other? German minister asks after Blinken call
By Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's foreign minister questioned whether transatlantic sanctions are appropriate even if Washington and Berlin have policy differences following a constructive...
Jan 27, 2021
Mexico’s richest man Carlos Slim hospitalized with COVID-19
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican businessman Carlos Slim, one of the world's richest men, remains hospitalized with COVID-19, spokesman Arturo Elias said on Wednesday. The 80-year-old telecoms magnate ...
Jan 27, 2021
