Belarus frees 52 political prisoners as US lifts sanctions on its national air airline
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Belarus freed 52 political prisoners on Thursday, as the United States announced it was…
Leaders gathering in China may be simply looking out for their own interests
TOKYO (AP) — The leaders of China, North Korea and Russia stood shoulder to shoulder Wednesday as high-tech…
Putin calls Xi ‘dear friend’ at Russia-China summit in Beijing
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin as an “old friend” as the…
Israeli airstrikes hit Yemeni capital, Sanaa, Houthis say
CAIRO (AP) — Israeli airstrikes rocked the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Thursday, hitting the seat of the Iranian-backed…
Iran’s rial currency falls to near-record lows on Euro ‘snapback’ sanctions threat
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s rial currency fell to near-record lows Thursday as concerns grew in Tehran…
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi gets special police protection over threats
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog warned Wednesday that the agency is not yet…
European and Iranian diplomats fail to agree on how to avoid snapback of UN sanctions
VIENNA (AP) — Representatives of three European countries threatening to reimpose U.N. sanctions on Iran over its nuclear…
Iran faces ‘snapback’ of sanctions over nuclear program. Here’s what that means
VIENNA (AP) — France, Britain and Germany have threatened to trigger the “ snapback mechanism ” that automatically…
California, Washington, New Mexico may lose federal money over enforcing trucker English rules
California, Washington and New Mexico could lose millions of dollars of federal funding if they continue failing to…
Dutch foreign minister resigns over failed Israel sanctions
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp resigned Friday evening, after he failed to secure new sanctions…
Iran talks with France, Germany and Britain over UN sanctions threat
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran said Friday its foreign minister spoke by phone with his French,…
Trump Putin Steve Witkoff Ukraine security guarantees
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. Attorney for…