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July 18, 2019 at 12:52 pm

Iran FM not giving up hope tensions with US can be resolved

NEW YORK (AP) — Iran and the United States were only "a few minutes away from a war" after Iran shot down an American spy...

February 14, 2019 at 9:01 pm

AP Interview: Maduro reveals secret meetings with US envoy VIEW

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A month into Venezuela's high-stakes political crisis, President Nicolas Maduro revealed in an Associated Press interview that his government has held...

February 14, 2019 at 4:12 pm

AP Interview: Maduro reveals secret meetings with US envoy VIEW

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolas Maduro said in an AP interview Thursday that his foreign minister recently held secret talks in New York with...

June 28, 2018 at 10:32 pm

AP Interview: Malaysia to sell bling seized in ex-PM’s probe

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's government will sell much of the huge stash of jewelry and luxury goods, including diamond necklaces, tiaras and designer handbags...

Business

May 25, 2018 at 6:33 am

Putin: We’re held hostage to political strife around Trump VIEW

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday bemoaned troubled relations with the United States, saying Russia wants to improve them but...

Business

June 2, 2017 at 7:32 am

Putin: Syria chemical attack was provocation against Assad

Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted Friday that the Syrian leader didn't use chemical weapons against his people, saying the recent attack that killed scores of...

Nation & World

June 2, 2017 at 4:59 am

Putin ridicules claims of meddling in US vote VIEW

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin ridiculed the allegations of Russian meddling in U.S. elections, accusing the Democrats of trying to shift blame...

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June 1, 2017 at 3:05 am

Putin: Russia doesn’t hack but ‘patriotic’ individuals might VIEW

Vladimir Putin acknowledged the possibility that some individual "patriotic" hackers could have mounted attacks amid the current cold spell in Russia's relations with the West,...

Nation & World

April 6, 2017 at 8:51 am

AP Interview: Kremlin support for Assad not unconditional VIEW

President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said that Russia demands a full investigation of the suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held province in Syria before the United...

Nation & World

November 28, 2016 at 9:06 pm

AP Interview: Iraqi leader predicts IS collapse in Mosul VIEW

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says Islamic State group fighters lack the courage to put up long-term resistance in Mosul, despite unleashing...

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