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March 30, 2020 at 5:21 pm

US extends Iran nuclear cooperation sanctions waivers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday renewed several waivers on U.S. sanctions against Iran, allowing Russian, European and Chinese companies to continue to...

March 25, 2020 at 3:34 pm

G-7 foreign ministers spar over coronavirus amid pandemic

WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreign ministers from the Group of 7 leading industrialized democracies sparred Wednesday over whether to call out China as the source of...

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Travelers wait in line for a charter flight coordinated by the U.S. embassy at the La Aurora airport in Guatemala City, Monday, March 23, 2020. American citizens stranded abroad because of the coronavirus pandemic are seeking help in returning to the United States. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) XMC102 XMC102

March 24, 2020 at 9:49 pm

Out of medication, US woman finally boards flight from Peru VIEW

A 33-year-old American woman running out of her life-saving medication to treat her auto-immune disease finally boarded a flight home Wednesday after being stuck in...

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, stands with Abdullah Abdullah the main political rival of President Ashraf Ghani at the Sepidar Palace, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, March 23, 2020. Pompeo was in Kabul on an urgent visit Monday to try to move forward a U.S. peace deal signed last month with the Taliban, a trip that comes despite the coronavirus pandemic, at a time when world leaders and statesmen are curtailing official travel. (Sepidar palace via AP) XRG123 XRG123

March 22, 2020 at 11:56 pm

US slashes aid to Afghanistan after Pompeo visit to Kabul VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is slashing $1 billion in assistance to Afghanistan and threatening further reductions in all forms of cooperation after the...

March 22, 2020 at 5:50 am

US raps France for prisoner swap with Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Sunday harshly criticized France for releasing an Iranian man wanted for prosecution by the United States in an...

March 19, 2020 at 7:32 am

2 Americans imprisoned in Iran, Lebanon released VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Americans imprisoned in the Middle East were released Thursday, U.S. officials said, and one was a Navy veteran granted medical furlough...

March 18, 2020 at 12:22 pm

Coronavirus rocks already strained ties between US and China

WASHINGTON (AP) — Badly strained ties between the United States and China are deteriorating further with the two sides hurling harsh accusations and bitter name-calling...

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks on the release of the 2019 Human Rights Report at the Department of State in Washington, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) DCJL107 DCJL107

March 17, 2020 at 9:13 pm

Coronavirus rocks already strained ties between US and China

WASHINGTON (AP) — Badly strained ties between the United States and China are deteriorating further with the two sides hurling harsh accusations and bitter name-calling...

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March 16, 2020 at 5:15 pm

USAID head, rare Trump aide with bipartisan support, resigns

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development is stepping down after two-and-a-half years of running America’s main foreign humanitarian aid...

March 16, 2020 at 5:15 pm

USAID head, rare Trump aide with bipartisan support, resigns

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development is stepping down after two-and-a-half years of running America’s main foreign humanitarian aid...