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January 20, 2020

EU to revamp anti-smuggler mission for UN Libya arms embargo

European Union countries have agreed to “refocus” the mission of the bloc’s anti-migrant smuggler naval operation in the ...

January 19, 2020

Libya players agree to respect arms embargo, push cease-fire

World powers and other countries with interests in Libya's long-running civil war agreed Sunday to respect a much-violated ...

January 18, 2020

Iran's top leader strikes defiant tone amid month of turmoil

Iran's supreme leader lashed out at Western countries as he led Friday prayers in Tehran for the first time in eight years, ...

January 17, 2020

'Days of God': A look at Iran's mounting crises

Iran's supreme leader says his nation is living through “days of God.” The Islamic Republic has been reeling from one crisis ...

January 17, 2020

Chinese president heads to Myanmar for crucial state visit

China's President Xi Jinping was given a lavish welcome to Myanmar as he arrived Friday for a state visit meant to deepen ...

January 15, 2020

Trade deal: US eases sanctions, China to buy more US exports

The United States and China signed an initial trade pact Wednesday, easing tensions between the world's two largest economies

January 14, 2020

Pompeo sees Japan, SKorea FMs as new sanctions hit NKorea

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Tuesday with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts to discuss stalled nuclear talks ...

January 14, 2020

Key moments in the unraveling of Iran's nuclear deal

The decision by European nations to trigger a dispute resolution mechanism in the Iran nuclear deal marks the latest step in ...

January 14, 2020

SKorea's Moon could seek exemption of UN sanctions on NKorea

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday that he could seek exemptions of U.N. sanctions placed on North Korea to ...

January 11, 2020

N Korea: Trump's birthday greet not enough to resume talks

A North Korean official on Saturday said that the U.S. and South Korea are dreaming if they think that President Donald ...

January 11, 2020

Trump ups Iran accusations, says 4 US embassies targeted

Confronted by persistent questions about his military action in the Middle East, President Donald Trump and his top officials ...

January 11, 2020

Biden slams Trump on Iran policy, says he hurt US interests

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday blamed President Donald Trump's withdrawal from a nuclear agreement with Iran for ...

January 10, 2020

Trump administration imposes new sanctions on Iran

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the new sanctions against Iran will target eight ...

January 10, 2020

US announces new sanctions on Iran after missile strikes

The Trump administration on Friday announced a new wave of sanctions on Iran following this week's missile strikes by the ...

January 10, 2020

S Korea conveys Trump's birthday message to Kim Jong Un

South Korea said Friday it conveyed a message by President Donald Trump to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wishing him a ...

January 10, 2020

Flaring tensions could kill Iran nuclear deal; to what end?

The landmark 2015 deal between Tehran and world powers aimed at preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons has been ...

January 09, 2020

Pence says Trump to ask European allies to scrap Iran deal

Following the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general, President Donald Trump will ask allies to scrap the Iran ...

January 08, 2020

The Latest: Iran says it doesn't want war, but will respond

The latest on U.S.-Iran tensions after the U.S. airstrike that killed Iran's top general (all times local): 2:10 a.m.

January 08, 2020

AP FACT CHECK: Trump minimizes IS risk, distorts Iran payout

President Donald Trump wrongly dismissed the continuing threat of the Islamic State group and spread a false tale of the U.S.

January 08, 2020

Trump vows new sanctions on already heavily sanctioned Iran

President Donald Trump said Wednesday his administration will immediately impose new economic sanctions on Iran in response ...