A team of FBI investigators will arrive in Lebanon this weekend to take part in the investigation into the Beirut explosion, a senior U.S. official said after visiting the location of the blast. David Hale, the U.S. Secretary of State for Political Affairs, called on Saturday for an in-depth and …
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The United States has suffered a humiliating defeat among the United Nations because its proposal to extend an arms embargo on Iran received support from only the Dominican Republic in the Security Council vote. The US resolution was never likely passed in the face of Russian and Chinese opposition. It …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed an online summit with the United States, Britain, France, China, Germany and Iran in a bid to prevent “confrontation and escalation” at the United Nations, where Washington is trying to extend an arms embargo on Tehran . “The issue is urgent,” Putin said in …
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PHOTO PHOTO: Members of the United Nations Security Council attend a meeting on the Middle East at UN headquarters in New York, US, December 18, 2018. REUTERS / Shannon Stapleton NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Thursday began voting on a US bid to extend an …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Thursday it saw no evidence that coronavirus was spread through food or packaging and urged people not to be afraid of the virus entering the food chain. PHOTO PHOTO: Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks …
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