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U.S. reimposes Iran sanctions in ‘maximum pressure’ campaign
The Trump administration on Monday reimposed sweeping sanctions on Iran, targeting its financial sector and oil industry to pressure…
ISIS insurgency, sleeper cells to take years to defeat
Fully defeating the Islamic State and rooting out sleeper cells that have spread across the Middle East and Africa could…
Iran revives black-market oil exports after US sanctions renewed
With President Trump finally pulling the trigger on tough economic and financial sanctions, Iran is gearing up to revive…
Saudis press Yemen campaign despite U.S. warnings
The Saudi-led Arab coalition in Yemen is showing no sign of scaling back its brutal campaign to defeat Iranian-backed Houthi…
Russian lawmakers included in international delegation to monitor U.S. midterm elections
A leading international delegation now in the U.S. to monitor the midterm elections includes two Russian members of parliament, according…
Justin Trudeau: Canada won’t threaten NAFTA 2.0 to end tariffs
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his country won’t use the new NAFTA as leverage to break President Trump’s tariffs.…
6 detained in suspected plot to attack French president
A French judicial official says six people have been arrested on preliminary terrorism charges, suspected of plotting to attack French…
Angela Merkel: Arms sales to Saudis are on hold
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday her country is not ready to export arms to Saudi Arabia until the killing…
U.K. opens all military jobs, including elite SAS, to women
U.K. officials cheered a military milestone this week: all armed forces roles are open to women. U.K. officials cheered a…