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China and Russia Defend North Korea Vetoes in First at U.N.
China and Russia defended their vetoes of a strongly backed U.S. resolution that would have imposed tough new…
June 9, 2022
Russia Cracks Down on Critics of Military Actions in Ukraine
Russian authorities kept up their crackdown against citizens who speak out about the fighting in Ukraine, extending a…
June 9, 2022
Iran Says 2 U.N. Watchdog Devices at Nuclear Site Turned Off
Iran turned off two surveillance cameras of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog that monitored one of its atomic sites, state television reported.
June 9, 2022
U.S. Woman Pleads Guilty to Leading Islamic State Battalion
Court records show that Allison Fluke-Ekren is set to plead guilty to leading an all-female battalion of Islamic State militants in Syria.
June 8, 2022
U.S. Media Face Russian Visa Denial Due to U.S. Restrictions
Russia’s foreign ministry called U.S. news media to a meeting on Monday to warn that their accreditations and…
June 7, 2022
U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Urges Iran to Comply With Monitoring
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog urged Iran on Monday to cooperate with his inspectors amid…
June 7, 2022
U.N.: Taliban Faces Threat From Islamic State, New Resistance
A new report says decisions by Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden to pull all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan were the key factors in the collapse of that nation's military, leading to the Taliban takeover last year.
June 6, 2022
U.S. and Germany Agree to Supply Advanced Weapons to Ukraine
The U.S. and Germany pledged Wednesday to equip Ukraine with some of the advanced weapons it has long…
June 2, 2022
Experts: Iran Disrupts Internet; Tower Collapse Deaths at 36
Rescue teams at the site of the tower pulled five more bodies from the rubble on Friday, bringing the death toll in the disaster to 24.
June 1, 2022