WASHINGTON - A senior US official has said that the US sanctions on Iran will snap back, and Washington aims to cut the export of Iran's crude oil down to zero "as soon as possible".
UNITED NATIONS - An estimated 270,000 people have been displaced as a result of military operations in Daraa province in southwestern Syria, the largest displacement in the area since 2011 when the conflict began, the UN said on Monday.
The vast majority of Europe's rivers, lakes and estuaries have failed to meet the European Union's minimum target for "good status", according to a new European Environment Agency "state of water" report.
TOKYO - Japan on Tuesday pledged to modestly boost the amount of energy coming from renewable sources to around a quarter in a new plan that also keeps nuclear power central to the country's policy.
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will head for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Thursday to continue the ongoing work of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula, the White House said on Monday.
SEOUL - A high-level delegation from the Republic of Korea arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday with dozens of basketball players as the DPRK's top leader Kim Jong-un's favorite sport becomes the latest effort at athletic diplomacy between the neighbors.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has resolved a dispute that threatened her coalition government.
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK - US President Donald Trump said he met with four potential Supreme Court justices on Monday, while a person familiar with the selection process said Trump was focused keenly on two people, although others were still in contention.
Left-wing candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador claimed victory in Mexico's presidential election on Sunday, reflecting desire for change and reform.
OTTAWA, Ontario - Canada has begun imposing tariffs on $12.6 billion in US goods as retaliation for the US President Donald Trump administration's new taxes on steel and aluminum imported to the northern neighbor.
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