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Britain, NATO must avoid sending troops to Ukraine: UK minister
Feb 25, 2022 11:08The British armed forces minister has warned against sending NATO and UK troops to Ukraine, amid an ongoing conflict between Russia and Kiev, saying any deployment would cause an "existential" threat.
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Proven US non-compliance most important threat to any agreement in Vienna: Shamkhani
Feb 15, 2022 11:11As negotiations continue in Vienna to revive the US-ditched Iran deal and lift sanctions, Tehran says Washington’s proven disloyalty to its own signature is the most significant threat to any agreement.
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America faces greater division as parties draw safe seats for congressional districts
Feb 13, 2022 07:56The US is poised to have a staggeringly low number of competitive House seats, an alarming trend that makes it harder to govern and exacerbates political polarization.
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Texas rejects hundreds of mail ballot applications under new voting limits
Jan 19, 2022 10:15Texas election officials have rejected hundreds of mail-in ballot applications, abiding by a new Republican-backed law just weeks before a March 1 primary kicks off this year's US election cycle.
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Biden calls for changing Senate rules to allow voting bills to pass
Jan 12, 2022 04:02President Joe Biden has called for a historic change to Senate rules as he seeks to pass an overhaul of the US' election laws.
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Iran’s top negotiator: Ball in US court, Americans must remove sanctions
Dec 02, 2021 13:47Iran’s top negotiator to the Vienna talks on the removal of sanctions imposed on Tehran says the ball is now in US court to remove the bans because Washington has violated not only the nuclear deal with Iran, but also the United Nations Security Council resolution that upheld it and other international laws.
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EU envoy in Tehran to discuss removal of illegal sanctions
Oct 14, 2021 10:57Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Baqeri-Kani has met with EU deputy foreign policy chief Enrique Mora, who is on a visit to Tehran to discuss, among other things, the future of Vienna talks to remove Washington’s anti-Iran sanctions.
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Taliban takes control over Kabul airport as US completes Afghanistan's withdrawal
Sep 01, 2021 02:45The US invasion of Afghanistan comes to an end following the departure of the last plane carrying American troops. The Kabul international airport is now under the control of the Taliban.
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UN report calls for reparations for victims of systemic racist police violence in US
Jul 06, 2021 15:25After the killing of George Floyd and subsequent mass protests, the USHRN and the ACLU organized an international coalition that urged the HRC to establish a commission of inquiry to investigate systemic racism and police violence against people of African descent in the United States of America.
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Landmark voting rights bill defeated in US Senate despite Democratic unity
Jun 24, 2021 14:07US Democrats accuse Republicans of seeking to reduce polling hours and locations and drop boxes, and tightening voter ID laws, as a direct response to former President Donald Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen by voter fraud.