Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations tells USA TODAY the “window is closing” for Washington to lift economic sanctions before Tehran’s deadline.
Author: Deirdre Shesgreen and Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY
Pompeo confirms No. 2 al-Qaeda leader killed in Iran, asserts Tehran giving ‘home base’ to terror group
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The president-elect already knows many of the players on the world stage – from Vladimir Putin to Angela Merkel to Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Facing a crisis that rivals Pearl Harbor, world’s superpower pleads for coronavirus aid
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Americans stuck in Cambodia amid pandemic say they are ‘being detained,’ not quarantined
When Ryan Knapp and his wife booked a cruise along the Mekong Delta, they thought it would be a dream trip. But it has turned into a nightmare.
Trump joins small group of world leaders who have tested positive for COVID-19
Here’s our watch list of presidents, prime ministers and supreme leaders who have tested positive for coronavirus.