The United States and European Union broadened pressure on Nicaragua Monday with economic sanctions and travel bans as strongman Daniel Ortega began a fourth term as president following a widely-criticized election. Ortega’s daughter and a son — both working as presidential advisors — were among seven individuals on the EU’s list targeting those held responsible …
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Iran has begun paying compensation to families of those killed when it shot down a Ukrainian airliner two years ago, authorities said on Friday. “The transport ministry has made transfers to a certain number of (victims’) families,” the foreign ministry said in a statement marking the anniversary of the tragedy. Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 …
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Honduras braced for potential violence as polls opened on Sunday to elect a new president to replace Juan Orlando Hernandez, a controversial figure accused of drug trafficking in the United States. Voters queued up from dawn at some polling stations before they opened officially at 7:30 am (1330 GMT). “I call on everyone to proceed …
The Biden administration on Wednesday began to undo a Trump-era ban on clinics referring women for abortions. The proposed rule from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) follows through on President Joe Biden’s campaign promise to reverse his predecessor’s family planning policy. But the Biden administration stopped short of immediately suspending the Trump …
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In this image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson questioned Minneapolis Park Police Officer Peter Chang as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presided, Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of …
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FILE PHOTO: Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrives to meet with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at Downing Street in London, Britain December 10, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo April 6, 2021 DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates’ first nuclear power plant started commercial operations on Tuesday, the Gulf Arab …
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Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee President Seiko Hashimoto, wearing a face mask, applauds Azusa Iwashimizu, a member of Nadeshiko Japan, Japan’s women’s national soccer team, carrying the torch during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay Grand Start in Naraha, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan, Thursday, March 25, 2021. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool Photo via AP) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 6:50 AM …
People using kayaks and paddle boards navigate a residential neighbourhood inundated with floodwaters as severe flooding affects the suburb of McGraths Hill in Sydney, Australia, March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott March 24, 2021 By Renju Jose and Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY (Reuters) -The bodies of two men were found in Australia on Wednesday in cars trapped …
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FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission logo adorns an office door at the SEC headquarters in Washington, June 24, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst March 24, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday adopted measures that would kick foreign companies off American stock exchanges if they do not comply with U.S. …
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BEIJING, CHINA – MARCH 22: Canadian Embassy Charge d’Affaires Jim Nickel (L) and United States Embassy Acting Deputy Chief of Mission William Klein speak to the media after being denied entry to the trial for Canadian Michael Kovrig on March 22, 2021 at a court in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) OAN NewsroomUPDATED …
