U.S. expels 15 Cuban diplomats over mysterious health ‘attacks’ on Americans in Havana

The State Department ordered 15 Cuban diplomats Tuesday to leave the United States from its Washington embassy, a move prompted by the mysterious illness affecting U.S. diplomatic personnel and family members in Havana. The U.S. last week decided to cut … Read More

If the U.S. Reimposes Sanctions on Iran, Allies Will Follow

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“We will not be able to coerce Europe, Russia, and China into shunning Iran’s economy over policy interests that they do not share.” — Adam Szubin, former director of the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control “The United States would have … Read More

Las Vegas shooting: At least 58 dead, 515 hurt in Mandalay Bay shooting

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LAS VEGAS — A gunman perched high on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas Strip casino unleashed a shower of bullets down on an outdoor country music festival below, killing at least 58 people and wounding more than 515 as … Read More

Last Vegas strip shooting: More than 20 dead, 100 injured after gunman opens fire near Mandalay Bay casino

More than 20 people were killed and 100 injured in a horrific shooting near the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas Sunday night, police said. The “nonstop gunfire,” according to one witness, sent bystanders outside the resort on … Read More

Trump foreign policy pronouncements split the Republican Party

President Donald Trump stops to talk with reporters and members of the media as he walks from the Oval Office across the South lawn to board Marine One at the White House in Washington, DC on Friday, Sept 29, 2017. … Read More

Russia giving cover to Iran could doom nuclear deal as Trump considers whether to certify

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Some European leaders vow to stand by Iran nuclear deal President Trump slams the agreement at the United Nations, calls it ‘the worst’ As President Donald Trump considers whether to certify to Congress the controversial 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, … Read More

Tropical forests now release more carbon than trucks and cars in the US, study finds

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The Amazon Forest contributes to global carbon emissions. Caesar Oleksy Not only do tropical forests now emit double the amount of carbon they consume — they also release more of it than all vehicles in the United States, according to a … Read More

U.S. in Direct Communication With North Korea, Says Tillerson

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Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson arrived for a meeting with the Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi, in Beijing on Saturday. CreditPool photo by Andy Wong BEIJING — The Trump administration acknowledged on Saturday for the first time that it was … Read More

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