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    August 7, 2017
    Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo looks on during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 12, 2017. (Olivier Douliery/ddp USA/Sipa USA/TNS)
    North Korea says US will 'pay dearly' for new UN sanctions
    SEOUL/BEDMINSTER, N.J. - North Korea said on Wednesday it is considering plans for a missile strike on the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, just...
    newsAugust 7, 2017 - 4:15pm
    August 5, 2017
    UN Security Council imposes new North Korea sanctions over missile tests
    UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Security Council imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Saturday, Aug. 5, that could slash by a third the Asian state's $3 billion annual export revenue over Pyongyang's two intercontinental ballistic missile tests in July. The U.S.-drafted...
    newsAugust 5, 2017 - 3:06pm
    July 25, 2017
    A combination photo of Donald Trump Jr. from July 11, 2017, Jared Kushner from June 6, 2017 and Paul Manafort from August 17, 2016. REUTERS/Brian Snyder, Carlo Allegri (R)/File Photo
    House approves new Russia sanctions, defying Trump
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to slap new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, despite...
    newsJuly 25, 2017 - 4:55pm
    July 22, 2017
    A general view on Kazan's Kremlin, Russia, July 22, 2017. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
    Congress breaks impasse on bill to slap sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea
    WASHINGTON - A weeks-long impasse over imposing new financial sanctions on Iran and Russia broke late Friday, with the House preparing to vote...
    newsJuly 22, 2017 - 2:05pm
    June 26, 2017
    National flags of Russia and the U.S. fly at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
    Russia sanctions bill remains stalled in Congress
    WASHINGTON - U.S. lawmakers said on Monday, June 26, they did not know when legislation to impose new sanctions on Russia might come up for a...
    newsJune 26, 2017 - 8:21pm
    May 4, 2017
    FILE PHOTO - A North Korean flag flies on a mast at the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva October 2, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
    U.S. House approves tighter North Korea sanctions
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Thursday to tighten sanctions on North Korea by targeting...
    newsMay 4, 2017 - 2:00pm
    December 17, 2014
    U.S., Cuba to restore ties
    WASHINGTON — The renewal of full diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba could be the start of a long thaw in decades of animosity, but the path is full of obstacles, not least the U.S. sanctions on the Communist-run island. The embargo is enshrined in law, most...
    newsDecember 17, 2014 - 8:49pm
    July 20, 2014
    Kerry makes most explicit case against Russia over Malaysia jet
    WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry Sunday laid out what he said was overwhelming evidence of Russian complicity in the downing of a Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine as he made the U.S. case against Moscow in the most emphatic and explicit terms yet. Delivering his...
    newsJuly 20, 2014 - 8:42pm
    July 16, 2014
    President Barack Obama delivers remarks about Ukraine Wednesday in the press briefing room at the White House. Reuters
    Toughest sanctions yet imposed on Russia over Ukraine
    WASHINGTON — The United States Wednesday imposed its most wide-ranging sanctions yet on Russia’s economy, including Gazprombank and the Rosneft...
    newsJuly 16, 2014 - 8:32pm
    April 21, 2014
    U.S. to act ‘in days’ if no Russian action in Ukraine
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States government said Monday it will decide “in days” on additional sanctions if Russia does not take steps to implement an agreement to ease tensions in Ukraine. In a telephone call with his Russian counterpart, U.S. Secretary of State John...
    newsApril 21, 2014 - 8:53pm
    March 27, 2014
    Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) (right) and ranking member Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) host a news conference Thursday after a Senate vote on an aid package for Ukraine. Reuters
    U.S. approves Ukraine aid
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives easily passed bills Thursday to provide aid to Ukraine, back a $1 billion...
    newsMarch 27, 2014 - 8:25pm
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