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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...

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...

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...