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US sanctions Russian, Chinese firms as Pompeo meets China’s FM

SINGAPORE — The U.S. Treasury Department said it imposed sanctions Friday on a Russian bank for helping North Korea avoid U.N. Security Council actions to restrain Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile...

US objects to China’s internet restrictions

The U.S. "remains deeply concerned with China's long-standing restrictions on freedom of expression online," a State Department official said Thursday, reacting to Google's reported plan to relaunch its search engine in...

Devastation Grows from Northern California Fire

The toll from one of the worst fires in California history rose Wednesday to more than 1,000 homes destroyed and another 200 damaged. As fire crews battled the blaze near the city...

White House: Trump Tweets on Russia ‘Opinion,’ Not ‘Order’

WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump is not obstructing the federal criminal investigation into Russian interference in the election that he won, rather he is "fighting back," according to White House...

Trump says ready to talk directly with Iran’s president

WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday made his most explicit statement yet that he is open to direct talks with Iran. Trump, in the White House East Room during a...

PH breaching US sanctions on Moscow firm ‘illogical’: Russian envoy

MANILA -- The Russian Embassy in Manila on Sunday said it is "illogical" to say that the Philippines could breach sanctions imposed by the United States against blacklisted Rosoboronexport if it finalized...

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