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President Trump lashed out at military lawyers who tried the case of Edward Gallagher, a Navy SEAL who was acquitted of killing a captured teenage Islamic State fighter.
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In newly released audio, then California governor can be heard making racist remarks on a phone call with Richard Nixon In a conversation with Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan called African delegates to the UN ‘monkeys’. Photograph: Mike Sargent/AFP/Getty…
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The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions against Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, effectively slamming the door on the country’s top diplomat. The sanctions freeze any of Zarif’s assets in the United States or that are controlled…
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“Because TMT construction is not imminent, I am withdrawing the emergency proclamation effective immediately,” Ige said on Tuesday following a decision to allow an extra two years for construction.
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Donald Trump last night escalated tensions with Iran by putting sanctions on its foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. The United States called Mr Zarif a “propaganda minister not a foreign minister” and said he was “implementing the reckless agenda of Iran’s supreme leader”. The sanctions effectively shut out Iran’s top diplomat, freezing any assets of Mr Zarif in the United States, and is likely to curtail his international travel. US officials indicated he would still be able to travel to and from the United Nations in New York, and said they had not asked allies to stop talking to him. The blacklisting of Iran’s chief negotiator could hinder any US attempt to use diplomacy to resolve its disagreements with Tehran over Iran’s nuclear programme, and its aggressive activities in the Middle East. However, the US did not close the door on potential nuclear talks, saying that they considered Mr Zarif to not be a significant decision maker. It was unclear whether Mr Zarif had any assets in US jurisdiction that would be affected by the sanctions. Mr Zarif responded to the news on Twitter, saying: “The US reason for designating me is that I am Iran’s ‘primary spokesperson around the world’. Is the truth really that painful? “It has no effect on me or my family, as I have no property or interests outside of Iran. Thank you for considering me such a huge threat to your agenda.” The US’ reason for designating me is that I am Iran’s “primary spokesperson around the world” Is the truth really that painful? It has no effect on me or my family, as I have no property or interests outside of Iran. Thank you for considering me such a huge threat to your agenda.— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) July 31, 2019 Tensions between the US and Iran have soared recently because of attacks on tankers in the Gulf, and Iran’s downing of a US drone. Last month Steve Mncuhin, the US treasury secretary, indicated Mr Zarif would be blacklisted. However, it it was believed at that point Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, was among those against the move. Following the decision, a senior US official said: “President Trump decided enough is enough. He is sending a clear message to the regime its recent behaviour is completely unacceptable. “For far too long Zarif has had this veneer, not great, of being the reasonable interlocutor for the Iranian regime. He is no such thing. “He implements the reckless policy of the supreme leader, and he is the regime’s primary spokesman around the world.” The official added: “The US has historically placed faith in diplomacy but there are limits to our patience when a nation so routinely flouts these protocols.” He said a number of factors had been taken into consideration including Mr Zarif’s defence of the execution of gay people. The official said: “Zarif was the point of contact for nuclear negotiation for the previous administration. We do not consider him to be our primary point of contact. He would not be the president’s selected point of contact.”
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Some Democrats argued Kelly Craft, the ambassador to Canada, lacks the experience needed for the high-profile diplomatic position at the U.N.
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The US has imposed sanctions on Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif – ratcheting up tensions between the two countries and denting the possibility of diplomatic talks.Mr Zarif – an important figure in the now-abandoned 2015 Iran nuclear deal and an outspoken critic of the US on Twitter – insisted the move would have no effect on him.Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin said: “Javad Zarif implements the reckless agenda of Iran’s Supreme Leader, and is the regime’s primary spokesperson around the world.”The United States is sending a clear message to the Iranian regime that its recent behaviour is completely unacceptable.”In a tweeted response, Mr Zarif was defiant: “The US’ reason for designating me is that I am Iran’s ‘primary spokesperson around the world’. Is the truth really that painful? It has no effect on me or my family, as I have no property or interests outside of Iran. Thank you for considering me such a huge threat to your agenda.”Travel visas – for trips to the United Nations, for example – would be considered on a case-by-case basis, the Trump administration said.The UN’s General Assembly takes place in September.In recent months, relations between the two countries have deteriorated rapidly – tankers have been attacked in the Gulf, which the US has blamed on Iran, and an air-strike was planned than aborted by Donald Trump after a US drone was downed by Iran’s military.Mr Trump is open to talks with Iran, according to agency reports, but the administration does not see Mr Zarif as a key decision maker.Agencies contributed to this report.
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The Senate has confirmed Kelly Craft to become the next U.S. envoy to the United Nations despite Democratic concerns about her inexperience and potential conflicts of interest. Craft, a longtime GOP activist from Kentucky, is currently U.S. ambassador…
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These cancers are much more common in older patients. But new data from Canada and the U.S. show a sharp increase among adults in their 20s and 30s.
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Voters outside Philadelphia react to President Trump’s racially-charged tweets about Baltimore. They’re mixed on how seriously they should take the president’s words.
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Tens of thousands of young people from more than 150 countries are in West Virginia. They’re at the 24th World Scout Jamboree which is in the U.S. for the first time since 1967.
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