Global Watchdog Places Iran on Terrorism Financing Blacklist

Reuters
February 21, 2020 3:01 PM

PARIS (Reuters) - The global dirty money watchdog placed Iran on its blacklist on Friday after it failed to comply with international anti-terrorism financing norms, a move that will deepen the country's isolation from financial markets.

U.S. Blacklists Five Iranian Officials for Impeding ‘Fair’ Elections

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gestures as he delivers Friday prayers sermon

Reuters
February 20, 2020 11:55 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday blacklisted five Iranian officials, accusing them of preventing free and fair elections, a day before a parliamentary vote being seen as a referendum on the handling of various political and economic crises.

Georgia, Backed by U.S. and Britain, Blames Russia for ‘Paralyzing’ Cyberattack

Reuters
February 20, 2020 9:56 AM

TBILISI (Reuters) - Britain and the United States joined Georgia on Thursday in blaming Russia for a large-scale cyber attack last year that knocked thousands of Georgian websites offline and disrupted national television broadcasts.

U.S. Warship in Arabian Sea Seizes Suspected Iranian Weapons

Reuters
February 13, 2020 3:03 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy warship seized weapons believed to be of Iranian "design and manufacture," including 150 anti-tank guided missiles and three Iranian surface-to-air missiles, the American military said on Thursday.

U.S. Steps Up Warnings on Russia Over Syria’s Idlib, Military De-Confliction

James Jeffrey, U.S. special representative for Syria

Reuters
February 6, 2020 10:52 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday stepped up warnings to Russia over its Syria policy, saying Moscow was trying to challenge the U.S. presence in northeastern Syria by violating the terms of a de-confliction agreement and was also helping escalate the fighting in the northwestern province of Idlib.

Senate Acquits Trump of Articles of Impeachment

Reuters
February 5, 2020 4:53 PM

President Donald Trump was acquitted on Wednesday in his U.S. Senate impeachment trial, saved by fellow Republicans who rallied to protect him nine months before he asks voters in a deeply divided America to give him a second White House term.

U.S. Confirms Its Eighth Case of Coronavirus; Pentagon to Provide Quarantine Housing

Reuters
February 2, 2020 12:37 PM

U.S. health officials on Saturday confirmed an eighth case of the fast-spreading new coronavirus in the United States and the Pentagon said it would provide housing for people arriving from overseas who might need to be quarantined.

U.S. Senate Votes Against Calling Witnesses in Trump Impeachment Trial, Clearing Way for Acquittal

Reuters
January 31, 2020 6:10 PM

The U.S. Senate on Friday voted against calling witnesses and collecting new evidence in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, clearing the way for Trump’s almost certain acquittal in the coming days.

U.S. Declares Coronavirus a Public Health Emergency

Reuters
January 31, 2020 5:51 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Friday declared a public health emergency over the coronavirus outbreak and said it would take the extraordinary step of barring entry to the United States of foreign nationals who have traveled to China.

Trump Signs USMCA, ‘Ending the NAFTA Nightmare’; Key Democrats Not Invited

Reuters
January 29, 2020 6:10 PM

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a new North American trade agreement during an outdoor ceremony at the White House attended by about 400 guests - but not the key Democrats who helped secure congressional passage of the deal.