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US congressional panel probing Trump-Deutsche Bank ties

A pair of US congressional committees now under Democratic control have begun probing Deutsche Bank's business dealings with President Donald Trump, a spokesperson for the German bank said Thursday. The inquiry is a joint effort between House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff and...

US requests Security Council meeting on Venezuela

The U.S. on Thursday called on the UN Security Council to hold an open meeting to discuss the crisis in Venezuela, after mass demonstrations and opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself interim president. The U.S. mission to the UN said on Twitter it has "officially requested an open...

US issues fresh sanctions on Iranian-linked groups

The U.S. on Thursday issued sanctions against two foreign fighter militias tied to Iran and an Iranian civilian airline accused of carrying weapons to Syria. The Treasury Department designated the two militias as the Fatemiyoun Division, which is composed of Afghan nationals, and the...

Ties between US, Russia and China 'dysfunctional': UN

The world is facing worrying "fragmentation", UN chief Antonio Guterres said Thursday, warning that the relationship between the United States, Russia and China was worryingly out of kilter. "The relationship between the three most important powers, Russia, the United States and China, has...