WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Iranian militia groups operating in Syria. The Treasury Department also targeted two companies linked to the blacklisted Iranian airline Mahan Air and two aircraft.
moreKenya's top court has overturned a 2016 Court of Appeal ruling that allowed Muslim students to wear hijab in non-Muslim schools. In Thursday's ruling on the petition filed by the Methodist Church of Kenya,
moreReal Madrid have displaced Manchester United as the world's richest football club after posting record revenues during the 2017-18 season. Bolstered by their third straight Champions League title last season, Spanish club Real Madrid
moreVenezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is facing one of the most severe challenges to his authority since assuming power in 2013. Opposition leader Juan Guaido, backed by the United States, declared himself the country's interim
moreUnions representing federal workers have demonstrated at Congress over the impact of the longest government shutdown in US history. It was their first major action on Capitol Hill since the partial shutdown began.
moreA Ukrainian court has sentenced former president Viktor Yanukovich to 13 years in prison for treason - attempting to quash a 2014 popular uprising. Yanukovich was charged with high treason for asking Russian President Vladimir
moreA tax on the rich proposed by newly elected US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is being viewed with caution by many at the World Economic Forum. Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, suggested earlier this month
more(CNN)With two declared leaders, unrest in the streets and foreign powers taking sides, Venezuelans awoke Thursday to an increasingly precarious political crisis -- one that led the United Nations' chief to plead for dialogue
moreHong Kong (CNN Business)Western governments may be piling the pressure on Huawei but that's not holding back its fast-growing smartphone business.A senior executive at the Chinese tech company said Thursday that Huawei expects to
moreLondon (CNN Business)Carlos Ghosn has been replaced as chairman and CEO of Renault, severing the final link between the jailed executive and the industry alliance he created.Ghosn resigned on Wednesday night, according to the
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