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US Spending Bill Includes Sanctions for Harassing, Surveilling Iranian Citizens

A $1.7 trillion spending bill the U.S. Congress passed last week includes a measure seeking accountability for people working for or on behalf of the government of Iran to harass and surveil Iranian citizens.

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Russia Retaliates Against Oil Price Cap by Banning Sales

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Tuesday that the country would ban any oil exports to countries that agreed to an oil price cap imposed by Western nations that took effect earlier this month.

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Russia Says Ukraine Can Decide to Meet Its Demands or Else Russian Army Will Decide

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told state media it is up to the Ukrainian government to determine how long the fighting in Ukraine will go on.

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UN Secretary-General ‘deeply disturbed’ by Taliban’s reported ban on women working for NGOs in Afghanistan

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The Taliban de facto authorities have issued several orders rolling back the rights...

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