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Measures blacklist almost all of irans Financial Sector roselyn jordan has more from washington d. C. This is hurting the iranian people certainly we have seen that criticism coming not just from nations but also from a wide range of humanitarian organizations around the world now the Treasury Department when in announced this latest round of sanctions against these 18 iranian banks said that these banks would still have exemptions so that they could bring in funds to facilitate the purchase of emergency food and medicine russia has invited the Foreign Ministers of a media and as a by his own to moscow for talks in an effort to end the increasingly violent conflict mediators from the u. S. Russia and france have met in geneva to find a resolution at least 30 more soldiers of group ported to have been killed on thursday. Kyrgyzstans president says hell resign once a new cabinet is appointed parliament has so far failed to get enough members together to agree on who should be Prime Minis
Resign once a new cabinet is appointed protesters forced a resignation of the government on tuesday almonds has failed to get enough members to agree on who should be Prime Minister a politician and french aid worker kidnapped somali have landed in the capital bamako after being released as part of a major Prisoner Exchange the deal was announced by the new Transitional Government on tuesday the us has impose more sanctions on irans Banking Sector is the latest move to cut what washington describes as to how its Nuclear Ambitions and terror activities the measures blackest and all of irans Financial Sector well in jordan has more from washington d. C. This is hurting the iranian people certainly we have seen that criticism coming not just from. But also from a wide range of humanitarian organizations around the world now the Treasury Department went in announced this latest round of sanctions against these 18 iranian banks said that these banks would still have exemptions so that they
Unrest following a disputed election. United Nations World Food Program has won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger and Food Insecurity of on the globe the u. N. Agency says its work in providing food and supplies during the coronavirus pandemic had gone over and above the call of duty i mean this is the 1st time a lot of big speeches like this people talk about the most exciting point in time in your life is the Nobel Peace Prize it is because of the w. T. Family theyre out there in the most difficult complex places on in the world with this war conflict climate extremes it doesnt matter theyre out there and they deserve just awarded and wow wow wow wow you believe it. There was President Donald Trump is trying to arrange a Campaign Rally for saturday night in florida trans doctors says he has now completed his course of treatment for corona virus and that by saturday it will be safe for him to resume public engagements the president is expected to take another