By Edith M. Lederer | AP The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to end Iraq’s requirement to compensate victims of its 1990 invasion of Kuwait, with Baghdad having paid out $52.4 billion to 1.5 million claimants Source: UN ends Iraq’s requirement to pay victims of Kuwait invasion
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US President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced what he called the “first tranche” of sanctions against Russia, including steps to starve the country of financing, saying Moscow had started an invasion of Ukraine. “We’re implementing sanctions on Russia’s sovereign debt. That means we’ve cut off Russia’s government from Western financing,” Biden said. Source: Biden announces […]
By Vanessa Romo “This was probably the most difficult Olympics of all time,” NBC Sports Chairman Pete Bevacqua said, citing “very harsh protocols in China” because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Image credit: Ashley Landis/AP) Source: No medals for 2022 Beijing Olympics. The Games drew their lowest U.S. ratings ever