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Iran and Russia held “constructive” discussions on advancing cooperation in the gas sector, including implementation of an agreement to transfer Russian natural gas to Iran, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported Wednesday
House and Senate Republicans on Friday criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend tariffs on ground beef imports, with lawmakers from agricultural states decrying the impact Trump’s decision will have on farmers
• Economic pressure:US President Donald Trump played down the war with Iran, calling it a “little detour,” with his administration set to ramp up economic sanctions on Tehran. Iran and China — its major trading partner — have pushed back on any planned harsher measures from the US
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TikTok has agreed to pay $400m (£293m) to the US to end a lawsuit alleging its platform violated childrens’ privacy, marking one of the largest ever settlements over the issue
Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaks during a commemoration ceremony for late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at the Imam Hassan Mosque in Karbala, Iraq, on Aug. 20. Hadi Mizban/APhide caption
Max Lederer and Erik Slavin receive termination notices after publication reported on crew conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln