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Maduro at UN Assembly: US, EU should end sanctions on Venezuela
Leaders of United Kingdom and Ukraine among those to speak as UNGA continues.
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Talks on police reforms sought by BLM protesters fail in Congress
Leading Democratic US lawmaker says talks with Republicans failed to reach a compromise, urges President Biden to act.
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Algeria closes airspace to all Moroccan planes
Presidency says the move comes ‘in view of the continued provocations and hostile practices on the Moroccan side’.
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US economy: Fed says tapering bond buying ‘may soon be warranted’
Fed signals it may start to dial back bond purchases if economic recovery progress continues as expected.
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‘Get a grip’: British PM urges France to move on from AUKUS row
Boris Johnson tells Paris to ‘give me a break’ amid French fury over new security pact between UK, US and Australia.
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Ex-US defence chief testifies he was deceived by Elizabeth Holmes
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes faces 20 years in prison after being charged with lying to investors and patients.
![Retired four-star United States General James Mattis testified Wednesday that he admired Holmes and came to believe in her promise that the Silicon Valley startup would transform blood testing, only to be disappointed later when the shortcomings of Theranos technology were revealed and the company ultimately collapsed [File: Win McNamee/Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/378745895.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Libya’s Haftar stands down from military role before polls
Libyan media said move paves way for Haftar to run for president under controversial new law.
![Haftar heads the eastern-based LNA and waged war on western factions after the country split in 2014 [File: Costas Baltas/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/169eedae87dd49f9baaf7ec3bcfbb2fb_18.jpeg?resize=570%2C380)