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December 20, 2015

State Department issues updated travel alert amid rising terror concerns in Sochi

The agency said the U.S. continues to monitor potential terrorist threats in Sochi, noting a series of recent bombings including three recent suicide bombing.

December 20, 2015

State Department cautions Olympic athletes about wearing Team USA gear

The State Department is telling American athletes competing in the upcoming Sochi Winter Olympic to avoid wearing team gear outside the games' venues amid growing concerns over terrorist threats in the Russian resort town, The Wall Street Journal reported. 

December 20, 2015

UN chief withdraws invitation for Iran to participate in Syria peace talks

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has withdrawn his invitation for Iran to participate in Syria peace talks, a spokesman said, after the invite spurred objections from the United States and the Syrian opposition.

December 20, 2015

Iran to soon have access to billions in frozen funds as sanctions eased

Iran will soon have access to billions of dollars in previously frozen funds -- and have an easier time trading in crude oil, gold and other high-value materials -- after the U.S. and its partners began easing economic sanctions, in response to the regime scaling back its nuclear work.

December 20, 2015

US dispatching high-profile Americans to return prisoners appears thing of the past

The United States’ practice of sending powerful, high-profile Americans overseas to free fellow countrymen appears to have come down to Denis Rodman going rogue.

December 20, 2015

Kerry urges Syrian opposition groups to attend peace conference

The opposition groups, which will vote Friday whether to attend the peace conference, say it should lead to a transitional government that would see Syrian President Bashar Assad step down and end four decades of his family's rule in Syria. 

December 20, 2015

Administration accused of keeping text of Iran nuclear deal 'secret'

Republicans are raising concerns about the Obama administration's apparent decision to keep the text of the newly struck Iran nuclear agreement under wraps.

December 20, 2015

Indian diplomat's lawyer asks judge to toss federal charges

A lawyer for an Indian diplomat who was strip-searched when arrested and then complied with a Department of State order to leave the United States has asked the trial judge to dismiss her case.

December 20, 2015

Rouhani: World powers ‘surrendered’ to Iran with nuclear deal

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani boasted on Twitter that the United States and other world powers effectively "surrendered" to Tehran with the newly struck nuclear deal.

December 20, 2015

Senator: Benghazi survivors blamed attack on terrorism in FBI interviews

While 91±¬ÁÏ has previously reported that the FBI interviewed the survivors within days of the attack -- before then-Ambassador Susan Rice blamed a protest gone awry on the Sunday talk shows -- Graham's comments are believed to be the first instance where a specific timeline has been revealed.