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Syria welcomes the permanent repeal of sweeping US sanctions

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's government and its allies on Friday welcomed the final lifting of the most draconian sanctions imposed on the country in recent decades. The U.S. Congress imposed the so-called Caesar Act sanctions on Syria's government and financial system in 2019 to punish ...

What to know about the EU’s new $106 billion loan to Ukraine

By SAM McNEIL Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders agreed on Friday to provide a massive interest-free loan to Ukraine to meet its military and economic needs for the next two years. The 27-nation bloc's heads of state had planned to use some of the 210 billion euros ...

EU delays massive free-trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur

By SAM McNEIL and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is delaying a massive free-trade deal with South American countries after fiery protests by farmers and last-minute opposition by France and Italy threatened to derail the pact, seen by its backers as an ...