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Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi attends a meeting with head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP)

Iran dismisses demands beyond nuke deal as IAEA head visits

By NASSER KARIMI - Associated Press

People protest outside of the Trump International Hotel during the second night of the Republican National Convention in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

AP FACT CHECK: GOP taps distortions to heap praise on Trump

By JOSH BOAK and HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 20, 2015 file photo, members of the Security Council vote at United Nations headquarters on the landmark nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers. Iran says an upcoming visit by the head of the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency to Tehran as early as Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, has nothing to do with a U.S. push to impose so-called “snapback” sanctions on Iran. The Trump administration last week dismissed near-universal opposition to its demand to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran, declaring that a 30-day countdown for the “snapback” of penalties eased under the 2015 nuclear deal had begun. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

U.N. nuclear agency head visits Iran amid US sanctions push

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UN: Over 10,000 Islamic State fighters active in Iraq, Syria

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

The Syrian Constitutional Committee Co-Chair Hadi al-Bahra, left, wearing face mask as precaution against the spread of the coronavirus as he leaves the building following the announcement of the suspension of the conference due to cases of Covid-19, affecting members of one of the delegations, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

UN Syria talks paused after 3 envoys test positive for virus

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FILE - In this July 20, 2015 file photo, members of the Security Council vote at United Nations headquarters on the landmark nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers. Iran says an upcoming visit by the head of the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency to Tehran as early as Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, has nothing to do with a U.S. push to impose so-called “snapback” sanctions on Iran. The Trump administration last week dismissed near-universal opposition to its demand to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran, declaring that a 30-day countdown for the “snapback” of penalties eased under the 2015 nuclear deal had begun. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Iran: UN nuclear chief’s visit to Tehran no link to US push

By NASSER KARIMI - Associated Press

Libyan commander dismisses rivals’ cease-fire as ‘deception’

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

UN atomic watchdog chief heading to Iran; seeks more access

By DAVID RISING - Associated Press

In this Feb. 29, 2020, file, photo, Afghanistan's Taliban delegation arrives for the agreement signing between Taliban and U.S. officials in Doha, Qatar. Taliban officials said Friday, July 17, 2020, that the son of the movement’s feared founder has been put in charge of its military wing and added powerful figures to its negotiating team ahead of expected talks aimed at ending Afghanistan’s decades of war, The moves mark one of the most significant shake-ups in years. (AP Photo/Hussein Sayed, File)

Pakistan issues orders enforcing UN sanctions on Taliban

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

In this July 20, 2015, photo, members of the Security Council vote at United Nations headquarters on the landmark nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers. The United States is planning a new diplomatic line of attack on Iran after a resounding defeat in the U.N. Security Council. Having lost its long-shot bid to indefinitely extend an international arms embargo on Iran last week, the Trump administration is poised to call for the re-imposition of all U.N. sanctions that had been eased under the 2015 nuclear deal from which the U.S. withdrew two years ago.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

Russia rebukes U.S. plan to trigger snapback sanctions on Iran

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

This photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrians in a pickup with their belongings, as they flee fighting in the villages of Jabal al-Zawiya, Syria, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Syrian activists and a war monitoring group say that dozens of suspected Russian airstrikes have pounded villages on the edge of the last rebel enclave in northwestern Syria, sending thousands of civilians fleeing. The escalation began on Monday and is the most serious breach of a Russia-Turkey brokered cease-fire in place since March. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)

UN: Committee drafting new Syria constitution meets Aug. 24

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

In this March 2020 photo provided by the Southern Youth Development Organization, community members check information contained in a poster they produced which documents local fish, before publication, in the Lenya area of the Tanintharyi region in southern Myanmar. After learning about the UN’s “Ridge to Reef” conservation project, indigenous land rights activists spent nearly a year consulting with local communities to develop an alternative proposal for a landscape conserved by indigenous people, outlining techniques used for generations, including land and forest administration as well as traditional customs and practices that safeguard biodiversity. (Southern Youth Development Organization via AP)

Indigenous activists clash with UN over proposed park

By VICTORIA MILKO - Associated Press

UN: 45 migrants killed when boat capsizes off coast of Libya

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

UN funding crisis cuts aid to Yemen as it slides near famine

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Flooding and heavy rainfall leave over 60 dead in Sudan

Associated Press

In this photo released Tuesday, July 28, 2020, by Sepahnews, a Revolutionary Guard's speed boat fires a missile during a military exercise. Iranian commandos also fast-roped down from a helicopter onto a replica of an aircraft carrier in the exercise called &quot;Great Prophet 14.&quot; The drill appears aimed at threatening the U.S. amid tensions between Tehran and Washington. (Sepahnews via AP)

UN soundly defeats US demand to extend arms embargo on Iran

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting via video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, Aug. 14, 2020. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin suggests last-minute meeting with U.N. council to avoid ‘escalation’ over Iran arms embargo

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Two men sit on the destroyed balcony of a building facing the site of last week's massive explosion in the port of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

UN launches $565 million appeal for Beirut victims

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a ruling party meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Aug. 13 2020. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea lifts lockdown in city, rejects flood, virus aid

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Embargo should stand

By Lucio Malan - Member of Senate of Italy