The United States was caught between allies at home and abroad and the reality of global economics as it reinstated sanctions on Iran, forced to carve out exemptions for some economies and back off on measures that could have been even more punishing for Teheran.
The US Navy said in an earlier statement the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain was damaged after it collided with the merchant vessel Alnic MC while "the ship was transiting to a routine port visit in Singapore".
The US State Department said the strikes had been limited to three military locations: a research centre at the airport in Damascus, an alleged chemical weapons facility near Homs, and an equipment storage site, also near Homs. Both US and Russia sources had indicated that there had been no civilian casualties. But the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the UN could not independently verify the details of those reports.
The United States imposed sanctions on a subsidiary of Russian state oil major Rosneft and its president on Tuesday for allegedly helping the Venezuelan government to evade sanctions.
The Ukrainian jet crash came after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard fired rockets at two bases with US troops in Iraq. Iran's government said the action was retaliation for the US killing of General Qassem Soleimani in a drone attack. He commanded Iran's Quds Force.
The United States has been pursuing a policy of economic sanctions and diplomatic isolation against the Maduro government in support of opposition leader Juan Guaido.
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The US exported 97 million short tons (MMst) of coal in 2017, a 61 percent increase over the 2016 level, as exports to Asia more than doubled from 15.7 MMst in 2016 to 32.8 MMst in 2017, including about 3.2 MMst to China, according to the US Energy Information Administration.
The UK's National Security Council, which is chaired by Prime Minister Theresa May, agreed on Tuesday to allow Huawei limited access to help build parts of its 5G network such as antennas and other "noncore" infrastructure, the report said, without citing sources.
The US delegation is to be led by US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, it added.
The UN-Habitat official stated that the UN agency facilitates experience sharing between African countries and China, adding that the UN-Habitat has rolled out strategies aimed at solving air pollution, housing, solid waste management and climate change in urban planning and development in all major cities and towns globally.