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BAGHDAD -- "The elimination of terrorism once and for all requires cooperation and commitment by the international community in supporting and shoring up the affected countries and their reconstruction."

Iraqi President Barham Salih on Sunday said that the elimination of terrorism requires an international commitment to supporting the affected countries and reconstruction.

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MOSCOW -- "I did not warn. I just said that this is senseless. Nothing else. I said that the goal of this move is unclear. If they did not understand that the sanctions are not working, I feel sorry for them."

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Sunday that the upcoming new round of U.S. sanctions against Russia will be senseless like previous ones.

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LONDON -- Seven British members of parliament (MPs) announced their resignations from the opposition Labour Party over the Brexit and anti-Semitism row.

Chris Leslie, one of the MPs, accused opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn of acting in "betrayal" on Europe by enabling Brexit and holding back from allowing the public a final say. He said the party had been "hijacked" by the far left.

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CARACAS -- "We have held two meetings of which I cannot give details because I have to respect the confidentiality of them, but there have been meetings where we have listened to each other," said Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza in a statement after meeting with U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams.

Arreaza said that at the meetings "there have been moments of tension, there are profound differences, but at the same time there are shared concerns and hopefully we can build on this dialogue proposed by the State Department." Enditem

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