Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Aug. 29

NEW YORK -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States and Venezuela have reached an oil agreement.

"The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement with the Country of Venezuela on, THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!" Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. (US-Venezuela-Oil Agreement)

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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network on Friday proposed a rule that would revoke Banque Misr UAE's correspondent banking access to U.S. financial institutions as part of a new sanctions campaign targeting Iran.

"Treasury promised to sever every economic lifeline Tehran has left and finally end the threat of the Iranian regime," said U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, referring to the campaign dubbed "Operation Economic Outcast." (US-Iran-Sanctions)

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TEHRAN -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Friday urged countries not to join Washington's unilateral sanctions against Iran.

In a statement, the ministry condemned U.S. sanction policies against Iran, saying they were "in violation of the UN Charter, international humanitarian law and human rights." (Iran-US-Sanctions)

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KHARTOUM -- Eight people were killed and dozens injured in a drone attack targeting a civilian convoy in the Um Sharu area in Sudan's North Kordofan State, a rights group said Friday.

The attack took place on Thursday and also destroyed four civilian vehicles, rights group Emergency Lawyers said in a statement, adding there was no military presence or armed confrontation in the area at the time of the strike. (Sudan-Drone Attack-Deaths) Enditem