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President-elect Joe Biden on Monday said that his transition team is facing ongoing roadblocks. The roadblocks come from President Trump's political leadership at the Pentagon. Several of the blocks also come from the Office of Management and Budget, says Business Insider. "Right now, we just aren't getting all the information we need from the outgoing administration in key national security areas." Biden over the past week has repeatedly expressed concern about the lack of access he's received. The shutout follows alongside the SolarWinds hack and amid tensions with Iran.
US President Donald Trump says progress had been made in trade talks with Canada, as he met the country's prime minister on the margins of a G7 summit in Quebec. SOUNDBITE
Iran nuclear talks are extended seven months, as Iran and six powers failed to resolve their 12-year dispute over Tehran's nuclear ambitions. Jillian Kitchener reports.
Iran nuclear talks are extended seven months, as Iran and six powers failed to resolve their 12-year dispute over Tehran's nuclear ambitions. Jillian Kitchener reports.
Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says that him and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov "did not make progress" on the issue of a ceasefire, as the two begin talks in Turkey in the first such high-level contact since Moscow invaded its neighbour. SOUNDBITE
During a press conference in Berlin, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that he believes reviving the Iran nuclear deal is still possible after "modest progress" in talks. SOUNDBITE of Antony Blinken