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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tells reporters the US and its allies have "taken a number of actions to impose costs on the Lukashenko regime in Belarus." The EU and the US have both targeted dozens of individuals and entities over a brutal crackdown on opposition since Lukashenko claimed victory in elections last August deemed fraudulent by the West. The 27-nation bloc and London added seven officials -- including the defence and transport ministers of Belarus -- to their sanctions blacklists for the grounding of a Ryanair jet last month. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden will deliver remarks on the Myanmar coup later Wednesday, says the White House press secretary Jen Psaki. Washington has already legally ended US aid to Myanmar, and Biden has previously said the US will consider reimposing sanctions on the country. IMAGES
US President Donald J. Trump has repeatedly undermined Dr. Anthony Fauci's assessments and guidance about the coronavirus pandemic. Now, Business Insider reports Fauci admitted Tuesday that his experience serving in the Trump administration has been 'somewhat awkward.' It's not a happy day when you have to get up in front of national TV and contradict something that the President of the United States says. I take no pleasure in that at all. Dr. Anthony Fauci Interview, Harvard Business Review Fauci has been the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984. He's worked with every US president since Ronald Reagan. But Trump has repeatedly contradicted Fauci's assessment of the pandemic and pushed back against necessary public-health measures.
US National Security Advisor says that "all options are on the table" in Venezuela, in response to a journalists' question regarding whether American forces will get involved in the country. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama's Press Secretary, Josh Earnest, tells reporters the White House would not rule out additional sanctions on Iran following its recent ballistic missile test launches. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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