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The United States Bet Guaidó Could Transform Venezuela. It Hasn’t Happened.

By BY JULIE TURKEWITZ, LARA JAKES AND ANA VANESSA HERRERO from NYT World https://ift.tt/2tDVoYJ

This Dutch Oven Has a Dutch Pedigree

By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://ift.tt/39PdQyz

At Dulceria, Chilean Cookies and Other Delights

By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://ift.tt/2SXJSlR

A Single Pot Irish Whiskey Comes to America

By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://ift.tt/2ty6qik

A Chef Designs Shelf-Stable Meals for the Needy

By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://ift.tt/2QsLv9u

A Defense Department Letter Was an ‘Honest Mistake’

By BY HELENE COOPER from NYT World https://ift.tt/36B79y4

Pier 1 Imports to Close Up to 450 Stores and Cut Jobs

By BY SAPNA MAHESHWARI from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2FmX63B

Republican Congressman Shares Fake Image of Obama and Iranian President

By BY LINDA QIU from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2ty3YbC

Between U.S. and Iran, EU powers try mediation and pressure to ease crisis

Germany, Britain and France are scrambling to keep talks with Iran over its 2015 nuclear agreement alive despite Tehran having all but torn up the deal after the United States killed its top military commander. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/36tKMdz

Spain's lawmakers likely to back Sanchez coalition in tight vote

Spanish lawmakers are expected to vote by the narrowest of margins on Tuesday to confirm Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez as head of a left-wing coalition government. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ZXZZRC

Pentagon says will not break law of war, despite Trump threat

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper strongly suggested on Monday that the U.S. military would not violate the laws of armed conflict by striking Iranian cultural sites, a move threatened by President Donald Trump. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/36wAF7M

U.N. chief Guterres concerned by events in Venezuela: spokesman

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is concerned by events in Venezuela surrounding the election of the National Assembly's president, a U.N. spokesman said in a statement on Monday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/35tuJv1

U.S. Vice President Pence to lay out Iran policy in speech Monday: White House official

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will give a speech next Monday laying out the government's policy on Iran, a White House official said, after the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general sparked protests across the Middle Eastern nation. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/37L06CL

Thirty killed in northeast Nigeria bomb blast on crowded bridge

At least 30 people were killed in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno after an improvised explosive device detonated on a bridge, sources told Reuters on Monday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/35unXW7

UK stands down on emergency preparations for no-deal Brexit: Sky News

Britain's emergency preparations for a no-deal Brexit have been halted "with immediate effect", as Prime Minister Boris Johnson's deal to leave the European Union is expected to be approved by members of parliament, Sky News reported https://ift.tt/2uhKHLQ on Monday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2FrWLww

Leaked U.S. letter to Iraq was a poorly worded draft: top U.S. general

A leaked letter from the U.S. military to Iraq that created impressions of an imminent U.S. withdrawal on Monday was a poorly worded draft document meant only to underscore increased movement of forces, the top U.S. military officer told reporters. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/36wooQR

Pentagon chief denies U.S. leaving Iraq; Tehran crowds mourn commander

The United States has no plans to pull American troops out of Iraq, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday, following reports by Reuters and other media of a U.S. military letter informing Iraq officials about the repositioning of troops in preparation to leave the country. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/36Fiygl