Macron calls U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner’s criticism of France “unacceptable” for diplomat

[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron said it was out of line for Charles Kushner, the U.S. ambassador to France and the father of President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, to publicly accuse him of taking insufficient action to combat antisemitism, and for him to link France’s foreign policy positions to domestic incidents of violence against Jews…

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Rubio urges Iran to talk, welcomes European nations’ bid to get U.N. sanctions reimposed over nuclear program

[ad_1] France, Britain and Germany on Thursday triggered a mechanism to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran for failing to comply with commitments over its nuclear program. The three countries notified the U.N. Security Council that they “believe Iran to be in significant non-performance of its commitments” under a 2015 nuclear deal and “hereby invoke…

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Student loan borrowers in default face garnished wages, Education Department says

[ad_1] Washington — The Education Department will soon begin collecting payments for student loans that are in default, including through wage garnishment for potentially millions of borrowers, the department announced Monday. Beginning May 5, the Education Department will begin involuntary collections through the Treasury Department’s offset program, which claws back delinquent debts by withholding payments…

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