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US to Seize Iraqi Kurdish Oil

The US is to seize $100m worth of oil from a tanker off the coast of Texas. The seizure may raise the stakes on Iraq's dispute with its autonomous Kurdish region.

The US is to seize $100m worth of oil from a tanker off the coast of Texas. The seizure may raise the stakes on Iraq's dispute with its autonomous Kurdish region.

America and Europe have decided on a range of new sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine. We hear the latest. And, we go to the world's biggest cheese fair and hear about the UK cheesemakers exporting to - you guessed it - Russia.

The UN's aviation body meets in Montreal, Canada to discuss the wisdom of flying over war zones. Can an international standard be agreed on where it is safe to fly? Plus, the business of selling cannabis, legally, in the US state of Colorado.

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  • Tue 29 Jul 2014 16:32GMT