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Venezuela's Maduro accepts proposal to restart direct U.S. talks
CARACAS - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday that he has accepted a proposal to restart direct talks with the United...
Jul 2, 20241 min read
Scholz takes German cabinet to Poland with defence high on agenda
WARSAW - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk meet in Warsaw on Tuesday, as nations with a difficult...
Jul 2, 20242 min read
Ukrainian air base under fire as Russia aims at F-16 arrivals
STAROKOSTIANTYNIV, Ukraine - Explosions reverberated across the pre-dawn sky as Ukrainian air defences fended off a Russian attack on...
Jul 2, 20243 min read
North Korea calls South Korea, US and Japan 'Asian version of NATO'
SEOUL - North Korea criticised a joint military exercise by South Korea, Japan and the United States held this month, state media said on...
Jul 1, 20242 min read
Moderate Pezeshkian makes it to Iran presidential run-off
DUBAI - In an election campaign dominated by hardliners, Iranian presidential hopeful Massoud Pezeshkian stood out as a moderate, backing...
Jun 29, 20243 min read
Iran presidential candidate Jalili is fiercely loyal to Khamenei
DUBAI - Saeed Jalili, a zealous ideologue loyal to Iran's supreme leader, plans to resolve the country's social, political and economic...
Jun 29, 20243 min read
China, Peru completed 'substantial negotiations' to upgrade FTA
BEIJING - China and Peru have achieved "substantial conclusion of negotiations" on the upgrading of a free trade agreement between both...
Jun 29, 20241 min read
Trump will encourage Japan, South Korea ties, allies tell foreign officials
WASHINGTON/TOKYO/SEOUL - Donald Trump's allies are assuring officials in Japan and South Korea that the Republican presidential candidate...
Jun 29, 20245 min read
Ukraine's Zelenskiy: 10 civilians released from captivity in Russia and Belarus
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that 10 people, all civilians, were handed back to Ukraine as part of an exchange of...
Jun 29, 20241 min read
Exclusive-Iran installs half of planned new centrifuges at Fordow, IAEA report says
VIENNA - Iran has installed half the advanced uranium-enriching machines it said earlier this month it would quickly add to its Fordow...
Jun 29, 20242 min read
Putin says Russia to resume production of nuclear-capable intermediate range missiles
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia would resume production of short and medium range nuclear-capable land-based...
Jun 28, 20241 min read
Iranians vote in presidential election with limited choices
DUBAI - Iranians voted on Friday for a new president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, choosing from a tightly...
Jun 28, 20243 min read
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