Trump says EU not offering ‘fair deal’ on trade
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the European Union had yet to offer a "fair deal" on trade, as...
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China’s Xi in Kazakhstan to cement Central Asia ties
Astana, Kazakhstan - Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Central Asian leaders at a summit in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, his...
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US discusses transfer deal with Afghans in UAE
US officials in the United Arab Emirates met with Afghans after a protest in Abu Dhabi this week and discussed...
- The UAE was one of several Arab Gulf countries that assisted with the evacuation of Afghans fleeing the Taliban after the group seized power in August last year
- The US embassy said that it was aware of the "peaceful demonstration" to express "concerns about future resettlement and processing for onward travel"
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Iran says Vienna nuclear deal talks ‘complicated’ but ‘no impasse’
Iran is engaged in negotiations with Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia directly and with the United States indirectly to...
- But the US unilaterally withdrew from deal in 2018 under then-president Donald Trump and reimposed economic sanctions.
- Sanctions prompted Tehran to begin rolling back on its commitments. The drive to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal resumed in late November.
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Germany leader heads to Kyiv to calm ‘critical’ Russia war threat
Scholz has warned Russia it should "not underestimate our unity and determination."
- Scholz has warned Russia it should "not underestimate our unity and determination"
- Russian President Putin has surrounded Ukraine from nearly all sides with more than 100,000 soldiers
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Clashes as Israeli lawmaker visits Jerusalem flashpoint, teen killed
Scuffles had broken out Sunday as Itamar Ben Gvir of the far-right Religious Zionism alliance set up a tent "office"...
- Scuffles had broken out Sunday as Itamar Ben Gvir of the far-right Religious Zionism alliance set up a tent "office" in Sheikh Jarrah
- More than 200,000 Jewish settlers live in east Jerusalem, in communities widely regarded as illegal under international law
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Ukraine leader invites Biden to visit Kyiv in ‘coming days’
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday invited US President Joe Biden to visit Kyiv to show Washington's support in the...
- Washington made no mention of an invitation in its readout of the 50-minute call
- The White House said "Biden reaffirmed the commitment of the United States to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
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Saudi coalition hits Yemen capital after drone attack
"We have destroyed a communication system used to operate drone control stations," the coalition was quoted as saying by the...
- "We have destroyed a communication system used to operate drone control stations," the coalition was quoted as saying by the SPA
- Riyadh intervened in the Yemeni civil war in 2015 to support the government against the Houthi rebels
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Former Iraq foreign minister Zebari ruled out of presidential race
Iraq's supreme court on Sunday ruled out a bid by veteran politician Hoshyar Zebari to run for president after a...
- Zebari had already been suspended temporarily from the contest on February 6, the eve of the scheduled presidential vote in parliament.
- The complaint against Zebari said his participation would have been "unconstitutional" because of the outstanding corruption charges.
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Russia downplays threat of Western sanctions over Ukraine
Moscow "doesn't give a shit" about the risk of Western sanctions if it were to invade Ukraine, Russia's outspoken ambassador...
- Excuse my language, but we don't give a shit about all their sanctions", Viktor Tatarintsev told the Aftonbladet newspaper in an interview posted on its website
- Tatarintsev accused the West of not understanding the Russian mentality
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Tunisia: Protests erupt after Saied gives himself powers to sack judges
Saied's decree came a week after he said he would dissolve the High Judicial Council (CSM), prompting a nationwide shutdown...
- Saied last July sacked the government, suspended parliament and seized a range of powers before moving to rule by decree.
- He has long accused the CSM of blocking politically sensitive investigations and being influenced by his nemesis, the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party.
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Cyprus minister blames Turkey for migration ’emergency’
Around 4.6 percent of the country's population now are asylum seekers or beneficiaries of protection, the highest ratio in the...
- Cypriot Minister of Interior Nicos Nouris has accused Turkey of encouraging much of the influx of migrants from Syria and sub-Saharan Africa
- The troops of Turkey have occupied the northern third of Cyprus since 1974, and the two countries remain at odds with each other
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Israel PM dismisses Hamas demand for ceasefire, sets sights on Rafah
In Beirut, a senior Hamas official responded, saying Netanyahu's "insistence on continuing the aggression totally confirms that the goal... is...
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Iranian President Raisi accuses US of disrupting Middle East security
"The presence of US forces in our region has no justification," Raisi said in a Tehran ceremony ahead of the...
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Israeli strikes kill 10 including six civilians in Syrian city of Homs
"Ten people, including six civilians and two Hizbollah fighters, were killed in Israeli strikes on a building in the Hamra...
- Three students and a woman were among the dead, two of whom have yet to be identified, an official said
- Two Hizbollah fighters were also among the dead, a source to the Iran-backed Lebanese group confirmed to AFP
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Blinken in Israel voices hope for Gaza truce deal to free hostages
"There's a lot of work to be done, but we are very much focused on doing that work and hopefully...
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that if Israel presses into Gaza's far-southern Rafah, it "would exponentially increase what is already a humanitarian nightmare".
- AFPTV footage showed frantic scenes of Palestinians running for their lives, many screaming, as gunfire rang out from advancing Israeli forces in a Gaza City neighborhood.
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New round of Gaza negotiations to start in Cairo: Egypt source
Cairo, Egypt -- Egypt and Qatar are sponsoring a new round of negotiations to start Thursday in Cairo aimed at achieving...
- A Hamas source with knowledge of the matter confirmed the Palestinian group had agreed to the talks, with the goal of "a ceasefire, an end to the war and a prisoner exchange deal".
- The Egyptian official said Cairo was urging "both parties to show the necessary flexibility" to achieve a truce in Hamas-run Gaza.