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Pompeo Demands End to Maduro’s ‘Tyranny’ as Guiado Leaves Venezuela for Trip to Colombia, Davos

The long-running Venezuelan political crisis began last January, when opposition lawmaker Juan Guiado proclaimed himself the country’s ‘interim president’, but has fail

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Moscow Warns Iran Against Reckless Steps as Tehran Threatens to Quit Non-Proliferation Treaty

Earlier, Iranian Foreign Ministry's spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said that Tehran continues to adhere to the 2015 nuclear deal, adding that the European powers' claim

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Iran's top leader hails Iranian "resistance" against U.S. policies

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran's refusal to submitting to the U.S. coercive policies has angered the United States, state TV rep

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Billionaires richer than 60 percent of the world's population: Oxfam

The world's billionaires have doubled in the past decade and are richer than 60 percent of the global population, the charity Oxfam said Monday.It said poor women and g

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Says Tehran is Abiding by the JCPOA, Urges Europeans Not to Appease 'Bully'

The statement comes after France, the UK and Germany confirmed that they had launched the Iran nuclear deal’s dispute resolution mechanism, which was created in order t

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Syrian Militants Launch Drone Attack Against Hmeimim Base, Air Defence Repels Strike - Russian MoD

Unidentified militants using unmanned flying vehicles launched an airstrike on Sunday targeting the Russian Hmeimim airbase in Syria. Air defence systems successfully t

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World powers agree new push for Libya peace

World leaders committed Sunday to ending all foreign meddling in Libya's war and to uphold a weapons embargo at a Berlin summit, as part of a broader plan to end the sp

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China's urbanization rate hits 60.6 pct

The rate of the urban population against the total population stood at 60.6 percent in China at the end of 2019, up 1.02 percentage points from the same period in the

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Venezuela's Guaido in Colombia to meet with Pompeo

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido surfaced in Colombia on Sunday to meet with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, as his power struggle with President Nicolas Mad

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UK, French leaders reiterate commitment to Iran nuclear deal

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated their commitment on Sunday to the Iran nuclear deal and agreed a long-term framework is needed, Downing Street sai

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Berlin Conference Participants Call for Unified Libyan Army, Law Enforcement

In a joint statement, participants in Sunday's Berlin conference on Libya have called for the demobilization of all Libyan armed groups and the subsequent integration o

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Iran may review cooperation with IAEA if EU pressure mounts: TV

Iran will review its cooperation with the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog should it face “unjust” measures, Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani said, after EU powe

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India says no meeting with Malaysia in Davos as palm row simmers

India’s trade minister will not meet with his Malaysian counterpart in Davos next week because of his tight schedule, an Indian trade ministry official said on Sunday,

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OPEC, partners to extend production cut deal to end of 2020: UBS

NEW YORK, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its partners including Russia and others are expected to further extend production cut until the end of 2020

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House impeachment managers file case brief against Trump ahead of Senate trial

House Democrats filed a brief on Saturday outlining their formal case against President Donald Trump, as the Senate impeachment trial is set to continue next week.The b

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Erdogan blames int'l community for not showing fast response to Libya's crisis

ISTANBUL, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday blamed the international community for not showing immediate response against the ongoing civil war in Libya. "The reckl

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Meghan's father accuses daughter of 'cheapening' UK's royal family

Meghan Markle’s father, Thomas Markle, has accused his daughter of “cheapening” the British royal family, in part of an interview released a day after Buckingham Palace