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Iran says resumption of talks over nuclear deal is on agenda

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday that the resumption of talks between the parties involved in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Actio

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Russian forces start battle for Donbas: Zelenskyy

Russian forces have begun the battle for Donbas region, but Ukraine will defend itself, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video address on Monday."Now w

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Afghanistan receives $32 million in humanitarian cash aid

Afghanistan received a batch of 32 million U.S. dollars in humanitarian cash assistance on Sunday as the international community continued to provide humanitarian suppo

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Nationwide humanitarian cease-fire in Ukraine not possible: UN chief

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that a nationwide humanitarian cease-fire in Ukraine seems to be out of reach at the moment."I don't think we had a

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Sri Lanka announces default on its external debt

The Sri Lankan Ministry of Finance announced on Tuesday that the country will default on its external debt, pending a bailout by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).D

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Foreign companies expected to remain in China: World Bank official

Despite the possibility that foreign direct investment may not maintain the same level as last year, the long-term trend is that companies here for the Chinese market c

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Premier Li stresses stabilizing the economy amid greater challenges

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called for efforts to balance epidemic response and economic and social development, noting that the complicated global situation and dom

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Ukraine calls for even stronger sanctions on Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pleaded for sanctions that are economically destructive enough for Moscow to end its "military operation" after accusing som

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Israel-China free trade deal to be accelerated after foreign ministers call

China and Israel have agreed to accelerate negotiations on a free-trade deal following a phone call between the Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and

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Xi Jinping, other Chinese leaders mourn lives lost in MU5735 accident

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders on Monday paid a silent tribute to mourn the deaths of the 132 victims of the China Eastern Airlines plane crash

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Russia, Ukraine to hold new round of peace talks

Russian and Ukrainian delegations will hold a new round of face-to-face negotiations on March 29-30, head of Russia's negotiation team Vladimir Medinsky said on Sunday.

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Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing briefs ASEAN envoys on current situation

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) envoys met with Myanmar's State Administration Council (SAC) Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on Monday in the lat

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Passenger plane carrying 132 people crashes in south China, rescue underway

A Boeing 737-800 passenger jetliner with 132 people on board crashed into a mountainous area in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region at about 2:38 p.m. on

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China's first cargo airport completes flight test of air freighter

China's first cargo airport in the city of Ezhou, central China's Hubei Province, completed its flight test on Saturday, marking the country's first flight trial of a n

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China reaffirms 'four musts' stance on Ukraine issue

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday said the "four musts" highlighted by President Xi Jinping are China's clearest and the most authoritativ

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Iran says ball in U.S. court for Vienna talks after Russia assured

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Tuesday that the ball is now in the U.S.'s court to ensure a successful conclusion of the Vienna talks on resto

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Biden signs $1.5t omnibus spending bill into law

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law a $1.5-trillion omnibus spending bill for the fiscal year 2022 to fund the federal government through the end of Sep