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Putin, Macron hold phone conversation over Libya crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron held a phone conversation on Sunday, discussing the situation in Libya and the importance o

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China urges countries to abide by one-China principle after Taiwan leadership election

China opposes any forms of official ties between Taiwan and countries that have diplomatic relations with China, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Sunday, urging co

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Qatari emir due in Tehran for talks amid U.S. Iran tensions

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will travel to Tehran on Sunday for talks with senior Iranian officials, semi-official Mehr News Agency reported. The Qatari emir is scheduled to meet Iran

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Putin, Qatari emir hold phone conversation over Libyan crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani discussed the situation in Libya during a phone conversation, the Kremlin said Saturda

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UK seeks extradition of US woman over teen's death in crash

Britain has sparked a diplomatic standoff with Washington by requesting the extradition of a U.S. woman charged over a road crash that killed a U.K. teenager.The Britis

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Iran says it "unintentionally" shot down Ukrainian jetliner

Iran's state TV on Saturday quoted the Iranian military as saying that it "unintentionally" shot down the Ukrainian jetliner on Wednesday, in which all the 176 passeng

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79 killed, 226 injured in fire outbreaks across Myanmar in 2019

Fire outbreaks killed 79 people and injured 226 others nationwide in Myanmar in 2019, official media quoted a fire service department official as saying on Friday. Fro

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Erdogan, Putin call for restraint, diplomacy amid Iran-U.S. escalation

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called for restraint and diplomacy to avoid "a new cycle of instability"

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China calls for restraint, dialogue amid latest U.S.-Iran tensions

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday urged relevant parties to remain restrained amid the current complicated tensionsin the Middle East.Geng Shuang, a spokesperso

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Iranian president warns U.S. interests "in danger" following commander's assassination

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned on Tuesday that U.S. interests in the region are "in danger" following the assassination of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani.

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Iran's president says U.S. interests in region "in danger"

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that the U.S. interests in the region are "in danger" following the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, official IRNA news agency reported. "If it was

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Kenya, Guinea Bissau sign deals on trade and security

President Kenyatta congratulated the President-Elect for his recent win and urged him to bring the people of Guinea Bissau together./Photo: Kenyan Presidency President Uhuru Kenyatta and Guine

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U.S. issues travel alert for Israel, Palestine over "heightened tension" in Middle East

The U.S. government issued a travel advisory on Monday, urging its citizens to stay alert while traveling in Israel and Palestine. The U.S. embassy in Israel noted in a release that "heightened tens

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Pope: Reject "god of money," focus on serving others

Pope Francis is advising people to reject “the god of money" as well as of that consumerism, pleasure, success, and self.Francis in his homily in St. Peter's Basilica M

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Jordan's king reaffirms importance of Iraq's stability

King Abdullah II of Jordan reaffirmed the country's keenness to maintain Iraq's security and stability, according to a Royal Court statement. In a phone call with Iraq

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U.S. condemns recent military escalation in Libya's Tripoli

The U.S. embassy to Libya on Sunday condemned the recent military escalation in the capital Tripoli, which is witnessing a deadly armed conflict between the eastern-based army and the UN-backed gove

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Iran says U.S. responsible for consequences of Soleimani's assassination

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Saturday that the United States is responsible for the consequences of the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, former