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Nancy Pelosi tests positive for COVID-19; Biden not considered close contact, White House says

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for COVID-19, her deputy chief of staff Drew Hammill tweeted Thursday.Pelosi, 82, doesn't have any symptoms, he said. Thi

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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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Ukrainians hunting Russians as they leave Kyiv area: Pentagon update Day 36

The Pentagon has been providing daily updates on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Ukraine's efforts to resist.Here are highlights of what a senior U.S. defense offic

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China hosts third multinational meeting to discuss Afghanistan

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday hosted the third multinational meeting to discuss the economic and humanitarian crisis facing Afghanist

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Foreign ministers of China, Russia meet in Anhui

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov met Wednesday in Tunxi, east China's Anhui Province. Lavrov arrived earli

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China-EU summit to be held virtually on April 1

The 23rd China-EU summit will be held via video link on Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced Wednesday. Chinese President Xi Jinping and

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S. Korea: DPRK seems to have failed in unidentified projectile launch

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) seemed to have failed in its launch of an unidentified projectile, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on We

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Top Russian, Turkish diplomats meet in Turkey's Antalya

The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine have arrived in Turkey for face-to-face talks set for Thursday morning, officials said, in the first high-level contact betw

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Yoon Suk-yeol elected South Korean president, vows national unity

Yoon Suk-yeol, leader of the main conservative opposition People Power Party, won a narrow victory in the South Korean presidential election held on Wednesday, results

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UK government accused of 'incompetent' Ukraine refugee visa program

The UK government is under pressure to do more for Ukrainian refugees as the numbers fleeing the fighting steadily increases.Boris Johnson said that the UK had been gen

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UN war crimes panel urges U.S. to probe deadly Syria air raids

The United Nation's war crimes investigators have urged the United States to carry out thorough inquiry into civilian casualties caused by U.S. air raids in Syria to en

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Russia refuses to launch internet satellites, pointing at sanctions

The business fallout from the war in Ukraine is about to extend to outer space.OneWeb, a London-based satellite startup striving for global internet connectivity and a

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China voices concerns for safety of Ukraine's nuclear facilities

China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna Wang Qun on Wednesday expressed concern for the safety of nuclear facilities in Ukraine amid the ongoin

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Oil tops $105, European gas prices soar after Russia attacks Ukraine

Oil prices jumped on Thursday, with Brent rising above $105 a barrel for the first time since 2014, after Russia's attack on Ukraine exacerbated concerns about disrupti

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China urges all parties to exercise restraint over Ukraine crisis

A Chinese envoy on Wednesday called on all parties involved in the Ukraine issue to exercise restraint and reiterated Beijing's stance on safeguarding the sovereignty a

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Citigroup asks US employees to return to office from March 21

Citigroup Inc has asked vaccinated employees in all US locations to start returning to the office from the week of March 21, according to an internal memo on Wednesday

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Queen Elizabeth II spoke with UK PM Johnson on Wednesday

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II spoke with Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday as she continues to carry out her official duties, days after testing positive for COV