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Kerry to meet with top Russian, Iranian envoys over Ukraine, nuclear talks

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with his Russian and Iranian counterparts in Switzerland next week over the situation in eastern Ukraine and nuclear talks with Tehran, the State Department said on Thursday.

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Kerry calls for patience over nuke talks with Iran

​U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday urged critics to "wait and see" as negotiations with Iran are continuing toward a comprehensive agreement over its controversial nuclear program.

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Greece wins time with Eurogroup deal, more tough challenges ahead

​Greece won some time and breathing space pushing away scenarios of an imminent Grexit with the bridging arrangement reached on Friday with its euro zone interlocutors, but more tough challenges lie ahead, according to political analysts in Athens.

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Former South Sudan political prisoners agree to work with president Kiir

​Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said former South Sudanese political detainers inked a deal on Friday evening in Nairobi with President Salva Kiir that could shore up peace process in the world's youngest nation.

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Ukraine ceasefire deal offers peace chance, more efforts needed

​The world on Thursday breathed a sigh of relief when the leaders of Russia, Germany, France and Ukraine eventually agreed to a much-anticipated cease- fire deal on the Ukraine crisis after intensive negotiations.

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Iran's top leader says no nuclear deal better than bad one

​Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that no nuclear deal is better than a bad deal, as Iran and world powers gear up for a deadline by the end of March.

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India, U.S. reach breakthrough on civil nuclear deal

​Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday that the two countries have reached an agreement to break a six-year impasse on the landmark civil nuclear deal.

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Iran says time ripe for nuclear deal

​Iran's top nuclear negotiator has said that the ground is prepared for a final deal with world powers over Tehran's nuclear issue, Press TV reported on Thursday.

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Iran terms recent nuclear talks "steps forward"

​Recent nuclear talks between Iran and the world powers over the country's nuclear issue have been " steps forward," Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said here on Monday.

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Potential historic Iranian nuclear deal still possible

As Iranian nuclear talks entered the final days in Austria, top diplomats from Iran and the West were desperately trying to seize the best opportunity they've had in 35 years to clinch a historic deal which could change the political landscape in the Middle East.

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Iran says nuclear deal may not be reached by deadline: report

A comprehensive nuclear deal could hardly be finalized by the Nov. 24 deadline, and all sides might discuss another extension by Sunday night, an Iranian official was quoted as saying.

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Mexico's president pledges to disclose personal assets

Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto Wednesday pledged to publicly disclose his personal assets, according to media reports.

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Iran, P5+1 group seek nuclear deal at Vienna talks

Iran and P5+1 group are striving to find a long-term solution for the decade-old disputed Iranian nuclear program, aiming to strike a comprehensive deal which could change the political map by deadline next Monday.

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Kerry travels to Europe as deadline looms for Iran nuclear talks

​U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry headed for Europe Monday for talks on Iran's nuclear programs, a week before the deadline for a comprehensive deal expires.

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Australia-China free-trade agreement moves closer after signing new billion-dollar deal

​Australia and China are set to complete a second, multi-billion dollar trade deal within a week, reaching an agreement to lift exports and cut the price of some consumer goods.

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China Railway Construction "extremely shocked" by Mexico's scrapping of rail deal

China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) said on Sunday it is "extremely shocked" by Mexico's decision to withdraw a high-speed rail deal with a China-Mexico joint consortium, pledging to resort to legal means to protect its interests if necessary.

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Australia-China free-trade agreement moves closer after signing new billion-dollar deal

​Australia and China are set to complete a second, multi-billion dollar trade deal within a week, reaching an agreement to lift exports and cut the price of some consumer goods.