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Doubts over revived nuclear deal as Iran promotes anti-Western hawk
Iran on Wednesday demoted its chief nuclear negotiator and replaced him with an anti-Western hawk in a move that casts doubt on talks to revive the nuclear deal with Tehran.
Abbas Araghchi, one of the key negotiators of the original 2015…
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Japan’s defense ministry seeks fresh hike in military spending
Japan’s defense ministry is seeking an annual budget increase that will add to past hikes to expand military spending over a decade by almost a sixth, as it looks to counter the growing strength of neighboring China.
Since last year,…
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Biden, Bennett agree Iran should never acquire nuclear weapons in White House talks
US President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in White House talks on Friday that he was putting “diplomacy first” to try to rein in Iran's nuclear program but if negotiations fail he would be prepared to turn to other…
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Israeli PM aims to push Biden away from Iran nuclear deal
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is aiming to dissuade President Joe Biden from returning to the Iran nuclear deal when the two leaders meet at the White House Friday.
The meeting, originally scheduled for Thursday, was postponed…
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Tunisia’s Ennahda leader backtracks, announces party support for president
The leader of Tunisia’s main Islamist political party performed a dramatic U-turn on Wednesday and threw his weight behind President Kais Saied.
“We will support President Saied and do what contributes to his success, including our…
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‘Knowledgeable’ UN envoy gains international support to end Yemen war
Acclaimed as an experienced diplomat who has handled conflicts in the Middle East for two decades, the UN special envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg has received support from regional and international countries along with Yemeni factions to…
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Saudi anti-extremism initiative leads the world, says UN expert
Saudi Arabia’s Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology (Etidal) is a “world leader” in pioneering work to prevent and counter violent extremism, according to Jehangir Khan, director of the UN Center for Counter-Terrorism (UNCCT).…
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Israel free to make decisions it deems appropriate on Iran: White House
Israel was “free to make the decisions it deemed appropriate” on Iran after an attack on an Israeli-managed tanker off the coast of Oman last week which has been blamed on Tehran, Asharq Al-Awsat quoted the White House as saying on Monday.…
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Myanmar junta chief says new elections in two years
Myanmar’s junta chief said Sunday that elections would be held and a state of emergency lifted by August 2023, extending the military’s initial timeline given when it deposed Aung San Suu Kyi six months ago.
The country has been in…
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US-led coalition says provided Iraq military with weapons worth $5 billion
The US-led coalition has provided the Iraqi security forces with equipment worth more than $5 billion since 2014, the bloc’s spokesman said Friday.
“Only in the last week, the international coalition equipped the Iraqi security forces…
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