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Russia actively working to defuse tensions over Iran’s peaceful nuclear program at IAEA session: Envoy

Mar 02, 2021 14:47

A senior Russian diplomat says Moscow is actively working to defuse tensions over Iran’s peaceful nuclear program amid attempts by Britain, France and Germany to press ahead with a US-backed plan for a resolution criticizing Tehran for suspension of some inspections by the UN nuclear agency.
Russia to respond to planned US, EU sanctions over Navalny case

Mar 02, 2021 11:31

Russia says it will respond to planned sanctions by the United States over the case of opposition figure Alexei Navalny, depending on their content and nature.
Hundreds of kidnapped schoolgirls released in Nigeria

Mar 02, 2021 08:50

Almost 280 children who were kidnapped by heavily armed men from their boarding school in Nigeria late last week have been released, officials say.
‘We need to continue to work’ with Saudi, Psaki keeps responding to questions on Khashoggi

Mar 02, 2021 08:10

White House press secretary Jen Psaki continues handling the Biden administration’s refusal to penalize Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the brutal murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, asserting that “we need to continue to work” with Riyadh.
US warship docks in Sudanese eastern port

Mar 02, 2021 07:54

The USS Winston Churchill docked in Sudan on Monday (March 1), marking a new step in the thawing of relations between Sudan and the United States since the removal of former President Omar al-Bashir.
41% of Americans not willing to get vaccinated for Covid, poll shows

Mar 02, 2021 07:47

A new poll shows that over 40 percent of Americans are not willing to get vaccinated for the coronavirus vaccine.
France’s former president Sarkozy convicted of corruption, handed jail sentence

Mar 02, 2021 06:16

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been found guilty by a court in the country’s capital, Paris, on charges of corruption and influence peddling.
Armenians break into government building, pushing prime minister to resign

Mar 02, 2021 05:48

A group of Armenian protesters have barged into a government building to pressure Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign over the outcome of last year’s bloody war between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan.
HRW urges India to provide refuge to Rohingya Muslims adrift at Indian Ocean

Mar 01, 2021 14:46

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Indian government to provide refuge to dozens of Rohingya Muslim asylum seekers who have been adrift in the Andaman Sea for more than two weeks.
18-meter whale found dead off China's northeast coast

Mar 01, 2021 14:35

An 18-meter whale was found dead in the shallow waters of Bohai Sea in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, state media cited local authorities as saying.