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US says Iran has not formally responded to talks offer

Iran has yet to formally respond to an offer of talks the US made last week to resume negotiations aimed at returning the Islamic Republic to full compliance with its 2015 nuclear deal, the State Department said Monday. The Biden administration is “not measuring” progress with […]

EU warns Myanmar, mulls sanctions on Russia over crackdown

Brussels – The EU on Monday warned Myanmar’s military rulers it was ready to impose sanctions over this month’s coup, as foreign ministers also prepared to target those behind Russia’s crackdown on Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. The ministers from the 27-nation bloc met in Brussels for a […]

UK’s PM eyes end to lockdown as vaccines reach one-third of adults

London – Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set Monday to start unwinding England’s third and potentially final coronavirus lockdown, as a quickening UK-wide inoculation drive relieves pressure on overstretched hospitals. In a statement to parliament, Johnson will confirm the reopening of all English schools on March 8 in […]

Spain: 160 arrested over 6 nights of violent protests

Over six nights of sometimes-violent protests triggered by a rapper’s jailing, Spanish police have arrested at least 160 people. Most of those arrested were protesting in rapper Pablo Hasel’s home region of Catalonia, where major cities like Barcelona have seen six consecutive nights of protests and […]

US death toll from coronavirus surpasses 500,000 mark; ‘Truly heartbreaking’: Biden

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden Monday mourned the more than 500,000 Americans lost to the coronavirus pandemic and called for unity in the battle against the deadly disease. The milestone, based on a tally maintained by Johns Hopkins University – an American research institution – […]

IAEA, Iran work out ‘temporary solution’ amid impasse

UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi held wide-ranging talks Sunday with Iranian officials in Tehran, including the head of Iran’s nuclear agency, Ali Akbar Salehi. The talks centered around Iran’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and recent measures taken by Tehran to scale […]

Argentina’s president decries ‘unforgivable’ vaccine scandal

The president of Argentina has decried an “unforgivable” COVID-19 vaccine scandal that prompted the resignation of the country’s health minister. Gines Gonzalez Garcia stepped down on Friday after reports surfaced that he had aided people in the South American nation jump the queue to receive COVID-19 vaccines. […]

Iran says no direct talks with US on detained citizens

Iran dismissed remarks on Sunday by US President Joe Biden’s national security advisor, who said direct talks had begun with Tehran over the release of detained American citizens. Saeed Khatibzadeh, the spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, said there is no direct communication with the US […]

Palestinian village braves atrocities, biting cold to foil Israeli land grab

This is the ninth straight night that Harb Abu-Elkbash, a 48-year-old Palestinian Bedouin, will spend under the open sky in freezing temperatures. The Israeli army stormed his village of Homsa al-Baqia, located east of the city of Tubas in the Jordan Valley, 38 miles (61 kilometers) north of […]

EU foreign policy chief condemns crackdown in Myanmar

The EU foreign policy chief called on Saturday the security forces in Myanmar to stop the violence against protesters. “I strongly condemn violence against peaceful civilian protesters by the military. I urge the military and all security forces in Myanmar to immediately stop violence against civilians,” Josep […]

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