MOSCOW, Jan 26 (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Monday that the issue of territory remained
fundamental to Russia when it came to getting a deal to end the fighting in Ukraine, the state TASS news agency reported after trilateral weekend talks in…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Top Chinese officials hold talks with OIC secretary general
BEIJING, Jan 26 (Reuters) – China’s vice president and foreign minister held talks with the secretary-general of the 57-nation Organization of Islamic Cooperation on Monday, according to a ministry statement and the official news agency,…
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Philippines lodges ‘firm representations’ to Chinese embassy over ‘escalating’ war of words on South China Sea
MANILA, Jan 26 (Reuters) – The Philippine foreign ministry said on Monday it had made “firm representations” to China’s embassy and its ambassador in Manila over what it described as an “escalation of public exchanges” between them and Philippine…
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Ex-IRGC member details regime crackdown amid protests
Tehran deploys non-Iranian fighters to help crush demonstrations, as they are more willing to open fire on civilians, Roni Insaz, an Iranian-born former member of the IRGC, said in a 103FM interview on Sunday.“They have clear orders. They do…
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Attacking Iran won't guarantee regime change – and could spark chaos
Trump’s confrontational approach rests on the assumption that force can reshape Iran’s political order. But with no international coalition, a divided opposition and entrenched security forces, war may fuel instability rather than produce lasting…
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Republican voices grow for thorough probe into officers’ killing of man in Minnesota
Trump officials claim nurse Alex Pretti violently approached ICE officers with gun, but footage shows he was pushed by officer, did not brandish weapon he was licensed to carry
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Tehran mural warns against US strike
The Iranian government unveiled a new mural warning the US against launching a strike against Iran, Sky News reported on Sunday.The mural mimics the United States flag, with an aircraft carrier in blue littered with damaged white aircraft and…
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China’s top general accused of leaking nuclear weapons secrets to US — report
Zhang Youxia, 75, also reportedly probed over efforts to build his own sphere of influence within Communist Party, is latest top official targeted in Xi Jinping’s purge
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Israel agrees to reopen Rafah crossing only for Gaza pedestrians
Israel said Monday it would only allow pedestrians to travel through the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt as part of its “limited reopening” once it has recovered the remains of the last hostage in the Palestinian territory.
Reopening Rafah,…
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Israel agrees to ‘limited reopening’ of Rafah crossing
Israel said Monday it would allow a “limited reopening” of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt once it had recovered the remains of the last hostage in the Palestinian territory.
Reopening Rafah, a vital entry point for aid into Gaza,…
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