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Syria Set for Historic G7 Appearance as Sharaa Invited to France Summit

Damascus-Srian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa will attend next month’s G7 summit in France as a guest leader, three sources familiar with

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Taiwan’s Lai Says He Would Tell Trump China Is Destabilizing Indo-Pacific Region

Taipei-Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday that if he were to speak with US President Donald Trump, he would

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Japan, South Korea Leaders Hold Rare Hometown Summit Amid Regional Security Pressures

Seoul-South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met on Tuesday in the South Korean city

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Rosatom Plans Return of Staff to Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Plant After Wartime Evacuation

Moscow-Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom expects to return personnel to Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant within weeks after evacuating

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Iraqi Migrant Describes Perilous Smuggling Route Across Europe After Threats at Home

“I kept thinking that if I died in it I might never be found.” An Iraqi migrant who travelled through

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Trump-Xi Iran Accord Sharpens Pressure Over Strait, Nuclear Standoff

Beijing-U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed that Iran must not obtain nuclear

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Spy Chief in Havana as Cuba Fuel Crisis Deepens

Havana-CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Cuban officials in Havana on Thursday in a rare high-level contact between the United States

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Trump Downplays Strategic Value of Iran Uranium Hunt Amid War Debate

Beijing-U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that efforts to secure Iran’s enriched uranium stockpiles were driven largely by political considerations rather

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Trump and Xi Align on Iran Nuclear Threat, Hormuz Security at Beijing Summit

Beijing — Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed during talks in Beijing that Iran must not obtain a

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