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Top EU diplomat ‘deeply regrets’ Iran nuclear deal decision

6:38 pm January 6, 2020

Brussels: The EU’s diplomatic chief Josep Borrell on Monday voiced regret at Tehran’s latest decision to reduce its commitments to the beleaguered 2015 Iran nuclear deal. “Deeply regret Iran’s latest announcement on #JCPOA. As ever we will rely on @iaeaorg verification,” Borrell tweeted, using an abbreviation for the deal’s formal name. “Full implementation of #NuclearDeal […]

Croatian president faces leftist challenge in uncertain vote

3:23 pm January 5, 2020

Zagreb: Croatians went to the polls Sunday to elect a new president in an uncertain vote where the conservative incumbent — trying to unite a fractured right wing — faces a serious challenge from a leftist former prime minister. Some 3.8 million people are eligible to vote in a poll that is being held just […]

Biden to meet Putin in Geneva on June 16: White House

Russia halts oil supplies to Belarus amid economic talks

8:08 pm January 3, 2020

Minsk (Belarus): Russia has halted oil supplies to Belarus after the two countries failed to renegotiate a contract amid talks on further improving economic ties. Belarus’ state-owned Belneftekhim oil company said Friday that Moscow has stopped supplying crude oil to the country’s refineries until contracts for this year are drawn up. The two Belarusian refineries […]

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Britain temperature records tumbled in 2019

7:51 pm January 3, 2020

Paris: Britain recorded its highest ever summer and winter temperatures in 2019, ending one of the hottest decades in history, the Met Office said Friday. As much of northern Europe sweltered in a July heatwave, the mercury hit 38.7 Celsius (101 Fahrenheit) in the east of England, marking Britain’s highest daily maximum temperature on record. […]

US long watched Soleimani, but feared risks of a strike

Soleimani killing ‘irreparable blow’ for Tehran: exiled opposition

7:39 pm January 3, 2020

Paris: The killing of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani in a US strike is an “irreparable blow” for Iran’s Islamic regime, the leader of a Paris-based exiled opposition group said Friday. Soleimani was killed earlier Friday in a strike at Baghdad’s international airport, prompting Tehran to vow “revenge” and dramatically upping the stakes in bitter […]