High-level talks could happen at a G20 meeting in Italy next week
Report: US, China Might Hold Diplomatic Talks Next Week
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US, Germany Still at Odds Over Russia Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heaped praise on Germany during a visit to Berlin on Wednesday, but the two countries are still in disagreement over Nord Stream 2, the natural gas pipeline that will connect Russia to Germany. Discussing the pipeline at a joint...
Israeli Media Claims Sabotage Attack on Iran Caused ‘Major Damage,’ Iran Denies
Israeli Media Claims Sabotage Attack on Iran Caused ‘Major Damage,’ Iran Denies | Iran says attack was foiled, investigation ongoing
Turkey Says It Won’t Send More Troops to Afghanistan to Secure Kabul Airport
There are currently about 500 Turkish troops in Afghanistan
North Korea’s FM Says Pyongyang Not Considering Contacts With US
The US says it was ready to talk with North Korea
Justice Dept: Seized News Domains Were Violating Sanctions
Justice Dept: Seized News Domains Were Violating Sanctions | Officials fault news sites for ‘malign influence’
Russia Summons British Defense Attaché Over Black Sea Provocation
The Russian Defense Ministry announced that one of its nation’s border guard ships fired warning shots at, while a Su-24M bomber performed preventive bombing near, a British warship, the destroyer HMS Defender, in the Black Sea today. The Defense Ministry issued this...
Putin Says NATO Expansion Is a ‘Relic of the Cold War’
In an op-ed published by the German newspaper Die Zeit, Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced NATO expansion as a "relic of the Cold War." Putin penned the piece to commemorate the 8oth anniversary of Nazi Germany invading the Soviet Union. "We hoped that the end...
The US Could Be Using Iran’s Election to Sabotage Nuclear Deal
Biden administration officials are downplaying the idea that Iran's presidential election will impact negotiations to revive the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA. But the election of Ebrahim Raisi, a judge under US sanctions who is close to Supreme Leader Ali...
Report: 90 Fighters Killed in Two Days of Fighting in Yemen’s Maarib
Report: 90 Fighters Killed in Two Days of Fighting in Yemen’s Maarib | Houthis continue to contest key city
