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Russia says will not cut gas to more European customers as ruble scheme working
Jun 09, 2022 10:42The Russian government says it has no intention to cut gas supplies to any more European countries as Moscow’s scheme of receiving gas payments in rubles is working as planned.
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UN chief warns of 'severe' impact of Ukraine war on food security
Jun 09, 2022 06:36UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned that the Ukraine conflict may cause a social and economic crisis around the world.
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Russian envoy says the US asked him to defect and condemn Putin's actions
Jun 09, 2022 01:30In a startling disclosure, Russia’s ambassador to Washington says the US authorities had persuaded him to denounce his motherland and condemn the Kremlin's military operation in Ukraine.
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Iran mulls ‘additional measures’ after turning off IAEA cameras, committed to safeguards
Jun 08, 2022 11:44The spokesperson for Iran’s nuclear agency says Tehran is mulling over “additional measures” after turning off the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) surveillance cameras that functioned beyond the safeguards agreement, amid rising tensions over IAEA’s political agendas.
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Ukraine says no to Russia's call for de-mining ports to allow grain shipments
Jun 08, 2022 11:36Ukraine has rejected calls from Russia to de-mine its ports around the Black Sea to resume grain shipments, accusing Moscow of trying to “attack” the port of Odessa, the largest seaport in the crisis-stricken country.
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Backed by Israel, US and EU allies submit anti-Iran draft resolution to IAEA Board of Governors
Jun 07, 2022 15:18The United States and the three European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal, backed by the Israeli regime, have reportedly submitted to the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors a draft resolution censuring Iran’s nuclear program.
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EU commissioner: Talks on Turkey's accession to EU stalled
Jun 07, 2022 09:50EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi says negotiations on Turkey's accession to the European Union have been stalled since Ankara has failed to comply with the bloc's standards on human rights.
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Street fighting rages as Russia pushes to capture Severodonetsk in Donbas
Jun 07, 2022 07:42Fierce street fighting rages in Ukraine’s strategic city of Severodonetsk, as Russia is pushing to completely bring the eastern Donbas region under its control.
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Iran vows 'proportionate' response to any IAEA decision during Board of Governors' meeting
Jun 06, 2022 10:40Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says the country will give a "proportionate" response to any measure taken on its peaceful nuclear program during the ongoing meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s Board of Governors.
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IAEA at crossroads as Board of Governors meets: Technical approach or political performance
Jun 06, 2022 09:03The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has begun its regular Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, with Iran’s nuclear issue and Tehran's cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog expected to take center stage.