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Italy finally lets 500+ refugees disembark from rescue ship after two weeks
Dec 29, 2021 14:18Italy has eventually allowed more than 500 refugees to disembark from a rescue ship after almost two weeks at sea, while a German rescue ship with 440 people on board is still waiting for permission to dock.
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Russia will face no failure in Nord Stream 2 certification, senior Russian diplomat says
Dec 29, 2021 05:26Russia believes that it won’t face any failure regarding the certifications for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and the project will eventually be launched, a top Russian official has told RBC media.
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Iran: Vienna talks on right path; deal possible if there’s seriousness, goodwill
Dec 28, 2021 13:43Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has expressed optimism about the ongoing talks between Iran and the P4+1 group of countries in the Austrian capital of Vienna, saying the negotiations are moving “in a good direction” and an agreement is possible if other parties show “goodwill” and “seriousness.”
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UK and the EU set to remain best of enemies as 2022 dawns
Dec 27, 2021 12:27The year 2021 has been marked by a remarkable level of petulance in the UK-EU relationship. The unfortunate reality is that 2022 doesn’t offer much hope of redemption.
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Senior Iranian, Russian, Chinese negotiators meet ahead of 8th round of Vienna talks
Dec 27, 2021 10:10Iranian, Russian and Chinese delegates taking part in the Vienna talks on the removal of sanctions imposed on Tehran have met in the Austrian capital ahead of the eighth round of negotiations.
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New round of Vienna talks between Iran, P4+1 to be based on agreed joint document: Tehran
Dec 27, 2021 09:05The remaining parties to the US-abandoned 2015 agreement, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), are set to resume negotiations in Vienna with the aim of reviving the deal and removing Washington’s sanctions against Tehran.
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Iran won't fall into trap of factitious deadlines: Source close to negotiation team
Dec 27, 2021 02:14A source close to Iran's negotiation team in Vienna talks says the country would not fall into the trap of "factitious deadlines" that could be set by the 2015 deal's other members.
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Putin: West must immediately give Moscow security guarantees
Dec 24, 2021 14:34President Vladimir Putin has talked about Moscow’s security proposals presented to the NATO alliance last week. Speaking during his annual press conference, he said it is the Western countries that must immediately give Russia security guarantees, not the other way round.
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Dragging Ukraine into NATO poses unacceptable threats to Russia: Lavrov
Dec 24, 2021 14:31Moscow says the United States' efforts to "drag" Ukraine into NATO, poses "unacceptable threats" to Russia, citing the prospect of the alliance's strike missile systems appearing near the Russian border.
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France to take legal action against UK on post-Brexit fishing licenses in January 2022
Dec 23, 2021 10:14France plans to take legal action against Britain on the issue of post-Brexit fishing licences early next year, France’s junior minister for European Union affairs says.