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Russia conducts live fire drill in Black Sea amid rising tensions with Ukraine, NATO
Jul 02, 2021 00:45Russia has conducted a live fire naval drill in the Black Sea amid escalating tensions with Ukraine and NATO countries in the strategic area.
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UK and Brussels near deal on COVID passports to boost holiday hopes
Jul 01, 2021 14:48Hopes have been raised of summer holidays in Europe for fully vaccinated Britons as a deal with Brussels on COVID passports neared completion and Germany failed to convince popular destinations to pull an “emergency brake” on UK visitors.
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Euro zone recovery faces risks from virus mutations: ECB's Lagarde
Jul 01, 2021 07:52The euro zone economy may well avoid the most pessimistic scenario envisaged at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic but it still faces risks from virus mutations, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Thursday.
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Hundreds of thousands of EU citizens ‘scrabbling’ to attain post-Brexit status before deadline
Jun 30, 2021 12:23EU citizens are struggling to apply for post-Brexit settled status as the Home Office reaches “breaking point” coping with a last-minute surge in applications.
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Next Iranian admin may take over JCPOA talks: Spokesman
Jun 30, 2021 02:17The administration of Iranian President-elect Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi will handle the negotiations on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal if Tehran’s desirable demands are not met until end of the outgoing administration’s term, the spokesman for the government said.
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Russia tests Crimea air defenses, as NATO, Ukraine kick off drills nearby
Jun 29, 2021 11:54Russia has tested its air defenses in the Crimean Peninsula, as Ukraine, the US, and their NATO allies kicked off war games in the strategic waters of the Black Sea.
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Iran’s top negotiator: Time for other JCPOA parties to make tough decisions
Jun 28, 2021 01:19Iran’s top negotiator to Vienna talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal says Tehran has already made its tough decision to save the agreement and it is now time for the other parties to act similarly for the accord.
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Iran’s GDP could grow by 3.5% this year if JCPOA revived: Report
Jun 28, 2021 01:02The Institute of International Finance (IIF) has estimated that Iran’s economy will continue to grow by a modest rate of 3.5% this year if the country and world powers succeed in talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal.
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West only seeking to help out terrorists in Syria: Mekdad
Jun 27, 2021 03:01Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mekdad specifies the West’s sole purpose in Syria as helping out terrorist elements in the Arab country.
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Vienna deal still possible if US stops Trump's failed legacy: Iran Foreign Ministry spox
Jun 27, 2021 01:26The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says Tehran and the remaining signatories to a 2015 nuclear deal can still reach an agreement during the ongoing talks in the Austrian capital of Vienna only if the United States stops pursuing failed legacy of former President Donald Trump.