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Jersey standoff over post-Brexit fishing feud escalates between UK, France
May 07, 2021 00:35Tensions between London and Paris over post-Brexit fishing rights have escalated off the island of Jersey, with the two sides sending navy and coastal patrol ships to the area as a “precaution” in ratcheting up of the row.
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China strongly condemns G7 statement about Chinese Taipei, Xinjiang
May 06, 2021 08:47China has strongly condemned a joint statement by the foreign ministers of the so-called Group of Seven (G7) that voiced support for the secessionist government in Chinese Taipei and accused Beijing of alleged rights abuses in the western Xinjiang region.
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France summons Russian ambassador over sanctions against EU officials
May 05, 2021 04:43Russian Ambassador to France Alexei Meshkov has been summoned to the country’s Foreign Ministry over Moscow’s decision to impose retaliatory sanctions on a number of European officials.
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Biden says he hopes to see Putin in his 1st visit to Europe as US leader
May 05, 2021 03:08US President Joe Biden says he hopes to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, during a trip to attend the G7 summit in Europe.
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Continued US refusal to terminate Iran sanctions will definitely bring talks to halt: Source tells Press TV
May 04, 2021 14:54An informed source tells Press TV that the United States’ continued refusal to terminate all the sanctions it has imposed on Iran will definitely bring the Vienna negotiations on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal to a halt.
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Russia says ready to leave SWIFT, plans to join Iran’s Sepam
May 04, 2021 11:49Russia says it is preparing to leave US-dominated international payment system SWIFT and pairing with alternative systems, including Iran’s electronic financial messaging platform Sepam.
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EU summons Russian ambassador to protest Moscow’s retaliatory sanctions
May 04, 2021 01:49The European Union has summoned the Russian ambassador to denounce Moscow’s decision to impose an entry ban on eight EU officials.
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Report: Biden tells Mossad chief US not close to rejoining Iran deal
May 03, 2021 08:13A senior Israeli official claims US President Joe Biden told Israel's Mossad Chief Yossi Cohen that the US is not close to rejoining the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which Tel Aviv opposes.
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Palestine PM calls on Europe to pressure Israel to allow al-Quds elections
May 03, 2021 02:42Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has called on the European Union (EU) to pressure Israel to allow the long-awaited Palestinian legislative elections to be held in al-Quds.
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Termination of sanctions close, Iran's president says
May 03, 2021 01:52President Hassan Rouhani offered an upbeat outlook on economic boom in Iran and raised the prospect of an end to the sanctions considering the results of the latest round of JCPOA talks in Vienna.