European Union

China summons ambassadors of EU, UK over sanctions

Mar 23, 2021 12:10

China has summoned the ambassadors of the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom to protest recent sanctions imposed on Beijing over allegations of human rights violations in the western state of Xinjiang.
EU export ban would delay UK Covid vaccine drive by two months

Mar 23, 2021 09:37

Britain’s Covid vaccine programme faces a two-month delay in the event of an EU export ban, derailing the government’s plans to reopen the economy this summer, an analysis for the Guardian has revealed.
US health agency raises 'concern' over AstraZeneca COVID vaccine trial data

Mar 23, 2021 09:22

AstraZeneca may have used "outdated information" in the results of a large-scale COVID-19 vaccine trial, a US health agency said on Tuesday, casting fresh doubt on the shot, its potential US rollout and plunging its developers, once again, into controversy.
EU, China impose tit-for-tat sanctions on individuals, entities

Mar 23, 2021 03:07

Beijing has slapped sanctions on 10 European individuals and four entities in retaliation for similar restrictions imposed by the European Union against China.
Iran nuclear inspections should not be used as bargaining chip in talks: IAEA

Mar 23, 2021 00:00

The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says he has asked all parties to the landmark nuclear deal with Iran not to use the agency’s inspections as a bargaining chip during any future talks, but use them as a basis to achieve an agreement.
EU’s Borrell says will do everything possible to save Iran nuclear deal

Mar 21, 2021 11:26

Since the US unilateral withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal, the accord has faced a deadlock with Washington imposing the “toughest ever sanctions” on Iran and European signatories failing to fulfill their commitments under the deal.
Peace-building suffers during pandemic obsession

Mar 17, 2021 10:45

Evidence suggests that committed foreign aid being redirected from peace-building programs into efforts to deal with COVID-19 is likely to have even more of an impact on the ground than a decrease in foreign aid. A further reduction in funding and troops for UN peacekeeping missions is also likely.
IAEA: Iran’s deal partners should seize 3-month chance to revive JCPOA

Mar 17, 2021 02:26

The UN nuclear agency says a US return to the 2015 nuclear agreement is “difficult” but still “possible,” calling on Iran’s partners in the deal to seize the three-month chance offered by Tehran as part of a bilateral understanding with the watchdog to revive the nuclear deal.
EU liable for Syrian people’s sufferings, shedding their blood: Foreign ministry

Mar 16, 2021 02:32

The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has denounced the European Union’s recent declaration on the decade-long conflict in the war-torn Arab country, saying the bloc is responsible for the sufferings of Syrian people as it backs sanctions that amount to economic terrorism.
Vaccine passports a cause for hope and concern

Mar 15, 2021 12:47

Disparities along income and racial lines have persisted in vaccination campaigns. For example, in the United States Black Americans have received the vaccine at half the rate of white Americans, and the disparity is even larger for Hispanic Americans.