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EU urges ‘swift’ probe after Israel martyrs Palestinian teen

Dec 06, 2020 04:08

The European Union has called for a swift probe into the Israeli army's gruesome assassination of a 14-year-old Palestinian during protests against the occupying regime.
Zarif tells German FM Maas, E3 to correct own conduct before lecturing Iran

Dec 05, 2020 04:16

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif fires back at his German counterpart over the latter’s call for renegotiation of the 2015 nuclear agreement and claims about Iran’s national defense program, saying the European parties to the Iran deal should first change their own harmful behavior before lecturing the Islamic Republic.
Russia detains physicist for passing info abroad

Dec 04, 2020 09:44

Russian authorities detain a physicist on suspicion of treason for passing classified information about the country’s aviation industry to foreign governments.
The virus won’t stop evolving when the vaccine arrives

Dec 04, 2020 06:03

The coronavirus is not a shape shifter like the flu virus, but it could become vaccine resistant over time. That prompts researchers to urge vigilance.
No more concessions in Brexit talks, EU members warn

Dec 04, 2020 04:14

European diplomats warned Thursday that EU negotiators are "millimeters" from giving all they can in trade talks with Britain, as both sides agreed negotiations are in their most sensitive phase.
Making headlines: COVID-19 and gender inequality

Dec 03, 2020 11:41

We have repeatedly heard about how COVID-19 disproportionately affects women. While men are more likely to die from the virus, in many other respects, women are bearing the brunt of the pandemic’s impact.
Criminal assassination of Iranian scientist won’t solve issues: EU’s Borrell

Dec 02, 2020 03:40

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell says the “criminal” assassination of Iranian physicist and nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh will not help solve issues pertaining to the country’s nuclear program.
Former senior UK diplomat Julian King pleads for EU trade deal

Dec 01, 2020 14:26

As negotiations between the UK and the European Union (EU) on a post-Brext trade agreement reach their climax, a former senior British diplomat has issued a dire warning of the consequences of not securing a deal.
Parliament ratifies outlines of strategic action to neutralize the sanctions

Dec 01, 2020 09:36

The Iranian MPs approved the outlines of a bill on “strategic action” for neutralizing the illegal sanctions imposed by the US regime and safeguarding national interests in a move that the Parliament Speaker described as an end to a one-way game.
Turkish survey ship returns to base ahead of EU meet

Nov 30, 2020 10:35

Turkey has decided to once again return home its seismic research vessel from the disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean Sea ahead of a European Union meeting.