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European Parliament’s anti-Iran resolution based on twisted facts: Foreign Ministry
Dec 23, 2019 10:02Iran's Foreign Ministry has denounced a resolution passed by the European Parliament, which accuses Tehran of mishandling the recent fuel price protests, arguing that the legislature's account has been based on a set of twisted facts and unfounded documentation.
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Russia’s Nord Stream 2, TurkStream will be launched despite US sanctions: FM Lavrov
Dec 23, 2019 07:51Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow is determined to complete the Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream, two nearly-finished major projects for exporting natural gas to Germany and Turkey, respectively, despite the US sanctions.
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Iran to take 5th JCPOA step if Europe fails to fulfill commitments: Shamkhani
Dec 22, 2019 14:04A senior Iranian official has warned that the Islamic Republic would take the fifth step of scaling back its commitments under a landmark nuclear deal it clinched with major world powers in 2015 if the European signatories to the accord do not take practical measures to salvage it.
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Forget about water at your peril
Dec 21, 2019 12:34Even by climate change's destructive standards, water is in an increasingly grim bind. Droughts and monster floods are having devastating effects on the human civilisation, as the situations in much of Africa, Australia, and China attest.
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EU, Russia, Germany lash out at US over imposing sanctions on gas pipeline
Dec 21, 2019 12:00The European Union and Russia have lashed out at the United States over its recent move to impose sanction on any firm working on a gas pipeline from Russia into Germany.
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US illegal sanctions on Iran aimed at collectively punishing ordinary people: UN ambassador
Dec 20, 2019 07:52Iran's ambassador to the United Nations has severely censured the United States’ illegal sanctions against ordinary people as well as different sectors of the Iranian economy, including oil and banking, arguing that the measures are negatively affecting the daily lives of millions of Iranians.
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Jailed Catalan leader 'entitled to immunity' as member of European Parliament
Dec 19, 2019 09:57A Catalan leader jailed for his role in an independence referendum deemed illegal by Spain has been entitled to immunity as a member of the European Parliament despite not having being able to take up his seat, the EU's highest court ruled on Thursday.
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Economists warn of tough 2020 for fragile eurozone
Dec 19, 2019 08:34The European Commission has unveiled its economic ambitions for the eurozone in 2020. But economists are not optimistic.
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Iran slams European signatories for inaction after US withdrawal
Dec 18, 2019 05:21Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has censured the European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal, which is officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), for their inaction to save the agreement after the US withdrawal.
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Belgian court once again postpones extradition hearing of ex-Catalan leaders
Dec 17, 2019 04:30The Belgian court has once again postponed the extradition hearing of former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and his former councilors Toni Comín and Lluís Puig until February.