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Nicola Sturgeon set to reshape the politics of the British Isles
Dec 11, 2019 10:58Nicola Sturgeon is fighting her biggest political battle tomorrow as the outcome of the election is set to determine Scotland’s future for the rest of the century.
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US military preparing largest deployment to Europe in years
Dec 11, 2019 05:49The US military is planning its biggest deployment of troops to Europe in 25 years, with thousands of soldiers preparing to take part in a massive war games at a time of increasingly tensions with Russia.
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EU foreign policy chief's human rights claims rely on false, biased information: Iran
Dec 10, 2019 14:33Iran has rejected the latest claims by the newly chosen High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell about recent violent riots in several Iranian cities, saying the allegations have been based on “incorrect and biased information.”
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Great uncertainties in UK election polls suggest fight against Brexit isn’t over
Dec 10, 2019 10:22A poll for the Independent newspaper suggests a much smaller Tory lead, with the likelihood of a hung Parliament, meaning that no single party would command a majority after the election, and the main parties would set off on a scramble for coalition partners, presumably with two rival camps coalescing around support for and opposition to Brexit.
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Moscow, Kiev agree on ‘comprehensive ceasefire’ in Eastern Ukraine
Dec 10, 2019 05:03The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France, and Germany have agreed to implement a “full and comprehensive” ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine after top-level negotiations.
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Europeans will not activate JCPOA trigger mechanism for now: Araqchi
Dec 10, 2019 02:33Deputy foreign minister for political affairs says despite their recent threat to activate the trigger mechanism envisaged in the nuclear accord with Iran, the European signatories to the deal will not do so for the time being.
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The climate emergency has already begun as earth systems collapse
Dec 09, 2019 11:56More than 11,000 scientists across 153 countries are shouting out a new climate change warning. The delay for action has been too long. Addressing our rapidly degrading and already overly dangerous climate is now officially an emergency.
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FM Zarif: Iran 'certainly dissatisfied' with EU commitment to JCPOA
Dec 09, 2019 09:51Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran is definitely unhappy with the level of the Europeans' commitment to the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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Zarif: INSTEX likely to become operational
Dec 09, 2019 05:06Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said a financial mechanism that the EU has devised for trade with Iran in defiance of the US sanctions could take effect in future.
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Preserving Iran nuclear deal collective responsibility: Borrell
Dec 08, 2019 09:48The newly-appointed head of European Union foreign policy Josep Borrell says preserving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, is a “collective responsibility.”