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Germany's Scholz Welcomes Saudi-Iran Efforts To Build 'Less Confrontational' Ties.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (center) poses with Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (right) and Saudi Arabia's national security adviser, Musaad bin Mohammed Al Aiban (left), in Beijing on March 10.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomed the agreement by Saudi Arabia and Iran to reestablish ties after years of hostility but did not comment on China's role in brokering the deal. "It is good that Saudi Arabia and Iran want to develop a less confrontational relationship...and that is what can be said about it," Scholz told a news conference on March 13 alongside Bhutan's prime minister, Lotey Tshering. Tshering said Bhutan had good neighbors in India and China but did not want to comment on Beijing being a negotiator in the Ukraine war, saying too many factors were involved. To read the original story from Reuters, click here .
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Detained On Suspicion Of Corruption.
Russian law enforcement officials have detained Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov on suspicion of taking a bribe, the Investigative Committee said on April 23.
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Latest U.S. Sanctions On Iran Target Four People, Two Companies Suspected Of Hacking
The United States on April 23 imposed more sanctions against Iran, designating four people and two companies that the U.S. Treasury Department said were "involved in malicious cyber-activity" on behalf of the country's military.
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Writers, Artists Demand Iran Release Cartoonist Arrested For Trying To Hang Picture.
PEN America, along with a group of organizations that support cartoonists and artists, has condemned the violent arrest of Atena Farghadani, an Iranian cartoonist currently being held in Tehran's notorious Evin prison for attempting to hang one of...
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Five Suspects Named In Deadly Attack On Police In Russia's Karachai-Cherkessia.
Authorities in Russia's North Caucasus region of Karachai-Cherkessia on April 23 identified five men suspected of opening fire on a police patrol a day earlier, killing two officers and wounding another.
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Sister Of Iranian Teen Killed In Anti-Government Protests Released From Prison.
The sister of a 16-year-old killed last year in anti-government protests has been freed from an Iranian jail after a week of detention for violating Iran's hijab law.
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Climate report: Europe weather is set to become 'more intense'.
Europe was the fastest-warming continent in 2023, according to the 2023 European State of the Climate report by Copernicus Climate Change Service. Sky's science and technology editor Tom Clarke has travelled to a farm in Lincolnshire where extreme...
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Donald Trump: Former president's hush money trial to hear opening statements.
Opening statements are due to be heard in the trial of Donald Trump over hush money payments to a porn star. Trump has been accused of falsifying business records to conceal a reimbursed payment to keep an affair secret. He denies the charges agai...
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Why Ukraine is stepping up its efforts to build border fortifications - DW News.
Ukraine has welcomed a vote by US lawmakers to resume urgently needed military assistance. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the 61 billion dollar aid package gives his troops a real chance at victory on the battlefield. Part of what Zelenskyy wi...
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LIVE: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds news conference on Rwanda immigration scheme.
LIVE: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds news conference on Rwanda immigration scheme. The PM will address the country from Downing Street ahead of a final parliamentary showdown over the Government's deportation plan for asylum seekers. Read more: ...
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Can AI level the playing field at the Olympics?
Sky News' Rob Harris reports from the Olympic AI Agenda launch in London, as Olympic decision makers discuss the risks and opportunities posed by artificial intelligence. Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, says AI "shou...
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds news conference on Rwanda bill.
Watch live as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a news conference in Downing Street on the Rwanda bill. More on our politics live blog here: #Politics #RishiSunak #SkyNews #Benefits SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: Follow us on Twi...
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