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China, Iran, Russia kick off talks in Beijing on Iran’s nuclear issues
A picture taken on November 10, 2019, shows an Iranian flag in Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, during an official ceremony to kick-start works on a second reactor at the facility. ATTA KENARE | AFP via Getty Images Senior diplomats from Iran, Russia and China gathered in Beijing on Friday for talks on Tehran’s nuclear […]
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Russia plays hard ball over a ceasefire deal as U.S. officials head to Moscow
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, March 13, 2025. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters U.S. negotiators are in Moscow for Ukraine war ceasefire talks on Thursday, but Russia’s willingness to buy into the terms of a temporary truce devised without its input is […]
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Moscow wary of ‘jumping the gun’ after the U.S. and Ukraine unite over a ceasefire deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov during a summit of leaders of nations, which are members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), in Moscow, Russia October 8, 2024. Sergei Ilnitsky | Via Reuters All eyes were on Moscow on Wednesday as the Kremlin broke its silence and delivered its initial […]
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European markets rally as U.S. inflation rises less than expected, EU retaliates to Trump’s tariffs
U.S. inflation rate hits 2.8% in February, less than expected Prices for goods and services moved up less than expected in February, providing some relief as consumers and businesses worry about the looming impact tariffs might have on inflation, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. The consumer price index, a wide-ranging measure of costs across […]
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Ukraine agrees to U.S.-led ceasefire plan if Russia accepts
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, during his visit to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 10, 2025. Saudi Press Agency | Via Reuters Ukraine agreed Tuesday to an immediate 30-day ceasefire negotiated by the United States if Russia accepts the plan, officials said. As part of the plan, the United States […]
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Romanian far-right candidate barred from May presidential vote
Leader of the far-right AUR party George Simion (L) looks on as far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu talks to the media after officially filing his candidacy for the Romanian presidential elections, outside the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) in Bucharest on March 7, 2025. Daniel Mihailescu | Afp | Getty Images Romania’s central election authority on […]
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Trump threatens to impose ‘large scale’ sanctions on Russia until a peace agreement with Ukraine is reached
US President Donald Trump speaks as he prepares to sign executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on March 6, 2025. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — After weeks of distancing the U.S. from Ukraine, President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose expanded “large scale” sanctions and […]
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Tensions between Trump and Europe could could have an unintended beneficiary: China
US President Donald Trump waits to greet British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the entrance of the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 27, 2025. Carl Court | Afp | Getty Images Tensions between the U.S. and Europe have hit something of a low in recent weeks — and China […]
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Europe wants to broker peace in Ukraine — and between Trump and Kyiv after the White House fiasco
European leaders pose for a family photograph at Lancaster House during the European leaders’ summit on March 2, 2025 in London, England. Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images European allies put forward their own peacekeeping plans for Ukraine at the weekend, as well as attempting to position the region as a mediator […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump clashes on foreign policy, wields economic threat
U.S. President Donald Trump meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Feb. 28, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters To an economist, it might seem questionable for a country to impose tariffs on its biggest trading partners, especially when its economy is showing signs of shrinking, the stock market is sagging, prices remain […]
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