Europe
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Japan's Shinzo Abe says efforts to clinch US-North Korea summit must continue
May 26, 2018 15:35Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday (May 25) he regretted the cancellation of a summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and said the world should keep working to ensure such a meeting can happen.
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Macron: "US approach to the nuclear deal was not serious”
May 26, 2018 13:35The French president, Emmanuel Macron has said companies from France and other European countries should be given an opportunity to “keep their economic profit, despite the US sanctions, and maintain their economic presence in Iran”.
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Ireland: "Exit polls point to landslide vote to relax Irish abortion laws"
May 26, 2018 10:52Ireland has voted by a landslide to lift the ban on abortion that had been enshrined in its constitution for three decades. The first exit polls indicate a massive win , a clear victory, for the yes campaign.
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Putin slams US for pushing Turkey to cancel S-400 deal with Russia
May 26, 2018 08:40Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticized the United States for pushing back against Turkey’s decision to buy S-400 missile system from Russia.
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Putin calls US unilateral sanctions on Iran as "harmful"
May 25, 2018 18:00Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the United States' move to impose "unilateral" sanctions against Iran will result in "harmful" consequences.
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Deutsche Bank slashes 7,000 jobs, after three consecutive years of losses
May 25, 2018 13:38Deutsche Bank, Germany’s largest lender, is to cut more than 7,000 jobs globally, with its investment banking business in London likely to be hit.
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UN chief launches new disarmament agenda ‘to secure our world and our future’
May 25, 2018 10:37The United Nations chief announced a bold new vision for global disarmament on Thursday, 24 May, to help eliminate nuclear arsenals and other deadly weapons from a world that is just “one mechanical, electronic and human error away” from destruction.
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St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2018 gets underway in Russia
May 25, 2018 09:53The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2018 is underway in the city of St. Petersburg,Russia.
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Macron: Russia has irreplaceable role in solving international problems, including in the Middle East
May 25, 2018 08:13Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and French President, Emmanuel Macron, met in St. Petersburg, Russia on Thursday, 24 May. The two leaders discussed Syria and the Iran nuclear deal, among other international issues.
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JCPOA joint commission meeting to be held in Vienna on Friday
May 24, 2018 20:05European Union (EU) in a statement said that the JCPOA joint commission meeting is to be held in Vienna on Friday in the presence of representatives from Britain, Germany, France, Islamic Republic of Iran, China, Russia and EU's deputy foreign policy chief.