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Pompeo heads to North Korea as post-summit skepticism grows

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will leave for North Korea today to follow-up on…

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Chinese banks allowed to hold less in reserve from Thursday

Today, China’s central bank will reduce the amount of money that banks are required to…

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National protests expected in Russia over controversial pension reform legislation

Despite a ban on all protests against pending pension reform, countrywide demonstrations are expected today…

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Russian and Jordanian foreign minsters to discuss Syria as Assad pushes closer to victory

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi will visit Moscow today, where he will discuss the situation…

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Controversial EU copyright law to face final vote in European Parliament

The full chamber of the European Parliament has the opportunity today to reject the controversial…

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Controversial judicial reforms come into force on Tuesday in Poland

The Polish Supreme Court will begin a structural change today after the passing of a…

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Delegation of US senators to hold talks with Russian counterparts in Moscow

Several US senators will arrive in Moscow today for talks with members of Russia’s upper house,…

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Manual recount of Iraqi election to begin as pro-Iran parties prepare to govern

Today, a panel of Iraqi judges will begin a manual recount of votes from the…

Iranian President Rouhani addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York
Iranian president visits Switzerland in effort to save nuclear deal from collapse

The US decision to withdraw from the deal on May 8 has plunged the future of the nuclear accord into doubt.

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NGO efforts to help migrants reach Europe to conflict with new EU border protection proposals

Charges will be brought against the German NGO Lifeline today for assisting migrants seeking to…