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EU foreign ministers to discuss fate of Iran nuclear deal after US withdrawal

EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini will meet with foreign ministers from the UK, France…

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US to open embassy in Jerusalem, sparking protests and possible violence

Jerusalem is not legally part of Israel and is considered to be ‘occupied territory’ by the UN.

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Catalan parliament to vote for new president on Monday

The leaders of Catalonia’s exiled separatist movement meet in Germany today to attempt once more…

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Armenia’s new prime minister to meet Vladimir Putin for the first time

Armenia’s new Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will meet President Vladimir Putin today, at the Eurasian…

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Flying blind: will Israel go to war over Syria?

The growing list of mutually hostile actors in Syria may sleepwalk into a conflict they didn’t want.

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German ministers arrive in Moscow to continue negotiations over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline

The project would double Russia’s exports of natural to Germany via Baltic Sea pipelines.

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Arab-Israeli tensions simmer as Israel prepares to celebrate Jerusalem Day

Israel will mark Jerusalem Day today—commemorating the 1967 capture of East Jerusalem—amid heightened security alerts…

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Tehran City Council expected to continue reformist trend in electing new mayor

Tehran will have a new mayor chosen to lead its metropolitan of 12 million people…

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Political deadlock pushes East Timorese to the polling booths once more

For the second time in less than a year, voters in East Timor will elect…

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After years of conflict, Iraq seeks unity ahead of Saturday’s vote

After declaring victory over ISIS in December, Iraq’s PM Haider al-Abadi runs for his second…