
China urges ‘diplomatic’ Iran nuclear solution ahead of Beijing talks
Beijing (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 - China called on Thursday for a diplomatic resolution to the Iran nuclear issue as it prepared to host diplomats from Tehran and Moscow for talks.
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Beijing (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 - China called on Thursday for a diplomatic resolution to the Iran nuclear issue as it prepared to host diplomats from Tehran and Moscow for talks.
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Jerusalem (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 - Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed the Israeli Air Force conducted a strike in Damascus on Thursday, with the military saying it had hit a command centre of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group.
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Berlin (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 - Germany's likely next leader Friedrich Merz is set Thursday to defend his unprecedented plans to massively ramp up defence and infrastructure spending in parliament as lawmakers begin debating the proposals.
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Beijing (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 - China on Thursday called for dialogue with Washington to resolve spiralling trade tensions that have seen the world's two largest economies impose a slew of tariffs on each other's imports.
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Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 - Lebanon named a new head of the armed forces Thursday to succeed Joseph Aoun, who was appointed president earlier this year.
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Hong Kong (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 - Most stock markets fell on Thursday as ongoing concerns about the global impact of President Donald Trump's trade war overshadowed positive US inflation data.
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Washington DC (UPI) Mar 13, 2025 - President Vladimir Putin of Russia made a surprise visit late Wednesday to western Kursk and called for troops to rapidly expel occupying Ukrainian forces as U.S. officials head to Moscow in hopes the Kremlin leader will agree to a 30-day cease-fire deal.
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Tehran (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that US threats were unwise after President Donald Trump sent him a letter urging negotiations and warning of possible military action if Tehran refused.
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London (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 - Prince William will visit Estonia on March 20 and 21, where he will meet with British troops deployed as part of NATO's deterrent against potential Russian aggression, Kensington Palace announced Wednesday.
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United Nations, United States (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 - The UN Security Council must unite to call out Iran's brazen behavior related to its nuclear program, the United States said Wednesday after a closed-door meeting on Tehran.
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Berlin (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 - German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall said Wednesday that moves by European capitals to ramp up military expenditure and reduce their reliance on the United States were a massive growth opportunity for the defence sector.
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Beijing (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 - China will host Russia and Iran for trilateral talks on Tehran's nuclear programme on Friday, Beijing's foreign ministry said.
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Baghdad (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 - Iraq said Wednesday it was investigating an attack on Syrian workers in the country after a newly formed Iraqi group vowed to avenge the mass killing of Alawite civilians in Syria.
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Washington DC (UPI) Mar 12, 2025 - North Korea condemned an ongoing U.S.-South Korea joint military exercise Wednesday, saying another incident like Seoul's recent accidental bombing of its own village near the DMZ could lead to a new armed conflict.
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West Bank, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 - Israeli forces reported fresh arrests as they kept up raids in the northern occupied West Bank on Wednesday, a day after troops shot dead three Palestinians as part of an ongoing military operation.
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Beijing (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 - Chinese authorities have held discussions with Walmart after the US retail giant demanded local suppliers cut their prices, reports said Wednesday, as the wide-ranging impacts of President Donald Trump's tariff hikes begin to sink in.
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