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TEHRAN – US President, Joe Biden, and French President, Emmanuel Macron, agreed in a telephone conversation to work closely on the foreign policy priorities of both parties, including Russia, China and the Western Asia. The White House issued a statement announcing a telephone conversation between the presidents of the United …

MULTAN, Pakistan – Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, said the administration of US President, Joe Biden, must recognize the world and engage with the new Pakistan based on the new realities on the ground. Speaking to a press conference in Multan on Sunday, he said that Pakistan and especially …

ATHENS, Greece – Greece and Turkey on Monday started exploratory talks in Istanbul – after a five-year hiatus – aimed at settling maritime borders, a source of alarming friction over the past year. Last week, Greece doubled its western territorial waters in the Ionian Sea to 12 nautical miles (22 …

UNITED NATIONS – The current UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has a good chance of being re-elected for a second term. This view was expressed by Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, in an exclusive interview with TASS. “Of course, the current Secretary General has a good chance …

BRUSSELS – Senior EU Brexit official, Michel Barnier, on Thursday warned London that the UK should be “very careful” in how it handles EU ambassadorial status in London after Brexit. The UK has raised eyebrows in Brussels and at home over its reluctance to grant full diplomatic privileges to João …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, called for continued cooperation from religious scholars to thwart “conspiracies” creating division and discord in the Muslim Ummah. He spoke yesterday with a delegation of religious scholars in Islamabad. Imran Khan said religious scholars have a central role in transforming Pakistan into a …

BAGHDAD – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, on Thursday sacked his deputy interior minister responsible for intelligence affairs, director of the fight against terrorism and intelligence at the interior ministry and commander of the federal police forces, following two suicide bombings in Baghdad. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack …

TOKYO – The Japanese government continues to seek to organize the Tokyo Olympics safely and to prepare for the competitions in cooperation with the city administration and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, said. “The Olympic Games should become a symbol of humanity’s victory over the …

BEIJING – Chinese President, Xi Jinping, has urged Chinese competitive sports to take the path of technological innovation, which is necessary to make China a powerful country. Xi made the remarks on Tuesday during his inspection visit to the Zhangjiakou competition area of the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter …

WASHINGTON – The US president, Joe Biden, signed an executive order to join the Paris climate agreement as part of a series of day one actions to turn the tide of immigration, climate change, racial equity and management of the coronavirus. “Some of the executive actions that I am going …