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MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone on Wednesday with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on the situation in the occupied region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Putin and Macron have expressed concern over growing tensions in the region, the Kremlin said in a written statement. The statement added that the …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan reaffirmed Wednesday that Pakistan’s nuclear and strategic capability is safe and secure under a robust command and control system. He passed on the remark during his visit to the Pakistan Commission for Space and Upper Atmosphere Research (Suparco) satellite earth station in Islamabad. …

RIYADH – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) on Wednesday signed an agreement with the al-Basar International Foundation to implement blindness programs in eight countries. Al-Basar is a “non-profit, non-governmental organization working in the field of blindness prevention,” according to its official website. The agreement was …

WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed to reduce further the number of refugees the United States accepts to a new all-time high in the coming year. In a notice sent to Congress on Wednesday evening, just 34 minutes before the legal deadline to do so, the administration …

TEHRAN – In a telephone conversation on Wednesday, two Iranian and Japanese diplomats held talks on the latest developments in Syria, according to a statement released by Iran’s foreign ministry. “Ali-Asghar Khaji, Senior Assistant to the Iranian Foreign Minister for Special Political Affairs, and Japan’s Special Coordinator for Syria Akira …

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden clashed fiercely in their first debate during the 2020 presidential race in Cleveland, Ohio. Fox News moderator and presenter Chris Wallace opened the debate by asking Trump to explain his appointment of Conservative Federal Appeals Judge, Amy Coney …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, on Tuesday reminded the international community of the critical need for developing countries to receive debt relief amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has hit developing economies hard. “Rich countries should support the creation of at least $500 billion in new special drawing …

RIYADH – Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince, Faisal bin Farhan, held a series of talks with senior European Union officials in Brussels on Tuesday, the Saudi News Agency reported. He met the High European Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security, Josep Borrell, at the European External Action Service. He discussed …

NEW YORK – The UN Security Council weighed Tuesday on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ call to end the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh or Nagorno-Karabakh region. Council members “expressed concern over reports of large-scale military actions along the line of contact in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone,” in a statement. “They strongly condemn the …

TEHRAN – Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations office in Geneva has said that unilateral US sanctions are indeed the leading cause of gross and widespread human rights violations in targeted countries. In response to the statement issued on Friday morning against Iran by European countries, Esmaeil Baghaei Hamaneh …