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Iran president orders talks with US as Trump hopeful of deal

PARIS, Feb 02 (AFP): Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the start of nuclear talks with the United States, local media said Monday, after US leader Donald Trump said he was hopeful of a deal to avert military action against the Islamic republic.Following the Iranian authorities' deadly response to anti-government...

World should be alarmed if N arms control treaty expires

MOSCOW, Feb 02 (Reuters): Senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev has warned of the danger of letting the last U.S.-Russian nuclear arms control treaty expire this week without any understanding of what comes next, suggesting it would speed up the "Doomsday Clock".The New START treaty, which Medvedev signed in 2010...

Israel reopens Rafah border crossing to Egypt

GAZA/CAIRO, Feb 02 (Reuters): Israel reopened the border between Gaza and Egypt on Monday for a limited number of people on foot, allowing a small number of Palestinians to leave the enclave and some of those who escaped the war to return for the first time.The crossing, in Israeli-held territory...

Candidate tough on crime wins

SAN JOSE, Feb 02 (BBC): The candidate for the governing conservative Sovereign People's Party, Laura Fernández, has won the presidential election in Costa Rica.With more than 88% of the votes counted, Fernández had over 48% of the votes, far ahead of the second-placed centrist candidate, Álvaro Ramos, who conceded defeat.Fernández...

US negotiating with Cuba's leadership to strike deal, says Trump

WASHINGTON, Feb 02 (AFP): US President Donald Trump said Sunday that Washington was negotiating with Havana's leadership to strike a deal, days after he threatened Cuba's reeling economy with a virtual oil blockade."Cuba is a failing nation. It has been for a long time, but now it doesn't have Venezuela...

Syrian govt forces deploy into Kurdish-run city under truce

HASAKAH, Feb 02 (Reuters): Syrian government security forces deployed into a Kurdish-controlled city in the northeast on Monday under a U.S.-backed ceasefire deal that foresees the Kurdish-run regions being merged with Damascus.The deal, declared on Friday, has staved off further conflict between President Ahmed al-Sharaa's government and the Kurdish-led Syrian...