Taiwan important issue in China-US ties
BEIJING, Feb 05 (BBC): China's leader Xi Jinping has called Taiwan "the most important issue" in China-US relations during a phone call with US President Donald Trump.Xi told Trump to be "prudent" when supplying weapons to the island, state media report, adding that he attached "great importance" to ties with...
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Erdogan meets Sisi in Cairo
CAIRO, Feb 05 (AFP): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Wednesday, sealing a raft of new partnership deals and signalling a united front on regional crises in Iran, Sudan and Gaza.Relations between Cairo and Ankara have thawed after nearly a decade of...
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Flood plays havoc in Spain, Portugal
ALCÁCER DO SAL, Feb 05 (AFP): Spanish rescuers on Thursday desperately searched for a woman missing after a new storm hit the Iberian peninsula while Portugal warned of a heightened flood risk after several months' worth of rain fell in a few hours.One death has already been confirmed in Portugal...
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US, Russia close in on deal to continue New START N arms treaty
WASHINGTON, Feb 05 (Reuters): The United States and Russia are closing in on a deal to observe the New START nuclear arms control treaty beyond its expiration on Thursday, Axios reported, citing three sources familiar with the talks.The New START treaty, which set limits on each side's missiles, launchers and...
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Famine spreading in Sudan's Darfur, warn UN experts
PORT SUDAN, Feb 05 (AFP): Famine is spreading in Sudan's western Darfur, UN-backed experts warned on Thursday, after the paramilitary takeover of the region's main city El-Fasher triggered mass displacement into surrounding communities.Since April 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in a devastating war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid...
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Merz urges Iran to 'truly enter talks' with US
DOHA, Feb 05 (AFP): German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged Iran's leadership to "truly enter talks" on Thursday, the eve of their planned negotiations with US envoys, saying there was a "great fear of military escalation in the region".Speaking to reporters in the Qatari capital Doha, Merz said Iran had to...
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