Russia has made crucial concessions toward Ukraine peace deal: Vance
NEW YORK, Aug 25 (Reuters/AFP): US Vice President JD Vance said Russia has made "significant concessions" towards a negotiated settlement in its war with Ukraine and was confident progress was being made despite the lack of clear advances towards ending the conflict.Speaking on NBC's "Meet the Press with Kristen Welker",...
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Israel strikes kill 6 in Sanaa
SANAA, Aug 25 (Reuters): Israeli strikes hit the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday in retaliation for Houthi missiles fired towards Israel, with a Houthi health official saying the attack killed six people and wounded 86.The strikes are the latest in over a year of direct attacks and counterstrikes between Israel...
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Iran N talks with European powers in Geneva today
TEHRAN, Aug 25 (AFP): Nuclear talks scheduled for Tuesday between Iran and Britain, France and Germany will be held in Geneva, Iranian state media reported."On Tuesday, Iran and the three European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, along with the European Union, will hold a new round of talks at...
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Xi to host Putin, Guterres at summit later this month
BEIJING, Aug 25 (Reuters): Chinese President Xi Jinping will host Russia's Vladimir Putin, UN chief Antonio Guterres and more than 20 heads of government later this month, Beijing said on Friday, for a political and security meet aimed at cementing China's regional influence.Leaders from a bloc spanning roughly a quarter...
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Ishiba bounces back in polls
TOKYO, Aug 25 (AFP): Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's poll ratings have rebounded a month after disastrous election results left his premiership hanging by a thread, a clutch of surveys suggested Monday.Ishiba took the helm of the long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) last year and has since lost his majority...
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US suspends chikungunya vaccine over side effects
PARIS, Aug 25 (AFP): US health authorities have suspended the license for the Ixchiq vaccine against the chikungunya virus following reports of "serious adverse events", the drug's French maker said Monday.Ixchiq is one of just two vaccines approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the mosquito-spread virus, which...
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