US official denies report Washington agreed to unfreeze Iran assets
WASHINGTON, Apr 11 (AFP/Reuters): A senior US official denied on Saturday a report saying Washington had agreed to release Iran's frozen assets held in Qatar and other foreign banks.Iranian and US delegations have arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan for talks aimed at ending the war in the Middle East.Tehran earlier said...
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Ukraine can play useful role in Strait of Hormuz, Britain says
KYIV, Apr 11 (Reuters): Ukraine can play a useful role in international efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz, Britain's armed services minister said, praising its drone technology as among the best in the world.Britain has organized discussions this month among more than 30 nations nL1N40L0A8 on how to reopen...
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Gap between rich and poor nations growing wider, says UN
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 11 (AP): The gap between rich and poor nations is growing even wider as actions agreed to by many countries last year, including overhauling the major global financial institutions, remain unfulfilled promises, a UN report concludes.The report assessing the blueprint adopted in Seville, Spain, last June to...
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NATO in US 'interests,' says Starmer after Gulf tour
DOHA, Apr 11 (AFP): British Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted on Friday that NATO was "in America's interests", at the end of a three-day visit to the Gulf to discuss bolstering the "fragile" Middle East truce.Starmer's comments followed US President Donald Trump's renewed attacks this week on the Western military...
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