US close to nuclear deal with Iran: Trump
DUBAI, May 15 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States was getting very close to securing a nuclear deal with Iran, and Tehran had "sort of" agreed to the terms."We're in very serious negotiations with Iran for long-term peace," Trump said on a tour of...
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Russian team in Turkey for Ukraine talks
ISTANBUL, May 15 (AFP/AP): A Russian delegation landed in Istanbul on Thursday for the first direct peace talks with Ukraine in more than three years, Russian state media reported, but without President Vladimir Putin as many world leaders had urged.Putin was not included on a list of Moscow's negotiating team...
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US-backed aid group to start work in Gaza by end of this month
GAZA, May 15 (Reuters): A US-backed humanitarian organization will start work in Gaza by the end of May under a heavily-criticised aid distribution plan, but has asked Israel to let the United Nations and others resume deliveries to Palestinians now until it is set up.No humanitarian assistance has been delivered...
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Discusses defence ties
JAKARTA, May 15 (AFP): Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese touted his country's defence cooperation with Indonesia during a visit to Jakarta on Thursday, his first trip abroad since his re-election.The two nations have sought to boost security ties in the face of numerous flashpoints in the Asia-Pacific region including the...
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French MPs divided
PARIS, May 15 (AFP): French politicians were divided on Thursday over the high-profile marathon hearing of Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, who was grilled by lawmakers about claims of sexual abuse at a Catholic school.Some deputies were outraged at the way Bayrou was questioned for five and a half hours on...
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400 persons flee to Thailand as Myanmar rebels strike junta base
BANGKOK, May 15 (AFP): More than 400 Myanmar people fled across the Thai border on Thursday as ethnic minority armed groups bombarded a junta base with drones, the kingdom's armed forces said.Myanmar's military sparked a civil war, seizing power in a 2021 coup and now battling an array of pro-democracy...
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Indian army operation on Myanmar border kills 10 insurgents
NEW DELHI. May 15 (Reuters): The Indian Army said at least 10 militants were killed in an operation still underway in the troubled northeastern state of Manipur, bordering Myanmar.The deaths came months after Reuters reported in November that Indian militant groups that sought refuge in Myanmar and fought in its...
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