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Iran submits ‘written response’ to EU nuclear deal draft
Iran has submitted a “written response” to a new nuclear deal proposed by the European Union, Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported Tuesday. IRNA hasn’t offered any details on the substance of the response, saying only that there were differences on three issues. “The differences are on three issues, in which the United States has expressed its verbal flexibility in…
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Putin says Russia and North Korea will ‘expand bilateral relations’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that the two countries will “expand the comprehensive and constructive bilateral relations with common efforts,” Pyongyang’s state media has reported. In a letter to Mr Kim for Korea’s liberation day, Mr Putin said closer ties would be in both countries’ interests, and would help strengthen the security and…
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William Ruto wins Kenya presidential poll
Deputy President William Ruto has won Kenya’s presidential election, the electoral commission chairman has said. He narrowly beat his rival, Raila Odinga, taking 50.4% of the vote. The announcement was delayed amid scuffles and allegations of vote-rigging by members of Mr Odinga’s campaign. Four of the seven members of the electoral commission refused to endorse the announcement, saying the results…
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Kenya electoral officials blame presidential candidates’ agents for results delay
Kenya’s electoral officials on Friday blamed the delay in announcing the result of the country’s presidential election on candidates’ agents for slowing down the national tally of votes. The chair of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) accused party agents of approaching the process like a “forensic audit,” saying they were disrupting the process. “Please don’t interrogate the returning…
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Once a U.S. darling, Rwanda’s Kagame hears concerns amid Blinken visit
Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed Rwanda’s president Thursday to end support for rebels in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo and halt repression of critics of his longtime rule, warning of mounting U.S. opposition to a leader who once ranked among America’s preferred partners in Africa. Blinken’s visit to the Rwandan capital of Kigali, the final destination on a trip…
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ECONOMIST: Meet China’s new tycoons
Who is winning in Xi Jinping’s economy? Xi jinping has a master plan for China. Its ultimate goal is for the country to be the 21st century’s dominant superpower, both feared and admired. China’s increasing sabre-rattling encapsulates the desire to be fearsome. As for admiration, that is to come from growing economic and technological heft. Here, Mr Xi’s plan involves…
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A million barrels of oil per day could come to market if a nuclear deal is reached with Iran
A million barrels of oil a day could be added to the global energy market if the US and Iran resuscitate the dead nuclear deal from 2015 – but even if they do, it won’t be the “light switch” fix to a global energy crunch, RBC commodities chief Helima Croft said. The US withdrew from the deal in 2018, which…
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U.S. accuses Chinese company of helping ZTE hide business with Iran
The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday accused Far East Cable, China’s largest wire and cable manufacturer, of violating U.S. export controls related to shipments of telecommunications equipment to Iran. Far East Cable entered into an agreement in 2013 to buy equipment from Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE Corp. and then contracted with Iranian companies to supply telecommunications equipment and parts,…
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Trump attends long-awaited deposition in NY attorney general’s 3-year probe of his business
Donald Trump arrived Wednesday morning for his long-delayed, court-ordered deposition in New York Attorney General, Letitia James’ three-year probe of the Trump Organization. Trump arrived just before 9 a.m. at the attorney general’s New York City headquarters in a skyscraper on Liberty Street in lower Manhattan. He entered the building’s underground parking garage inside one of three black SUVs in…
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U.S. launches new Africa strategy to counteract Russian, Chinese power
In a newly unveiled Africa strategy, the United States says it will support an arsenal of democratic weapons, ranging from investigative journalism to independent courts, in an attempt to counteract the “harmful activities” of Russia and China on the African continent. The strategy launched by the White House on Monday is the latest chess move in a great-power rivalry that…
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