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Iranian delegation heads to Doha for talks on possible final agreement with US
An Iranian delegation led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi travelled to Doha on Monday for talks with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani over a possible agreement between Iran and the United States, Iranian state media reported. According to Iran’s official IRNA news agency, the visit forms part of…
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Senegal’s leadership row mounts as parliament speaker resigns
The Speaker of Senegal’s parliament El Malick Ndiaye has resigned from his post days after the country’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye sacked his mentor-turned-deputy, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, and dissolved the government. Some now speculate there are plans to offer the vacant speaker post to Sonko by loyalists in defiance of the president. Senegal’s current crisis follows months of tension…
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Deal with US not imminent, Iran says
Iran says some progress has been reached in talks with the US, but a deal “is not imminent”. Foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baqai’s remarks came after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said an agreement could possibly be reached on Monday. “It is correct to say that we have reached a conclusion on a large portion of the issues under…
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Iran ‘getting a lot closer’ to agreement with US, Trump says
US President Donald Trump has said Iran is “getting a lot closer” to reaching an agreement with the US on the war, as Tehran also signalled progress had been made in the past week. However, both sides have been cautious, and Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson said the key issue of nuclear weapons would not be part of any initial proposals.…
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Putin orders response after blaming Ukraine for deadly strike on college dormitory that killed 12
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered retaliation to a deadly Ukrainian attack on what he said was a college dormitory in an occupied town which authorities say killed at least 12. Putin accused Ukraine of a “terrorist” act after Ukrainian drones struck the dormitory in Starobilsk, an occupied town in eastern Luhansk on Friday. The Russian president added that he…
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Senegal’s president sacks PM and former ally after months-long feud
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has sacked Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the nation’s government after months of tensions between the two men. A shock decree, read out on TV by a presidential aide, said Faye had “ended the duties” of his one-time political ally Sonko and “consequently those of the ministers and secretaries of state who are members of…
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US says temporary visa holders should leave to apply for Green Cards
Authorities say Green Cards from inside US are discretionary, not automatic rights. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security seal is displayed at the FEMA National Response Coordination CenterThe US Department of Homeland Security seal at the FEMA National Response Coordination Center in Washington, DC [File: Nathan Howard/Reuters] By Elizabeth Melimopoulos and ReutersPublished On 22 May 202622 May 2026 The Trump…
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Supreme Leader says enriched uranium must stay in Iran, Iranian sources say
Iran’s Supreme Leader has issued a directive that the country’s near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad, two senior Iranian sources said, hardening Tehran’s stance on one of the main U.S. demands at peace talks. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei’s order could further frustrate U.S. President Donald Trump and complicate talks on ending the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Trump vowed on Thursday…
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Dozens of vehicles burnt as Mali jihadists enforce blockade ahead of Eid holiday
Dozens of vehicles, including fuel tankers, minibuses and trucks, have been set on fire near Mali’s capital, Bamako, as jihadists step up a blockade of the city, the BBC has confirmed. Videos filmed from passing vehicles and verified by the BBC show the charred remains of the vehicles on a road about 45km (28 miles) west of Bamako. There are…
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Ukraine claims it killed scores of Russians in two strikes in occupied eastern region
Ukraine claims to have killed scores of Russians in two strikes in the country’s occupied eastern region, as Kyiv steps up mid-range drone attacks targeting Moscow’s military infrastructure. One wave of strikes hit a Russian drone pilot training camp in the occupied town of Snizhne, killing at least 65 cadets and an instructor on Wednesday night, according to the commander…
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