The absence of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum from the 30th Ibero-American Summit in Madrid has dealt a setback to Spain’s diplomatic efforts to restore
Israel’s upcoming election is being closely watched across the Middle East, where neighbouring governments and regional powers expect the result to affect security, diplomacy and the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Prime
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Iran has maintained its seven-day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, refusing to soften its conditions as President Donald Trump sends mixed signals over whether Washington is prepared to reach a
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About 2.7 million people have returned to Khartoum since Sudan’s army recaptured the capital last year, seeking to rebuild their lives after nearly 4 million people fled when war broke out between
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Iran on Sunday insisted that diplomacy was the only way to resolve its conflict with the United States and Israel after US President Donald Trump said he had rejected an Iranian proposal
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The United States “very much” understands Taiwan’s defence needs and the severe military threat it faces from China, a senior Taiwanese diplomat said on Sunday, following a summit between US President Donald
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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has said she expects a way out of her country’s political crisis “in the coming weeks”, while insisting that Venezuelans inside and outside the country must
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US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he believes the United States and Cuba will reach an agreement on a change of regime and indicated that military action would not be
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For Kleyton Zacarioto, a 39-year-old butcher near São Paulo’s historic centre, Brazil’s economic recovery has yet to translate into easier household finances. Customers have been buying less meat for years as food
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Over three decades, China has transformed from a relatively poor economy into the world’s largest economy by purchasing power parity, overtaking both the United States and the European Union. In 1990, China’s
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Iranian photojournalist Yalda Moaiery, 44, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after documenting protests and civilian suffering in Iran, a punishment she says was imposed because she continued to work
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Friedrich Merz is facing the deepest crisis of his chancellorship after 16 months in office, with his promised programme of economic reforms still largely unrealised and growing dissatisfaction among German voters. The
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of violating a confidential agreement by publicly disclosing the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea,
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Ukraine has transferred two captured North Korean soldiers to South Korea after they were taken prisoner while fighting for Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, prompting Seoul to express regret that the
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The Place de la Concorde, once the site of the guillotine that executed Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution, is being transformed this week for a very different event:
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Colombia has broken diplomatic relations with Iran, citing alleged links between the Islamic Republic’s government and international terrorist groups, human rights violations and concerns over Tehran’s nuclear programme. The decision was formally
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