WASHINGTON, USA | TASS | US President Joe Biden signed a 10-year security agreement with his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy, Reuters reported. “The parties recognize this agreement as supporting a bridge to Ukraine’s eventual membership in the NATO alliance,” the agreement reads, according …
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DUBAI | TASS | Palestine’s radical Hamas movement announced that it responded positively to the latest proposal about ceasefire in Gaza and release of hostages, put forward by US President Joe Biden. “During all stages of negotiations, Hamas demonstrated its positive attitude, necessary for achieving a comprehensive and sustainable solution, …
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia | TASS | Russia and Sudan are still in talks to set up a Russian base in the Red Sea, and haven’t reached a deal yet, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said. “Communication is ongoing, but there are no concrete agreements, including between the defense ministries, …
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BEIJING | Xinhua | Braving the scorching summer sun, Liu Hongyan, 44, wearing an orange vest and carrying a litter picker, treks through waist-high bushes across rugged terrain for about 20 minutes to reach her destination: a 10-km stretch of the Great Wall. Liu and her fellow villagers in Shixia …
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WASHINGTON | Xinhua | A jury of 12 members in the U.S. state of Delaware on Tuesday found Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, guilty of three federal gun charges, marking the first time a sitting president’s child has been criminally convicted. The felony charges accused the 54-year-old Hunter …
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LOS ANGELES, California | Xinhua | Sony Pictures’ action comedy “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” debuted atop the North American box office this weekend, bringing in a projected 56 million U.S. dollars, data from the measurement firm Comscore showed on Sunday. The film also enjoyed an international debut of 48.6 …
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The 15-member Security Council adopted the resolution in a 14-0 vote UNITED NATIONS | TASS | The UN Security Council voted to pass a US-sponsored resolution in support of the latest proposal for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, according to a TASS reporter. The 15-member Security Council adopted the …
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PARIS | Xinhua | French President Emmanuel Macron announced the dissolution of the National Assembly Sunday evening, following defeat of his party in 2024 European Parliament elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. “I have decided to give you back the choice of your parliamentary future through …
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CAIRO | TASS | Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has instructed Palestine’s envoy to the United Nations Riyad Mansour to request an emergency session of the UN Security Council to discuss Israel’s recent operation in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, the WAFA news agency reported. According to the report, members of …
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia | TASS | Russia is building up a new approach to cooperation with African countries that differs from the one effective in the USSR, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with the RBC news outlet on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). …
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