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Britain Lobbying US to Remain in Iran Nuclear Deal

Britain's Foreign Secretary is set to lobby the Trump administration to remain a party to the 2015 agreement struck between Iran and world powers to limit Iran's nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.

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Lebanon Holds First Parliamentary Vote in 9 Years

Polls have closed across Lebanon 12 hours after voting began in the country's first national election in nine years.

Overall, turnout was tepid throughout the day, even as President Michel Aoun appealed to voters in a televised address an hour...

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North Korea to US: Don't Ruin Mood of Detente

North Korea has warned the United States not to misread its overtures of peace as a sign of weakness, as U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un prepare to hold their first-ever summit.

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Need for strong co-operation and respect for human rights in countering terrorism highlighted at high-level international conference in Tajikistan

Consolidating efforts at the regional and international levels to counter violent extremism and radicalization was the focus of a two-day high-level conference, which concluded in Dushanbe, on May 4. The conference, entitled “Countering Terrorism and...

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