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Ukrainian official says major prisoner swap with Russia is underway
CHERNIHIV REGION, Ukraine (AP) — An exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine from their more than three-year war was ...
Iran seals Russia defense pact as US nuclear tensions rise
Iran's ratification of a 20-year pact with Russia marks a major step in expanding military and economic ties amid tensions ...
Iran parliament approves strategic pact with Russia
Iran's parliament approved a 20-year strategic partnership on Wednesday between Moscow and Tehran, state media reported. The ...
Iran’s top diplomat says ‘special measures’ may be taken to defend nuclear sites from Israel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s top diplomat warned Thursday that his country would take “special measures in ...
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Russia Is Devastating Ukraine With Iranian Shahed-136 Drones
According to Ukrainian officials, Moscow fired a total of 273 UAVs at Ukraine on May 18. Over the last week alone, Russian Forces have fired 250-plus drones targeting Ukraine, mar ...
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Trump’s Middle East trip reveals sometimes contradictory foreign policy approach
And he has taken a business operator’s approach even to the nonbusiness, thorny matters of foreign policy, including long-intractable challenges with Iran, Israel, and Ukraine and Russia.
Long, fraught timeline of tensions between Iran and the US as nuclear negotiators to meet again
Iran and the United States will hold a fifth round of talks in Rome on Friday over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program ...
Trump Envoy Says Iran Must Give Up Nuclear Enrichment Capability
Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s chief Iran negotiator, offered the clearest outlines of the administration’s position in ...
Oil steadies as market assesses US-Iran talks, demand signals
Oil prices steadied on Tuesday due to uncertainty in U.S.-Iran negotiations and Russia-Ukraine peace talks, while new ...
No new direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks are scheduled, Kremlin says
Russia and Ukraine have no direct peace talks scheduled, the Kremlin said Thursday, nearly a week after their first face-to-face session since shortly after Moscow’s invasion in 2022 and days after U.