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Ukraine

Reforms in spotlight as French and German ministers meet Ukraine's Poroshenko

Foreign ministers from Germany and France have flown to Kyiv, to push Ukraine to move forward reforms needed for the Minsk peace agreement

World News

Scheduled flights restored between United States and Cuba

Officials from the United States and Cuba have signed an agreement to restore passenger flights between the two countries. The signing ceremony in

World News

Iranian FM visit to Brussels heralds better ties with EU

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif is in Brussels on a mission to broaden ties with Europe. He’s set to meet EU Parliament President Martin Schulz

USA

US: 'top secret' emails on Hillary Clinton's home server

The US State Department has, for the first time, conceded that seven email chains on Hillary Clinton’s home server contain top secret information

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Iran

Rouhani hails lifting of sanctions and nuclear deal as 'golden page' in Iran's history

The lifting of most international sanctions marks a new era for Iran, economically and diplomatically, which is reflected in an announcement by

Switzerland

Three out of five Americans released by Iran head for home

Three out of four Iranian-Americans released from prison in Iran have left Tehran aboard a Swiss aircraft. The three – Jason Rezaian, The Washington

USA

Iran US prisoner swap on same day that sanctions are lifted

Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post journalist who’s one of four Americans being released from prison in Iran as part of a deal coinciding with the news

World News

Iran 'frees four US detainees' in prisoner swap

As diplomats gathered in Vienna on Saturday to announce the lifting of international sanctions on Tehran under last year’s nuclear deal, Iran’s state

USA

Obama's foreign policy appeal in Congress combines force with diplomacy

President Obama has told the US Congress that American foreign policy must prepare beyond the priority of defeating ISIL and al Qaeda.

Iraq

Turkey tensions with Iraq over Bashiqa camp troops

The Turkish government has agreed to reorganise its military presence at the Bashiqa camp in northern Iraq. The deal comes after Baghdad demanded an

Russia

Protesters pelt Turkish embassy in Moscow, call it the "Islamic State Embassy"

Itar-Tass reported some 900 people turned up outside the Turkish embassy on Wednesday to pelt it with eggs, tomatoes and stones in protests. The

United Kingdom

Xi Jinping: the European Union must remain united

The Chinese President has told Britain he wants to see a united European Union. It was an unusual intervention for Xi Jinping, who normally is

Europe News

Russia's role in Syria crisis scrutinised at EU foreign ministers meeting

The Syria crisis and Russia’s involvement are topping the agenda of an EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg. It comes as questions mount over

Ukraine

Focus softens on Ukraine after speeches at the United Nations

Ukraine President Petro Poreshenko in his speech at the United Nations assailed Moscow for what he called its “brutal aggression” in the east of the

USA

Iran-US 'Great Satan vs Ayatollahs' mentality lingers

The reopening of Britain’s embassy in Tehran on Sunday, after a four-year pause, boosts speculation that Iranian-US relations formally suspended for

Russia

Russia urges Syrian opposition groups to unite against terrorism

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called on all Syrian opposition groups to unite in the fight against terrorism in the local region. The

Cuba

Cubans celebrate Fidel Castro's birthday, as US prepares to open embassy

Cubans have been marking the 89th birthday of former president Fidel Castro, as the US prepares to officially open its embassy in the capital. At

World News

Congressional battle awaits over Iran deal

A historic deal clinched after months of negotiations. World powers finalsed a nuclear agreement with Iran on July 14th. But the months of diplomatic

Malaysia

ASEAN foreign ministers set to discuss South China Sea tensions

Foreign ministers from Southeast Asia are meeting in Malaysia, with territorial disputes in the South China Sea set to be a key talking point. The

Iran

French Foreign Minister latest in line of dignitaries to visit Iran

Striking the nuclear accord may have been the easy part… On the first visit in 12 years of a French foreign minister to Iran, Laurent Fabius sought