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Iranian diplomat says partial progress achieved in Vienna nuke talks
During the past few days, four rounds of "intensive negotiations" on the outstanding issues have been held with the other sides to make sure they take into account Tehran's considerations and concerns, the Iranian diplomat told IRNA on Monday on condition of anonymity.
Russia temporarily halts inspections of its facilities under New START treaty
Moscow was forced to suspend inspections "as a result of Washington's persistent attempts to restart inspection activities" under unfair conditions, which created advantages for the US side, while simultaneously making it impossible for Russia to carry out inspections in the US. Anti-Russian restrictions, imposed by Washington, have disrupted air travel between Russia and the US, making it impossible for Russian inspection teams to reach necessary destinations, the Ministry said.
FBI searches Trump's Florida home
The former President was not present at his home at the time of raids. However, neither the FBI nor the US Justice Department have made any comments on the raids at Trump's house. The search -- as approved by the judge and different from the politically loaded term "raid" -- was unprecedented and this was the first time a former US President's home was searched by the FBI, not even former President Richard Nixon, who left the President's office in disgrace over the Watergate scandal.
Beijing irate but Sri Lanka continues to defer entrance of controversial Chinese ship
On Saturday, following concerns raised by India, Sri Lanka urged China to indefinitely delay the entry for the tracking and survey vessel to the south Indian Ocean island nation. In a letter written to the Chinese Embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka's Foreign Ministry said: "The Ministry wishes to request that the arrival date of the vessel Yuan Wang 5 in Hambantota to be deferred until further consultation are made on this matter."
Hindu family attacked in Pakistan for trying to overtake influential person's vehicle
The family, which included three women and two kids, was attacked at a restaurant near Ghotki. The attackers who arrived in a Vigo after "tracing" the family smashed the car and hurt Ajay Kumar, who was present in the car. According to a relative of Kumar, the suspects started attacking the Hindu family without any reason.
China drills show Beijing doesn't need to invade Taiwan, rather it can strangle it
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) drills, which officially began last Thursday, focused on six zones that essentially encircled Taiwan, restricting access to civilian ships and aircraft in the area, as forces conducted live-fire drills and missile launches, CNN reported. Meng Xiangqing, a professor at the PLA National Defense University, said the six areas were chosen to show how China could cut off Taiwan's ports, attack its most important military installations, and sever access for foreign forces that may come to Taiwan's aid.
Taiwan tensions spur US and Philippines to cement military cooperation
In the Philippines on Saturday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the Philippines is an "irreplaceable ally" while the Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reflecting on the Taiwan Strait tensions said: "...the visit of your House Speaker Nancy Pelosi coming here... I did not think it raised the intensity; it just demonstrated how the intensity of the conflict has been...".
Is Russia the real winner of the Taiwan crisis?
The military tensions between Beijing and Washington have indeed serious implications for Russia. Unsurprisingly, an army of politicians, diplomats and experts in Moscow are asking-Is Russia now China's sole strategic partner? What is the future of Russia-China relations? After President Putin launched a special military operation in Ukraine, which the West has pejoratively labelled as a war and an attack on a neighbouring country, the seething hostility in the Moscow-Washington relations, played out in the European theatre, had been grabbing international headlines.
I've slept with hundreds of women in my head: Elon Musk's father
After revealing last month that he had a second child with his own stepdaughter Jana Bezuidenhout, Errol now said that he is not a serial womaniser despite claims of countless lovers and fathering two children with his own stepdaughter, reports The Mirror. "I wish I was a Lothario. I think every man would love to be one but I'm not," he was quoted as saying in the report.
Truss, Sunak clash over cost-of-living crisis
Truss or Sunak will be elected as Conservative Party leader on September 5, the day the Commons returns from its summer recess, and therefore also become Prime Minister, reports dpa news agency. Johnson continues to serve in a caretaker capacity in the meantime, after resigning earlier this year. Allies of Truss, the incumbent Foreign Secretary, have insisted she is committed to helping families struggling with soaring bills as the leadership contenders clashed again over the cost-of-living crisis.
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