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Acting Afghan FM says progress made in Norway talks

The Taliban acting foreign minister Amir Khan Motaqi says talks between the group’s representatives and western officials in Oslo, Norway, have had good results. He added the new rulers in Kabul want good relations with the world, including the neighboring and the European countries.

Central Asian countries hit by power outages

A major power outage has occurred in Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan on Tuesday.

Thousands stranded in Istanbul due to extreme weather

Rescue crews on Tuesday were forging ahead with efforts to clear major throughways in and around Istanbul clogged by a massive snow storm. It left countless of people and vehicles stranded overnight in below-freezing conditions.

US architect of Iran sanctions leaves negotiation team

A senior member of the US team negotiating with Iran has left his post as reports reveal differences of opinion on the way forward.

Pentagon puts 1,000s troops on alert over Russia tensions

As tensions intensify over Russia-Ukraine crisis, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has placed roughly 8,500 military personnel on heigh alert to potentially deploy to Eastern Europe, the Pentagon announced.

Top US security official holds talks with Saudi, UAE envoys

US President Joe Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with UAE and Saudi Arabia’s Ambassadors to the United States, Yousef Al Otaiba and Reema bint Bandar Al Saud respectively to discuss recent Yemeni missile and drone attacks.

US says prepared for direct talks with Iran

The United States is prepared to meet directly with Iran to advance ongoing negotiations over the nuclear deal, a US State Department spokesperson said Monday.

NATO sends additional ships, jets to Eastern Europe amid tensions with Russia

NATO announced European allies were deploying more ships and fighters to Eastern Europe and putting new forces on standby in response to Russia’s continued military mobilization along the Ukrainian border.

Azerbaijani defense minister due in Tehran Tuesday

The Defense Minister of the Azerbaijan Republic Zakir Hasanov Zakir Hasanov will travel to Tehran on Tuesday.

Taliban officials meet western diplomats in Norway

Taliban and Western diplomats are holding a meeting outside Norway’s capital Oslo. Talks are focusing on Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis, which has escalated drastically since last August when the militants stormed back to power.

Iran minister: Tourism could bring nations together

Tourism is the most effective factor in bringing nations together, Iranian tourism minister Ezzatollah Zarghami says, in a meeting with the Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization.

Iran futsal team moves up one place in world ranking

Futsal World Ranking has released its latest rankings of the national futsal teams, and the national men's futsal team of Iran has improved its position.

US negotiator: Iran nuclear deal unlikely without release of Americans

The United States is unlikely to strike an agreement with Iran to save the 2015 nuclear deal unless Tehran releases four American citizens Washington claims it is holding hostage, the lead US negotiator says. Iran has categorically rejected any US preconditions for its return to the landmark agreement.

UAE says intercepts two missiles fired from Yemen

Two ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Huthi forces have been intercepted and destroyed over the United Arab Emirates, the defense ministry announced on Monday.

Armenian president announces resignation

Armenia's President, Armen Sarkissian, has resigned from his post almost four years after being elected and three years before the end of his term, according to a statement on the presidential website q

Survivors of Saudi strikes on Yemeni detention center recount scary experience

Yemeni people who were lucky to survive the recent Saudi coalition raids on Saada prison, recount the scary misery they went through, calling it war crime.

Russia urges UK to stop engaging in provocations over Ukraine

Moscow has called on the UK to avoid provocations over the Russia-Ukraine crisis. It follows a statement by the UK foreign office that Russia seeks to bring to power a pro-Kremlin government in Kiev.

Iraq boosts security on Syrian border after Daesh jailbreak

Iraq has tightened security measures on the borderline with neighboring Syria after a jailbreak by militants of the Daesh terror group in a Kurdish-controlled prison in Hasakah Province.

Several killed, injured in Afghanistan blast

At least seven people have been killed and nine others wounded in a bomb blast on a minibus in the western Afghan city of Heart.

Senator: US withdrawal from JCPOA one of dumbest decisions

US Senator Chris Murphy has criticized former President Donald Trump for the current situation over Iran nuclear programme. The top diplomat has called the former administration’s decision to pull Washington out of the agreement as ”one of the dumbest, most dangerous foreign policy decisions of the last fifty years”.

Russia says US, NATO engaged in “toxic” campaign against Moscow

Washington and NATO launched a "toxic" campaign with false accusations against Moscow instead of preparing responses to Russia's proposals on security guarantees, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Saturday.

Corbyn: UK complicit in Saudi Yemen crimes

The British government is facing renewed criticism over UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia, with Jeremy Corbyn former leader of the Labor Party, saying London is an accomplice in Riyadh’s crimes against Yemen.

EU official says nuclear talks ‘on right track’

The nuclear negotiations with Iran in Vienna are moving in the right direction and a final agreement may be within reach, a senior European Union official says.

US says has no specified schedule for recognition of Taliban

Washington has no specified schedule for the recognition of the Afghanistan interim government and that the Taliban should take some steps before the normalization of relations, US special representative for Afghanistan Thomas West says.

Sources: Russia proposed interim deal to Iran

Russia has discussed a possible interim nuclear agreement with Iran in recent weeks. It would involve limited sanctions relief in return for reimposing some restrictions on Tehran’s nuclear program, according to several US officials. Iran has so far rejected the proposal presented by Russia, the sources added.

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