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Blinken defends Biden on labeling China’s Xi a “dictator”

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has backed President Joe Biden’s remarks calling Chinese President Xi Jinping a dictator, saying the American leader “speaks for all of us.”
Europe

US suspected Wagner preparing to take military action against Russia: Report

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US intelligence agencies strongly suspected that Evgeny Prigozhin was planning a major move against the Russian government, days before the leader of the mercenary Wagner Group ordered his troops to march on Moscow, The New York Times reported, citing sources. Washington kept silent because it “had little interest” in helping Russia out, the report revealed.
Asia

China summons U.S. envoy following Biden’s derogatory remarks

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Beijing has reportedly summoned the U.S. ambassador to China as a diplomatic rebuke, escalating its anger against US President Joe Biden after he referred to Chinese President Xi Jinping as a “dictator”.
Europe

Wall Street Journal reporter detention appeal denied by Moscow court

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An appeal by Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich against his detention has been denied by Moscow City Court on Thursday.
Americas

US House moving to make Iran sanctions permanent

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The US House Foreign Affairs Committee has advanced a bipartisan bill to make the 1996 sanctions against Tehran permanent.
Americas

Biden labels China’s president a ‘dictator’

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US President Joe Biden has called his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, a “dictator”. The American leader claims Beijing was humiliated after one of its weather balloons accidentally strayed into American airspace earlier this year.
Europe

Moscow: Washington plotting to interfere in Russian elections

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The United States has openly embraced the goal of destabilizing Russia, with an eye on the 2024 presidential election, Russia's  Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stated. The remarks came after US President Joe Biden publicly declared that President Vladimir Putin of Russia “cannot remain in power."
Asia

Xi tells Blinken: World needs stable China-U.S. relations

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday ended a high-stakes visit to Beijing with an unexpected meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. During the meeting, the china's leader stressed the world needs steady relations between Beijing and Washington after a period of simmering tensions.
Asia

Beijing-Washington relations hit all-time lowest: China’s FM

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Beijing-Washington relations have hit the lowest level since the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries, China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang said at a meeting with visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Middle East

Biden’s senior ME adviser visits S. Arabia to discuss possible normalization with Israel

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Brett McGurk, US President Joe Biden’s senior Middle East adviser, has reportedly traveled to Saudi Arabia for talks with Saudi officials that will focus on the administration's efforts to reach a normalization agreement between the kingdom and Tel Aviv, two US officials told Axios.
Asia

Blinken meets Chinese FM on high-stakes mission to cool China-US tensions

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday met with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and top diplomat Wang Yi on a high-stakes diplomatic mission to cool Washington-Beijing tensions.
Middle East

US sends fighter jets to Middle East, citing Russia ‘increasingly unsafe’ activity

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The United States has sent F-22 jets to the Middle East in response to the “increasingly unsafe” activity by Russian aircraft in the region.
Middle East

Oman says Iran, US ‘close’ on prisoner swap

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Iran and the United States are close to finalizing a deal on the release of American inmates held in Tehran, Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi told Al-Monitor.
Europe

Washington bid to isolate Tehran, Moscow with sanctions ‘impossible’: Russian envoy to Iran

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Russian Ambassador to Tehran Alexey Yurievich Dedov has said it is “impossible” for the United States and its allies to succeed in isolating Iran and Russia through sanctions.
Americas

Report reveals FBI’s watchlist bias: 98% of names are Muslim

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A Muslim group in the US has disclosed that the FBI's secret watchlist is overwhelmingly targeting Muslims, with more than 98% of the entries being Muslim names.
Middle East

Pentagon says 22 U.S. troops injured in Syria helicopter mishap

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Twenty-two U.S. service members were wounded in a helicopter "mishap" in northeast Syria on Sunday, the U.S. military announced late on Monday, without disclosing the cause of the incident or detailing the severity of the injuries.
Nuclear

U.S. official denies any talks with Iran on temporary deal

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Washington and Tehran are not discussing an interim nuclear agreement, an American official has said, but the United States has reportedly told Iran of steps that might trigger a crisis and also those that may create a better climate between the long-time antagonists.
Europe

US envoy to UN calls for probe into “Iran’s transfer of drones to Russia”

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Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US Ambassador to the United Nations, has called for an investigation into reports of “Iran’s transfer of combat drones to Russia” for use in the war against Ukraine.
Nuclear

US lawmakers call on Europe to immediately initiate Iran sanctions snapback

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Thirty-five US House members sent a bipartisan letter to British, French and German leaders urging them to immediately initiate the snapback mechanism of the United Nations’ sanctions on Iran under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Tehran has repeatedly warned against the European governments’ “provocative and unconstructive" policies towards the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.
Europe

US says drone plant Russia building with Iran help could be fully operational by 2024

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The US believes that a combat drone manufacturing plant Russia is building with Iran’s help could be fully operational by early next year, National Security Council official John Kirby has stated. Kiev and its allies have accused Tehran of sending attack drones to Moscow, an allegation Iran denies.
Americas

Document reveals MbS threatened to damage US economy

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A classified document has disclosed that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) threatened to impose significant economic costs on Washington after US President Joe Biden warned Riyadh over its decision to slash oil production last fall.
Foreign Policy

Iran president to visit Latin America within days

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi plans to make a visit to Latin America, including Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba, next week to strengthen Tehran's relations with the three states in economic and political fields.
Americas

White House says remains “firm” on Iran’s missile program

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US National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby reacted to the Iran's unveiling its first hypersonic “defense missile”, stressing that Washington has been very clear and very firm on pushing back on Tehran’s "destabilizing activities" in West Asia and the development of its ballistic missile program. Iran has made it clear its missile program is totally defensive.
Middle East

Blinken meets with MbS in Jeddah, Saudi-Israel normalization on agenda

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, a State Department spokesperson has confirmed, the latest step toward “rapprochement between the Biden administration and Saudi’s de facto leader.”
Americas

US sanctions Iranian, Chinese Individuals, entities over Tehran’s defense program

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The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on over a dozen people and organizations in Iran, China and Hong Kong, including Iran's defense attache in Beijing, for "running a procurement network" for Iran's missile program. Tehran says the missile program is totally for peaceful purposes and no measure can strip Iran of its legitimate and legal right to boost its defensive capabilities.
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