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UNESCO chief warns about jihadist 'culture cleansing' The head of the UN cultural organisation called for a campaign against the "culture cleansing" being carried out by Islamic State jihadists.

02 July 2015

NATO keeps mum on 'Baltic brigade' request: Lithuania NATO has vowed to hold "continuous" military exercises in eastern Europe to deter Russia but has yet to respond to a request by Baltic states for a permanent brigade.

02 July 2015

Cuban foreign minister to open embassy in Washington Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez will preside over the historic opening of his country's embassy in Washington on July 20.

02 July 2015

Kuwait makes DNA tests mandatory after IS bombing Kuwait's parliament, reacting to a suicide bombing last week that killed 26 people, adopted a law requiring mandatory DNA testing on all the country's citizens and foreign residents.

02 July 2015

All countries need to join efforts to ensure food security: Nazarbayev The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has stressed the importance of all countries joining their efforts to ensure global food security.

01 July 2015

Nazarbayev expresses condolences over terrorist attacks in Tunisia and Kuwait Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has expressed condolences to the President of Tunisia Mohamed Beji Caid Essebsi and Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah over the recent terrorist attacks in these countries.

01 July 2015

Votes counted in controversial Burundi polls as ruling party eyes win Burundi election officials finished vote-counting, a day after internationally condemned polls boycotted by the opposition, with the ruling party expected to win a sweeping victory.

01 July 2015

Russia 'reviewing' legality of Baltic states independence Russia's Prosecutor General is reviewing the legality of the independence of the three Baltic countries from the Soviet Union.

01 July 2015

Obama says 'I will walk away' from bad Iran deal US President Barack Obama warned he will "walk away" from a bad nuclear deal with Iran, as Tehran and six world powers gave themselves until July 7 to reach an agreement.

01 July 2015

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Obama, Rousseff visit Martin Luther King memorial President Barack Obama and Brazil's Dilma Rousseff paid a surprise joint visit Monday to Washington's Martin Luther King Memorial, part of efforts to mend fences after a spying row.

30 June 2015

Ireland says door remains open for Greece debt talks Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny said that Greece can still return to negotiations with its international creditors to avert a default and possible exit from the euro.

30 June 2015

Obama offers condolences to Tunisian leader US President Barack Obama offered condolences to Tunisian leader Beji Caid Essebsi, after a jihadist attack that killed 38 people.

30 June 2015

Canada slaps new sanctions on Russian biker gang over Ukraine Canada announced fresh sanctions on Russia over its support for rebels in Ukraine, targeting youth leaders, the pro-Moscow Night Wolves motorcycle club.

30 June 2015

Italy begins recovery of 800 migrant bodies from Med shipwreck The Italian navy said it had begun efforts to recover the bodies of some 800 migrants killed in a shipwreck in the Mediterranean in April.

30 June 2015

Iraq PM 'retires' army chief of staff: spokesman Iraqi premier Haider al-Abadi has "retired" the army's chief of staff, the most senior officer removed since jihadists overran large parts of the country last year.

30 June 2015

Lavrov going to Vienna amid tough Iran talks Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he planned to meet his US counterpart John Kerry in Vienna where global powers are engaged in make-or-break nuclear talks with Iran.

29 June 2015

China's UN climate pledges 'expected': state media China is expected to unveil its long-awaited national pledges to reduce carbon emissions beyond 2020, a state-run newspaper said.

29 June 2015

EU to make latest proposals on Greek crisis on Monday: Moscovici The president of the European Commission will make his latest proposals later to try to avoid a Greek default, adding that Athens was 'centimetres' away from a deal when discussions broke down.

29 June 2015

UN chief appeals for secure Burundi elections On the eve of highly-charged elections, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the government of Burundi to ensure that voting takes place in a secure environment.

29 June 2015