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Australia PM slams 'outrageous' Russian MH17 veto Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Thursday Russia's "outrageous" veto of a UN resolution to establish a special tribunal to try those who shot down flight MH17ю

30 July 2015 13:02

Ukraine vows to push for justice despite Russia's veto of MH17 tribunal Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko vowed to push for justice despite Russia's veto of a UN resolution.

30 July 2015 12:43

Clinton to urge Congress to lift Cuba embargo Hillary Clinton will urge US lawmakers Friday to lift the trade embargo against Cuba.

30 July 2015 12:40

Spain PM backs controversial ex-mayor to stand in Catalan polls Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday backed a former mayor whose comments have been called xenophobic as his party's top candidate for regional elections in independence-minded Catalonia.

30 July 2015 12:23

'As a woman, be quiet!' Turkish deputy PM in new sexism row Turkey's deputy prime minister on Wednesday ignited a new row over discrimination against women in Turkish politics when he told a female deputy "as a woman, be quiet!".

30 July 2015 11:38

Pentagon assures it will check Iran's 'malign' influence Top US military officers sought to reassure worried lawmakers that US forces would check Iran's "malign" influence in the Middle East should Congress greenlight the nuclear deal with Tehran.

30 July 2015 11:25

NATO vows solidarity with Turkey over Islamic State NATO strongly backed Turkey's fight against Islamic State militants in Syria at emergency talks.

29 July 2015 15:27

Fabius says time to warm up Iran-France relations French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius arrived in Iran and said it was time to kickstart relations between the two countries after a nuclear deal made such a change possible.

29 July 2015 13:37

Turkey's Erdogan in China for talks amid Uighur strains Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan headed for China Wednesday having secured NATO's backing for Ankara's fight against Islamic State militants.

29 July 2015 13:37

Netanyahu 'looking forward' to US release of spy Pollard Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed news of the impending release of Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard after 30 years in a US prison.

29 July 2015 12:58

Kerry: Nuclear deal not intended to 'reform' Iran regime The Iran nuclear deal is not intended to push Tehran's regime to reform but to prevent it building a bomb, Secretary of State John Kerry told skeptical US lawmakers.

29 July 2015 12:47

Ukraine bans Putin buddy Depardieu for five years Ukraine said it had blacklisted French film star and newly minted Russian national Gerard Depardieu in apparent retribution for reportedly refusing to recognise the independence of the former Soviet state.

29 July 2015 12:41

Obama criticises tone of 2016 US presidential debate President Barack Obama delivered a withering critique of the vitriolic 2016 US presidential campaign Monday, branding it unworthy of American voters.

28 July 2015 12:23

PKK 'never respected' peace process: Turkey Turkey's foreign minister said that Kurdish rebels "never respected" the peace process with Ankara, with a ceasefire now in tatters after a series of attacks and cross-border offensives.

28 July 2015 12:13

British PM heads to Southeast Asia with trade, IS on agenda British Prime Minister David Cameron begins a visit to Southeast Asia, seeking greater cooperation in the fight against the Islamic State group and to strengthen trade ties with the region's booming economies.

27 July 2015 09:27

Obama marching Israelis to 'door of oven,' Huckabee says White House contender Mike Huckabee is warning that President Barack Obama is marching the Israelis to the "door of the oven" by signing off on the nuclear deal struck between Iran and six world powers.

27 July 2015 09:01

Russia revises navy doctrine over NATO's 'inadmissible' expansion Russia aims to boost the strategic positions of its navy on the Black Sea and seek to maintain an Atlantic and Mediterranean presence.

27 July 2015 08:48

US probes banks in FIFA scandal: sources US regulators are probing large banks including Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and HSBC over their possible handling of tainted funds in the FIFA corruption scandal.

24 July 2015 11:33

Obama calls on Britain to remain in the EU US President Barack Obama has urged Britain to stay in the European Union, cautioning remaining in the bloc was necessary to help preserve the nation's global influence.

24 July 2015 11:25

Trump details fabulous riches in White House bid US mogul Donald Trump has laid bare the details of his purported $10 billion riches in a 92-page disclosure.

23 July 2015 10:05

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