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Iran minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian-
By AFP TEHRAN: Talks between Tehran and world powers to revive a 2015 nuclear accord are approaching a “good agreement” ...

US, Russia meet for talks amid tensions linked to Ukraine-
By PTI Senior U.S. and Russian officials were formally launching special talks on strategic stability on Monday as part of a flurry ...

Top Maoist Misir Besra escapes encounter with security forces in Jharkhand-
By PTI CHAIBASA: CPI (Maoist) politburo member Misir Besra and his squad members managed to escape following an encounter with ...

UK trade minister to launch Free Trade Agreement talks in Delhi from Wednesday-
By PTI LONDON: Britain’s Secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie Trevelyan will launch Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations during ...

Kazakhstan’s largest city Almaty returns to normal after clashes, blackout leave over 40 dead-
By AFP ALMATY: Kazakhstan’s largest city was back online and appeared to be returning to normal on Monday, as the ...

China detects more ‘Omicron’ COVID-19 cases as cities tighten restrictions ahead of Winter Olympics-
By AFP BEIJING: China reported more cases of the highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant on Monday, with authorities on high alert ...

Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi jailed for four more years for possessing walkie-talkies-
By Associated Press BANGKOK: A court in Myanmar sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four more years in prison ...

US troops in Japan to stop non-essential off-base visits for two weeks-
By AFP TOKYO: US troops in Japan will stop making non-essential visits off-base for two weeks from Monday, as local ...

IMF warns developing countries of ‘economic turbulence, rough times’ amid Omicron concern-
By AFP WASHINGTON: Emerging economies should gird for possible rough times as the US Federal Reserve prepares to raise interest rates ...

Brazil rock collapse death toll rises to 10
At least 10 people were killed and dozens more were injured when a massive slab of rock collapsed onto boaters ...