Tag: International agreements
Venezuela’s beloved ‘Doctor of the Poor’ to be beatified
CARACAS, Venezuela — With the austerity of a monk, a vocation to seek the good of others and a bright scientific mind, Jose Gregorio...
Blinken meets Israeli spy chief as Iran talks continue
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top Biden administration national security aides met Thursday with the chief of Israel’s Mossad spy...
Top Polish court to rule if EU or national law has primacy
WARSAW, Poland — A constitutional court judge in Poland who has called the European Union flag a “rag" is due to issue a ruling...
Russia rejects Ukraine’s push to revise 2015 peace deal
MOSCOW — Russia's foreign minister sternly warned Ukrainian officials Wednesday that Moscow would not accept their push to revise a peace deal for eastern...
Turkey says it’s glad a woman leads EU’s executive branch
ANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish government again rejected the accusation that it snubbed the head of the European Union's executive arm because she is...
US eyes major rollback in Iran sanctions to revive nuke deal
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is considering a near wholesale rollback of some of the most stringent Trump-era sanctions imposed on Iran in a...
Turkish Cypriots to UN: two-state basis best for Cyprus deal
GENEVA —
Cyprus’ rival leaders remained polar opposites on what...
Low expectations dog UN bid to relaunch Cyprus peace talks
GENEVA — U.N. secretary-general Antonio Guterres is “realistic” about the chances of resuming formal talks to reunify ethnically split Cyprus, a U.N. spokesman said...
Russian defense chief scoffs at Western warnings on Ukraine
MOSCOW — Russia's defense chief said Tuesday that a troop pullback from areas near Ukraine had nothing to do with Western pressure, adding that...
European Parliament set to greenlight post-Brexit trade deal
BRUSSELS — European Union lawmakers are set to formally ratify the post-Brexit deal between the EU and the United Kingdom amid ongoing tensions between...
