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White House hopes to secure nuclear cooperation deal with Riyadh as Chinese influence grows in Middle EastThe Saudi crown prince has confirmed his country would seek to acquire a nuclear arsenal if Iran developed one, throwing fresh doubt on a possible…
Republicans propose stopgap funding bill that does not include money for Ukraine as both parties signal concerns over supportVolodymyr Zelenskiy is finding his latest visit to Washington a much tougher occasion than the hero’s welcome he was given nine…
In a rare interview with Fox News, Mohammed bin Salman said major progress must be made in creation of a Palestinian stateA potential normalisation deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia, and what those negotiations could mean for the Palestinians, are t…
Fears Guatemalan democracy is in peril amid warning of potential coup to block inauguration of anti-corruption crusaderInternational concern over the future of Guatemala’s democracy is growing, as Brazil’s president warned of a possible coup to stop th…
President castigates Putin regime for ‘shredding longstanding arms control agreements’ and making the ‘world less safe’Joe Biden has accused Russia of “shredding longstanding arms control agreements” but pledged that the US would “lead by example” in l…
The failure to free US hostages seized at the US embassy in Tehran over 40 years ago consigned one Democratic president to a single termFor all the widespread fear of a second Donald Trump presidency, the Biden White House could be forgiven for being m…
Joe Biden announces return of detainees as US in turn frees five Iranians under controversial agreementIran prisoner swap – live updatesThe US and Iran have freed five detainees each in a controversial prisoner swap involving the unfreezing by the Bide…
US and Iran agree to free five people each under deal also involving transfer of $6bn in unfrozen Iranian assetsUS and Iran expected to complete $6bn prisoner swap dealThe US and Iran have freed five detainees each under an exchange agreement that also…
Conservationist Morad Tahbaz among prisoners to be swapped in deal involving unfreezing of Iranian oil moneyThe US and Iran are expected to pull off a controversial prisoner swap on Monday involving the unfreezing by the Biden administration of $6bn (£…
‘Candid, substantive and constructive’ talks were held as a possible prelude to a Joe Biden-Xi Jinping meeting in NovemberTop US and Chinese diplomats met in Malta over the weekend as the world’s two largest economies attempted to smooth strained relat…