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Asian, European markets tumble after Powell's rates warning
Published on 29/08/2022
» Markets sank Monday and the dollar rallied after Fed boss Jerome Powell warned of more interest rate hikes to fight inflation and poured cold water on the prospects of a cut in the new year.
US responds to Iran on nuclear deal as momentum builds
AFP, Published on 25/08/2022
» WASHINGTON - The United States on Wednesday responded to Iran's suggestions on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal as momentum builds to bring back the landmark agreement trashed by former president Donald Trump.
US says Iran eased demands for nuclear deal
AFP, Published on 24/08/2022
» WASHINGTON - The United States said Tuesday that Iran has agreed to ease key demands that had held up the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal, with all eyes on what President Joe Biden in turn is offering.
UAE ambassador to return to Iran after six-year absence
AFP, Published on 22/08/2022
» DUBAI - The United Arab Emirates said Sunday that its ambassador to Tehran would resume duties within days, six years after ties were downgraded in support of Saudi Arabia.
UN chief to visit Odessa as Russian strikes batter Donbas
AFP, Published on 19/08/2022
» ODESSA (UKRAINE) - UN chief Antonio Guterres was expected in war-scarred southern Ukraine's main port of Odessa on Friday, a day after he said Turkey and Ukraine hoped to scale up their landmark grain export deal with Russia.
Russia strikes Kharkiv ahead of key talks
AFP, Published on 18/08/2022
» KYIV: Russian strikes battered the northeast Ukraine region of Kharkiv on Thursday, killing at least five people, hours ahead of the first face-to-face meeting since the start of the war between the Turkish and Ukrainian leaders.
UN's Guterres, Turkey's Erdogan to meet Zelensky in Ukraine
AFP, Published on 18/08/2022
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - UN chief Antonio Guterres will meet the leaders of Ukraine and Turkey in Lviv on Thursday, following a deal reached last month that allowed the resumption of grain exports after Russia's invasion blocked essential global supplies.
Putin accuses US of trying to 'prolong' Ukraine conflict
AFP, Published on 16/08/2022
» KYIV, Ukraine: Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Washington on Tuesday of drawing out the war in Ukraine, as explosions rocked a Russian military facility on the Kremlin-controlled peninsula of Crimea.
Oil prices tumble on possible Iran deal, stuttering China economy
AFP, Published on 16/08/2022
» NEW YORK: Oil prices fell Monday on the prospects of a return of Iranian oil to the market and data showing China's economic recovery stuttering under Covid-19 restrictions.
South Korea offering large-scale aid package for North's nukes
AFP, Published on 15/08/2022
» SEOUL - South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday he will offer a wide-ranging aid package to the North in return for denuclearisation, a deal long seen as a non-starter for Pyongyang.