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Little Havana residents weigh in on Obama's Cuba visit

As US President Barack Obama prepares for his trip to the Cuban capital on March 20, residents of Florida's Little Havana in Miami are divided on his Cuban policy.

Cuba

Obama sends letter on first direct US mail flight to Cuba

They are unlikely pen-pals. But Barack Obama and a Cuban pensioner have exchanged letters, with the US leader responding to the 76-year-old’s

Switzerland

A fresh round of Syrian peace talks gets underway in Geneva

The conflict began five years ago this week

Russia

Russian and Serbian presidents discuss bilateral ties

The Russian President met with his Serbian counterpart in The Kremlin on Thursday. Vladimir Putin and Tomislav Nicolic discussed Russian-Serbian

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France

The controversial awarding of France's highest honour to top Saudi prince

Controversy is mounting after the French presidency awarded the Légion d’Honneur, the country’s highest decoration, to Mohammed ben Nayef, Crown

Austria

Greece recalls Vienna ambassador in migrant row

Greece recalled its ambassador in Vienna, the country’s foreign ministry said, after Austria excluded it from a meeting of Balkan states on Europe’s

Cuba

US President Barack Obama 'to visit Cuba in coming weeks' - sources

US President Barack Obama is to pay a historic visit to Cuba "in the coming weeks" marking the conclusion of his efforts to restore relations following half a century of tensions between Washington an

World

A new hope for Syrians

In this week’s Perspectives, we follow reports from around Europe on the crisis in Syria and the effects on those who live there. World powers agreed

Germany

World powers arrive in Munich hoping to resurrect Syrian peace talks

US Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Munich hoping to resurrect Syrian Peace talks . He’s pushing for a ceasefire for humanitarian aid to

World

Foreign minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla spells out Cuba's new revolution

Presidential candidates will certainly have to deal with a new and unprecedented situation in the relations between the United States and Cuba

World News

Cuba: 'complete end to US embargo needed' to normalise relations

Cuba is entering a new era in diplomatic relations. At the start of 2016, President Raul Castro became the first Cuban leader to visit France in 21

United Arab Emirates

Peace talks do not legitimise Syrian rebel groups, says Russia

Moscow has agreed that two Syrian rebel groups taking part in peace talks are doing so on an individual basis. Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign

Cuba

Cuba: Europe's new market

French President Francois Hollande was, in May last year the first Western head of state to visit Cuba after the thaw in relations between the

France

Cuba and France sign deals and promise to deepen friendly ties

Cuban leader Raul Castro and France’s President Hollande have celebrated a successful start to the veteran Communist’s tour of France. He is the

World News

Cuba: Raul Castro on state visit to Paris

The diplomatic courtship steps up a gear, with Raul Castro in Paris for the first visit to Europe by a Cuban leader for two decades.

Switzerland

Key opposition group says will join peace talks on Syria

After a shaky start to the Geneva peace talks on Syria, a key opposition group says it will now join the negotiations from Sunday, January 31.

Switzerland

Hopes low for progress at Syria peace talks

Round three of UN-brokered peace talks on Syria begins, but so far only the government has turned out to negotiate.

France

Big deals in France on latest leg of Rouhani trip to Europe

Iran’s president continues his coming-in-from-the-cold mini European tour, doing deals with the French to add to the 17 billion euros worth of deals

World News

Sudan to reopen borders with South Sudan for 1st time since 2011

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has ordered the opening of his country’s borders with South Sudan for the first time since the south seceded in

World News

Iran's Rouhani in Paris to drum up business with France

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Paris on Wednesday for the second leg of his European visit.