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Philippines

Japanese Emperor in the Philippines amid protest from wartime sex slaves

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko paid tribute to the Philippines’ World War II heroes in Manila on Wednesday (January 27). The pair are

China

US urges China to take stronger stance over N Korea nuclear tests

US Secretary of State John Kerry has sharply criticised North Korea for carrying out a fourth nuclear test, despite international warnings. Kerry has

Vatican

Pope receives Iran's President at Vatican with warm welcome and private meeting

Pope Francis welcomed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to the Vatican on Tuesday. The two held a private talk that lasted 40 minutes. They discussed

World News

Iran: why President Rouhani is in Rome and Paris

Hoping to sign business deals worth billions of dollars as his country comes in from the cold

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Turkey

US: Joe Biden slams Turkey for 'poor example' of freedom of expression

US Vice President Joe Biden has criticised Turkey for “setting a poor example” in the region concerning freedom of expression. The damning comments

USA

Obama hails Iran nuclear deal, prisoner swap and 'strong American diplomacy'

President Obama on Sunday hailed the implementation of the nuclear deal with Iran and the release of US prisoners, saying: “These things are a

USA

Iran US prisoner swap on same day that sanctions are lifted

Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post journalist who’s one of four Americans being released from prison in Iran as part of a deal coinciding with the news

World News

Iran 'frees four US detainees' in prisoner swap

As diplomats gathered in Vienna on Saturday to announce the lifting of international sanctions on Tehran under last year’s nuclear deal, Iran’s state

Russia

Moscow meeting: Russia and Japan discuss North-South Korea tensions

North and South Korea were on the agenda in Moscow at a meeting of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the vice president of Japan’s ruling

World News

India's Modi pays surprise visit to Pakistan

In a surprise visit, Narendra Modi drops in on his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif. The two prime ministers met in Lahore, the first such

Turkey

Turkey and Israel to restore full diplomatic relations

A secret meeting in Zurich on Wednesday has led to a preliminary agreement between Turkey and Israel ending a long dispute. Cordial relations turned

Sport

Cuban baseball stars return home for goodwill tour

A group of Major League Baseball players and executives took advantage of improving diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba to visit the island

Korea

Seoul officials meet with North Korean counterparts to improve relations

Senior officials from North and South Korea have met for talks, aimed at improving ties and resuming cooperation projects. They joined together at

Turkey

'Possible security threat' closes US consulate in Istanbul, Turkey

The US Consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul has cancelled consular services for Wednesday (December 9) because of “information about a possible

France

Obama and Hollande sample the delights of French cuisine in Paris

President Obama sampled the delights of Parisian cuisine with French President Francois Hollande in a three-starred Michelin restaurant in Paris

Sport

Penn State begin historic baseball tour in Cuba

To help mark the thaw in relations between Cuba and the United States the Pennsylvania State University baseball team embarked on a four-game

United Kingdom

Cameron and Al-Sisi talk tourism in Downing Street discussions

The Sinai plane crash appears to have dominated controversial talks between British Prime Minister David Cameron and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah

Singapore

China and Taiwan leaders to hold landmark talks in Singapore

Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold talks with his Taiwanese counterpart Ma Ying-jeou in Singapore on Saturday in a landmark meeting, the first

Austria

World powers conclude Syria talks, remain divided over Assad

World leaders, working to formulate a plan to achieve peace in Syria, rounded off a day of talks in Vienna without a firm plan of action. Despite

Austria

Syria talks in Vienna: world and regional powers present but no Syrians

International leaders are gathering in Vienna to discuss how to resolve the war in Syria, now in its fifth year. For the first time, Iran is taking a