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Austria

Iran nuclear deal deadline 'put back till July 9'

The deadline for a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme has been put back until July 9, according to diplomats at the international talks in Vienna. The

Slovakia

Globsec ends with warnings on Russia, ISIL, and refugees

The annual global security conference held in the Slovak capital, Bratislava, Globsec, has ended with delegates painting a grim picture of the

Focus

How can we stop violence in the name of religion?

Violence in the name of religion has become an urgent global issue, with growing debate about how to stop it

Europe News

EU meeting overshadowed by Greek debt talks

EU leaders met their counterparts from Latin American and the Caribbean on Thursday in a summit largely overshadowed by the ongoing Greek debt talks

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World News

Cuba and Colombia on EU-CELAC agenda

More initiatives to promote trade and financial links are expected on the second and final day of the EU-CELAC “partnership” summit in Brussels. Day

World News

EU charming CELAC states for trade and investment stakes

The first EU-CELAC Summit — the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States — was held in January 2013, in Santiago

Egypt

African leaders sign pact to create 'Cape to Cairo' free trade bloc

African leaders have signed a agreement in Egypt to create a new free-trade zone stretching from Cairo to Cape Town. The Tripartite Free Trade Area

Europe News

EU pledges fresh help to Latin America, Carribean

The EU has pledged 118 million euros in investment support for Latin America and Caribbean nations at the start of a two-day summit. The European

Egypt

African free trade agreement to be signed in Egypt

The leaders of 26 African nations have been laying the groundwork for an African Free Trade Union in the resort of Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt. Behind

Germany

Has Barack Obama taken up smoking again?

Germany

G7 shows no let up on Russia sanctions

On the second and final day of the G7 summit in Germany, world leaders took time out for their now traditional “family photo.” Missing from the line

Germany

Activists call on G7 summit to be more than hot air

Over 30,000 activists have been gathering in Munich since Thursday, urging G7 leaders meeting Sunday to take real action on the world's most pressing issues - from poverty to climate change and the wa

Germany

Security stepped up in Bavaria ahead of G7 summit

Security is being stepped up in southern Bavaria, ahead of the G7 summit. German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be hosting the heads of the Group of

Singapore

Man shot dead outside security summit in Singapore

A man has been shot dead by police in Singapore outside a hotel where a high-level regional security summit was taking place. The US Defence

Thailand

Vows to rescue 'boat people' as Asian migration summit ends

Southeast Asian nations have agreed to intensify search and rescue operations to help migrants stranded at sea, and work together to solve the

Thailand

Myanmar refuses sole responsibility in Rohingya migrant crisis

Myanmar has rejected exclusive responsibility for the Rohingya crisis, at an international meeting in Bangkok. Indonesia and Malaysia in recent weeks

Europe News

EU warns eastern neighbours of long road to closer ties

EU leaders say they want to continue building ties with their eastern neighbours, despite pressure from Russia. However, officials say that process

Europe News

Expectations low for EU summit amid fears of provoking Russia

EU leaders are set to meet in Riga, Latvia, to discuss how the bloc can forge closer ties – or not – with six of its eastern neighbours. They include

World

Future of the Olympic movement at stake in Sochi

Hello and welcome to our special edition of Sports United. Can you guess where we are this week? Well we are in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi

USA

International lenders raise pressure on Greece as cash crunch looms

The annual IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings started in Washington on Friday, with the Greek debt once again in the spotlight. Most of the key players