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Shinzo Abe, Hassan Rouhani

The Latest: Japanese leader seeks to cool US-Iran tensions

The latest on Mideast developments amid rising tensions in the Persian Gulf region (all times local): 12:25 a.m. The leader ...

Japan premier warns US, Iran 'accidental conflict' possible

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe traveled to Tehran on Wednesday to warn that an "accidental conflict" could be sparked ...

US gift to China questions enforcement of N. Korea sanctions

The meeting between acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan and his Chinese counterpart began with all the hallmarks of a ...

Japan premier hopes to ease US-Iran tensions in Tehran visit

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's trip to Tehran represents the highest-level effort yet to de-escalate tensions between ...

Vladimir Putin

Putin says US unilateralism hurts global trade, sows chaos

Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticized the United States for using pressure and sanctions to maintain its economic ...

US hits Iran with new sanctions; petrochemicals targeted

The Trump administration on Friday hit Iran with new sanctions that target its largest petrochemical company for providing ...

Sudanese vow to keep up protests after crackdown

Sudan's pro-democracy movement vowed Thursday to press its campaign of civil disobedience until the ruling military council ...

Pompeo says US ready to talk to Iran with 'no preconditions'

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that the Trump administration is ready for unconditional discussions with ...

Private collectors key to boosting Russia's art market

For Russian art collector Roman Babichev, a visit to an artist's family living in a cramped St. Petersburg apartment yielded ...

Iran's Guard talks tough, says it has no fear of war with US

Iran's influential Revolutionary Guard said Tuesday it doesn't fear a possible war with the United States and claimed that ...

North Korea calls Bolton 'war monger' over missile comment

North Korea on Monday called U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton a "war monger" and "human defect" after he described ...

Iraq offers to mediate in crisis between its allies Iran, US

Iraq offered to mediate in the crisis between its two key allies, the United States and Iran, amid escalating Middle East ...

Bolton says N. Korea missile tests violated UN resolutions

U.S. national security adviser John Bolton on Saturday called a series of short-range missile tests by North Korea earlier ...

Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un

NKorea says talks won't resume unless US changes position

North Korea said Friday that nuclear negotiations with the United States will never resume unless the Trump administration ...

Senior German diplomat in Tehran for nuclear deal talks

A senior German diplomat headed Thursday to Tehran to press Iran to continue to respect the landmark nuclear deal, despite ...

Supreme leader criticizes Iran's politicians amid US tension

Iran's supreme leader publicly chastised the country's moderate president and foreign minister Wednesday, saying he disagreed ...

North Korea: US should consider consequences of ship seizure

North Korea's U.N. ambassador said Tuesday the Trump administration should consider the possible consequences that the recent ...

Khalifa Hifter

UN envoy warns Libya is on verge of descending to civil war

The U.N. envoy for Libya warned Tuesday that the oil-rich nation "is on the verge of descending into a civil war" that could ...

Key events raising tensions in the Persian Gulf

Tensions between the United States and Iran have soared in recent weeks, with Washington dispatching warships and bombers to ...

Wang Yi, Mohammad Javad Zarif

Iran's top diplomat presses efforts to save nuclear deal

Iran's foreign minister traveled Friday to China on his Asian tour aimed at keeping world markets open to Tehran amid an ...