Trump and Maduro spoke in secret phone call – NYT

The leaders of the US and Venezuela reportedly discussed a meeting to diffuse military tensions US President Donald Trump had a phone conversation with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro late last week amid growing tensions, where they discussed a possible meeting, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing multiple people familiar…

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Preliminary reports indicated the vessels caught fire due to “external impact,” officials have said Two tankers sanctioned by the West were damaged by explosions in the Black Sea on Friday, Turkish officials have said. The Kairos, a Gambian-flagged vessel bound for the Russian port of Novorossiysk, caught fire 28 nautical…

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Washington increasingly has to negotiate from a position not of absolute dominance, but of relative advantage Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman’s November visit to Washington marked his first appearance at the White House in seven years. On day one, Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet…

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Many distinguishing factors set a business apart from its competitors. You can probably name a few of them, including cost and quality. Another factor proving a real differentiator for competitive businesses is speed. Thriving companies stand apart from those that decline, with rapid action. Speed doesn’t mean rushing. It means…

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Under a draft agreement, citizens of both countries will be able to visit the other visa-free for up to 90 days a year The Russian government has approved a draft deal with Saudi Arabia to waive visas for mutual visits of up to 90 days a year. The document, published…

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Kiev must prove it has a “robust” system to deal with top-level corruption to get accepted into the bloc, a top EU official says Ukraine must prosecute and convict high-profile figures implicated in corruption schemes to be able to join the EU, the bloc’s Justice Commissioner, Michael McGrath, has said….

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Investigators claim the Ukrainian national led a group of saboteurs that blew up the pipelines A German court has issued a formal arrest warrant for a Ukrainian national allegedly involved in blowing up the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022. The 49-year old, identified by media as former Ukrainian…

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Denmark has reportedly installed a special guard to monitor the US president’s remarks after he signaled plans to take over Greenland Denmark has reportedly established a special “night watch” to monitor US President Donald Trump’s statements after he insisted earlier this year that Greenland, an autonomous territory within the kingdom,…

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The Foreign Office will reportedly offload diplomatic properties and cull staff as part of deep spending cuts Britain’s Foreign Office is set to sell some of its overseas embassies and diplomatic housing as part of deep spending cuts, Politico reported on Friday, citing newly released government budget documents. The ministry…

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