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May 21, 20241 min read
Factbox - What happens in Iran when a president dies in office?
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash, an Iranian official and Mehr news agency reported on Monday. Below is a...


May 21, 20241 min read
Iran's President Raisi, Foreign Minister die in helicopter crash, Iranian official tells Reuters
DUBAI - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister died when their helicopter crashed as it was crossing mountain terrain...


May 21, 20243 min read
Helicopter carrying Iranian President Raisi crashes, search under way
DUBAI - A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain...


May 17, 20241 min read
Putin queries political legitimacy of Ukrainian President Zelenskiy in absence of elections
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin queried the political legitimacy of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday when...


May 17, 20241 min read
Putin says Russia is carving out a buffer zone in Ukraine's Kharkiv region
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russian forces advancing in Ukraine's Kharkiv region were creating a "buffer...


May 17, 20242 min read
Hugs but not the full socialist-era kiss for Putin, Xi in Beijing
BEIJING -A vaunted 'new era' of strategic partnership between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his counterpart Xi Jinping begun in...


May 17, 20241 min read
Putin calls U.S. tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles 'unfair competition'
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday during a visit to China that U.S. tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles...


May 17, 20242 min read
Russia and China to sign Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline contract 'in near future', says Novak
MOSCOW - Russia and China expect to a sign a contract "in the near future" on the Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline, which will carry...


May 17, 20242 min read
Putin to push growing Moscow-Beijing trade in China's northeast
BEIJING - After sealing pledges of a "new era" of strategic partnership with China's Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin on...


May 17, 20242 min read
Factbox-Top takeaways from Putin's trip to China
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin made a state visit to China on Thursday where he was greeted by China's Xi Jinping. What are...


May 17, 20243 min read
Taiwan's incoming president faces angry China, fractured parliament
TAIPEI - Lai Ching-te takes office as Taiwan's president on Monday, facing a China that calls him a "dangerous separatist" and has ramped...


May 16, 20243 min read
Factbox-What is Putin and Xi's 'new era' strategic partnership?
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on Thursday to deepen their "strategic partnership"...
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