Blinken, Lavrov meet briefly as US-Russia tensions soar

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have spoken briefly at a meeting of top diplomats from the Group of 20 nations

US, Russia hold highest-level talks since Ukraine invasion

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke briefly in New Delhi at a meeting of top diplomats from the Group of 20 nations

G20 talks end in India without consensus on Ukraine war

Top diplomats from the world’s major industrialized and developing nations are grappling with deepening rifts in their ranks as they hold contentious talks dominated by Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s moves to boost its global influence

G20 talks end in India with no consensus on Ukraine war

Top diplomats from the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations have ended a contentious meeting in New Delhi with no consensus on the Ukraine war, as discussions of the war and China’s widening global influence dominated much of the talks

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UN chief praises moves toward stability in rare Iraq visit

The U.N. chief has praised Iraq for repatriating its citizens detained in neighboring Syria on suspicion of ties to the Islamic State group during a rare visit to Baghdad

UN slams deployment f South Sudan troops in disputed region

The United Nations has condemned the deployment of South Sudanese troops in an area of the disputed region of Abyei, which both Sudan and South Sudan claim

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Hundreds protest new proposed election law in Baghdad

Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets in Baghdad to denounce a draft elections law that would increase the size of the country’s electoral districts

Magnitude 5.6 quake hits Turkey; more buildings collapse

An official says a magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook southern Turkey causing some damaged buildings to collapse