MINSK / BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders holding a state of emergency were expected to face sanctions on Belarusian officials on Wednesday, but signaled a reluctance to take steps that could be seen as a bid to drive the country out of the Moscow lane. Belarussian opposition politician Sviatlana …
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MINSK (Reuters) – Belarus’s presidential challenger Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Wednesday accused European Union leaders of not recognizing what she called fraudulent election results, saying longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko had lost all legitimacy. Belarussian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya speaks in a video message at an unknown location in Lithuania, in this …
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DUBAI / NEW YORK (Reuters) – The fate of a fragile 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers depends on the outcome of the US presidential election in November, not on a planned US bid this week for a return of all UN sanctions on Tehran, several Iranian officials …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she was not too worried about US sanctions against her, but the Chinese government will complain to the World Trade Organization (WTO) about a new US demand for Hong Kong-made product. The United States this month is imposing …
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PHILO PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony to mark Crimean bridge constructors on Kerch Street in Sevastopol, Crimea, March 18, 2020. Alexander Nemenov / Pool via REUTERS / File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Monday welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposed summit of world …
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