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Belarus Frees 52 Political Prisoners After Talks With US Envoy
The move follows a smaller release earlier this summer, when Lukashenko freed 14 detainees after meeting another Trump envoy, Keith Kellogg. Belarus has freed 52 political prisoners of different nationalities, the US Embassy in Vilnius said Thursday, in what appeared to be the largest release of detainees in years. The embassy said those freed were…
Hybrid wheat hitting U.S. fields as war, climate threaten global food supplies
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Trump hosts Syrian president once wanted as ‘terrorist’ in historic White House visit
No reporters or cameras were allowed into President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s meeting. The United States says it is halting comprehensive sanctions on Syria for the next 180 days, following a high-stakes meeting between President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, someone the U.S. once branded a “terrorist,” at the White House on Monday. The Treasury…
Saudi Arabia agrees to join Shanghai Co-operation Organisation as ‘dialogue partner’
Decision seen to tighten ties to Beijing and strengthen Riyadh’s pivot east Saudi Arabia has agreed to join the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) as a “dialogue partner,” the kingdom’s state media announced. This decision is seen as strengthening Riyadh’s pivot east and tightening ties to Beijing. Regarded as a neutral actor in Middle East disputes,…
Breaking News | News | RussiaRussia officially pulls out of Ukraine grain deal
Russia has notified the UN, Turkey and Ukraine that it will not renew a crucial deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the agreements had reached a “de facto” end on Monday. The deal let cargo ships pass through the Black Sea from the ports of…


