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Iran Nuclear Deal 'is at Hand': European Union Foreign Policy Chief
The European Union's foreign policy chief on Tuesday said an Iran nuclear deal was "at hand" and urged different sides to show political will ahead of a new round of talks scheduled in Geneva next week.
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Final Deal in Iran Nuclear Talks Unlikely by November 24 Deadline: Sources
Despite nearly a year of negotiations, Iran and six major powers are unlikely to meet a November 24 deadline to reach a final deal to lift international sanctions on Tehran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program, officials say.
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US Says Some Progress in Iran Nuclear Talks, But Much Work Remains
A senior U.S. official said after high-level nuclear talks with Iran on Wednesday that some progress continued to be made but much work remained to be done, adding the goal was still to reach a deal by a late November deadline.
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European Union, Iran to Hold Fresh Nuclear Talks
EU foreign affairs head Catherine Ashton will meet Iranian Foreign Minister Mohamad Javad Zarif on Wednesday in New York for further talks on Tehran's contested nuclear programme, her spokeswoman said.
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US, Iran Hold Second Day of Nuclear Talks in Geneva
US and Iranian officials were meeting for a second day of negotiations in Switzerland Friday as they work towards hammering out a full nuclear deal ahead of a November deadline.
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Russia Announces New Convoy on Eve of Delicate Ukraine Talks
Russia wants to send a second humanitarian aid convoy to eastern Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday, introducing a likely new topic of discord on the eve of crucial talks between the two countries' leaders.
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Iran Foreign Minister, European Union Foreign Policy Chief to Meet on Nuclear Dispute
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will hold talks in Brussels next Monday on Iran's nuclear programme, the EU said on Monday.
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Iran Gets Rid of Sensitive Nuclear Material: United Nations
Iran has turned all of its enriched uranium closest to the level needed to make nuclear arms into more harmless forms, the United Nations' nuclear agency said Sunday.
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Catherine Ashton to 'Complete' Iran Talks Despite EU Job Change-Diplomat
World powers expect European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton to lead nuclear negotiations with Iran during a four-month extension of the talks, even though she leaves her EU job in late October, a senior Western diplomat said on Saturday.
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Iran, Six Powers Wrestle Over Text of Nuke Deal
Nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers moved to an ambitious new stage on Wednesday, with the two sides sitting down to start writing the text of a final deal.
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EU Says Will Not Recognise Result of East Ukraine Self-Rule Vote
The European Union said it would not recognise the result of a referendum on self-rule held by pro-Moscow rebels in east Ukraine on Sunday, calling it illegal.
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'Murdered' Ukraine politician faced hostile mob, video shows
The Ukrainian town councillor whose apparent torture and murder helped to prompt a threatened new government offensive in the east was mobbed by a hostile, pro-Russian crowd before he disappeared, a video of the incident shows.
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Ukraine disbands riot police as leaders seek to unite country
Ukraine's new pro-Western leaders on Wednesday disbanded the country's feared riot police as they sought to win confidence from the splintered and economically ravaged nation in their efforts to forge a unity government.
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Russia police detain hundreds protesting against jailing of activists
Russian riot police detained hundreds of Kremlin opponents on Monday, moving swiftly to curb protests over the jailing of activists convicted of attacking police at a rally against President Vladimir Putin.
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Fresh assault on protesters by riot police in Kiev, 25 dead
Protesters braced on Wednesday for a fresh assault by riot police in central Kiev after a day of clashes left at least 25 people dead in the worst violence since the start of Ukraine's three-month political crisis.
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Iran Nuclear Deal 'is at Hand': European Union Foreign Policy Chief
The European Union's foreign policy chief on Tuesday said an Iran nuclear deal was "at hand" and urged different sides to show political will ahead of a new round of talks scheduled in Geneva next week.
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Final Deal in Iran Nuclear Talks Unlikely by November 24 Deadline: Sources
Despite nearly a year of negotiations, Iran and six major powers are unlikely to meet a November 24 deadline to reach a final deal to lift international sanctions on Tehran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program, officials say.
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US Says Some Progress in Iran Nuclear Talks, But Much Work Remains
A senior U.S. official said after high-level nuclear talks with Iran on Wednesday that some progress continued to be made but much work remained to be done, adding the goal was still to reach a deal by a late November deadline.
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European Union, Iran to Hold Fresh Nuclear Talks
EU foreign affairs head Catherine Ashton will meet Iranian Foreign Minister Mohamad Javad Zarif on Wednesday in New York for further talks on Tehran's contested nuclear programme, her spokeswoman said.
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US, Iran Hold Second Day of Nuclear Talks in Geneva
US and Iranian officials were meeting for a second day of negotiations in Switzerland Friday as they work towards hammering out a full nuclear deal ahead of a November deadline.
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Russia Announces New Convoy on Eve of Delicate Ukraine Talks
Russia wants to send a second humanitarian aid convoy to eastern Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday, introducing a likely new topic of discord on the eve of crucial talks between the two countries' leaders.
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Iran Foreign Minister, European Union Foreign Policy Chief to Meet on Nuclear Dispute
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will hold talks in Brussels next Monday on Iran's nuclear programme, the EU said on Monday.
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Iran Gets Rid of Sensitive Nuclear Material: United Nations
Iran has turned all of its enriched uranium closest to the level needed to make nuclear arms into more harmless forms, the United Nations' nuclear agency said Sunday.
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Catherine Ashton to 'Complete' Iran Talks Despite EU Job Change-Diplomat
World powers expect European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton to lead nuclear negotiations with Iran during a four-month extension of the talks, even though she leaves her EU job in late October, a senior Western diplomat said on Saturday.
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Iran, Six Powers Wrestle Over Text of Nuke Deal
Nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers moved to an ambitious new stage on Wednesday, with the two sides sitting down to start writing the text of a final deal.
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EU Says Will Not Recognise Result of East Ukraine Self-Rule Vote
The European Union said it would not recognise the result of a referendum on self-rule held by pro-Moscow rebels in east Ukraine on Sunday, calling it illegal.
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'Murdered' Ukraine politician faced hostile mob, video shows
The Ukrainian town councillor whose apparent torture and murder helped to prompt a threatened new government offensive in the east was mobbed by a hostile, pro-Russian crowd before he disappeared, a video of the incident shows.
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Ukraine disbands riot police as leaders seek to unite country
Ukraine's new pro-Western leaders on Wednesday disbanded the country's feared riot police as they sought to win confidence from the splintered and economically ravaged nation in their efforts to forge a unity government.
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Russia police detain hundreds protesting against jailing of activists
Russian riot police detained hundreds of Kremlin opponents on Monday, moving swiftly to curb protests over the jailing of activists convicted of attacking police at a rally against President Vladimir Putin.
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Fresh assault on protesters by riot police in Kiev, 25 dead
Protesters braced on Wednesday for a fresh assault by riot police in central Kiev after a day of clashes left at least 25 people dead in the worst violence since the start of Ukraine's three-month political crisis.
