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April 14, 2021

Iran's supreme leader: Vienna offers 'not worth looking at'

Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday dismissed initial offers at talks in Vienna to save Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal as “not worth looking at,” attempting to pressure world powers after an attack on the country’s main nuclear enrichment site.

April 6, 2021

US, Iran due to begin indirect nuclear talks in Vienna

Efforts to bring the United States back into the 2015 deal on Iran's nuclear program are to step up a gear on Tuesday as Iran and the five world powers remaining in the accord meet in Vienna while the U.S. is due to start indirect talks with Tehran.

March 18, 2021

EU pitches coronavirus pass plan to open free travel by summer

The European Union's executive body proposed Wednesday issuing certificates that would allow EU residents to travel freely across the 27-nation bloc by the summer as long as they have been vaccinated, tested negative for COVID-19 or recovered from the disease.

March 4, 2021

Fred Fleitz: Biden says America First is over – here's why the world doesn't believe him

The Biden administration’s nascent foreign policy was dealt a major setback when Iran declined to join informal talks this week brokered by the European Union with the U.S., Russia, China, the U.K., Germany and France.

February 16, 2021

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine sent for EU regulatory approval

The European Union’s regulatory body on Tuesday announced it received an application from Johnson & Johnson for marketing authorization of its vaccine candidate. Approval would mark the fourth vaccine in the EU's arsenal against the novel virus.

February 12, 2021

Russia says it's ready for split if EU imposes new sanctions

Russia is prepared for a split with the European Union if the EU imposes new crippling sanctions amid a dispute over the treatment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the nation's top diplomat warned Friday.

February 4, 2021

Sweden to launch digital coronavirus 'vaccine passport' to allow travel

The Swedish government on Thursday said it will be launching a digital coronavirus “vaccine passport” to allow people who have been vaccinated to travel.

February 2, 2021

Putin critic Navalny faces court hearing

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny faced a court hearing Tuesday that could end with him being sent to prison for years and fuel more protests against the Kremlin.

January 21, 2021

To avoid next surge of deaths, EU summit plans for spread of coronavirus variants across Europe

Worried about a new wave of hospitalizations and deaths in the coming months, European Union leaders assessed more measures to counter the spread of coronavirus variants during a video summit Thursday.

January 20, 2021

EU ready for new US leadership under Biden: 'After four long years, Europe has a friend in the White House'

After four years of Donald Trump’s America First politics blending nationalism and populism, top officials in Europe are ready for a renewed American globalist leadership necessitating multilateral cooperation as Joe Biden took over as president of the world’s largest democracy on Wednesday.