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Trump, Macron To Discuss Iran Nuclear Deal As Deadline Nears

A senior U.S. administration official has told reporters that President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss the Iran nuclear agreement at the White House when they meet next week.

North Korean Leader Says Will Suspend Nuclear, Missile Tests

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says his country will freeze tests of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles and close down a nuclear test site, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports.

U.S. Slams Russia, Iran As 'Morally Reprehensible' For Rights Violations

A new U.S. State Department report has labeled the governments of Russia, Iran, China, and North Korea as "morally reprehensible" with human rights violations on a daily basis, making them "forces of instability."

More Arrests In Yerevan As Armenian Opposition Protests Resume

More than 180 people were detained in the Armenian capital, authorities said, as police tried to stop opposition supporters from blocking streets in protest against the election of former President Serzh Sarkisian as prime minister.

Lavrov Says After Western Strikes, No 'Moral Obligation' To Deny Assad S-300 Missiles

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has suggested that Moscow might supply high-precision S-300 air-defense missiles to its ally Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the wake of Western air strikes.

U.S. National Security Aide Tells Russia Conditions For Better Ties

The new U.S. national security adviser has told Russia’s U.S. ambassador that Moscow must address U.S. concerns on election meddling, the "reckless" nerve-agent attack in Britain, and the situations in Ukraine and Syria before relations can substantially improve.

'Dirty' Dancing: Iranian Official Arrested For Allowing 'Indecent' Moves

Iran has arrested a Culture Ministry official after people danced in public in the northeastern city of Mashhad, the judiciary said on April 19.

Warsaw Commemorates 75th Anniversary Of Ghetto Uprising

Commemorations are being held to mark the 75th anniversary the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, when thousands of young Jewish fighters took up arms against occupying Nazi German forces during World War II.

Hundreds Of European MPs Urge U.S. To Support Iran Nuclear Deal

Hundreds of lawmakers from Germany, France, and Britain have called on their counterparts in the U.S. Congress to support the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers, calling it a “major diplomatic breakthrough.”

U.S. Calls On Russia To Stop Restricting Freedom Of Expression

The United States has expressed its “deep concern” about what it called the “continued trend of restricted freedom of expression” in Russia, after Russian authorities limited access to the messaging app Telegram.

Police Confront Armenian Opposition Protesters In Yerevan

More than 100 protesters have been detained in downtown Yerevan after scuffles with riot police that had cordoned off a major government building on the seventh day of street protests against the election of longtime former President Serzh Sarkisian as prime minister.

Top Russian, NATO Generals Discuss Syria, Europe In Baku

Valery Gerasimov, the chief of Russia's military General Staff, and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Curtis Scaparrotti have met in Azerbaijan to discuss Syria, Russian news agencies report, citing the Russian Defense Ministry.

UN Says Negotiating With Syria, Russia On Visit To Syria Site

A team from the United Nations is discussing security arrangements with Syrian and Russian authorities in Syria to allow experts access to the town of Douma to investigate an alleged chemical weapons attack, UN officials say.

Trump's UN Ambassador Hits Back Over Russia Sanctions 'Confusion'

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is pushing back against a suggestion by President Donald Trump's chief economic adviser that she was confused over possible new sanctions targeting Russia.

Iraq Hands Life Sentences To Russian Women For Islamic State Ties

Reports: Trump's CIA Director Met North Korean Leader

Newspaper Says Russian Businessman Raped, Tortured, Killed In Jail

A Russian entrepreneur suspected of embezzling money earmarked for building military submarines was raped, tortured, and killed in pretrial detention, the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta reports.

Lawmakers Approve Sarkisian As Armenia's PM Despite Countrywide Protests

Armenian lawmakers have elected Serzh Sarkisian prime minister, cementing his continued dominance of power.

Putin, Merkel Discuss Syria, Baltic Gas Pipeline

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have discussed the situation in Syria and a controversial Baltic gas pipeline project in a telephone conversation, the Kremlin says.

Three Iranian Security Personnel Reported Killed At Pakistan Border

Three members of Iran's security forces have been killed by suspected militants in an attack along the country's border with Pakistan, Iran's state news agency IRNA says.