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Putin says Macron told him U.S. has changed stance on Russia's security demands

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron had told him there had been a change in Washington's stance on Russian security demands, but that he did not know what it was.

Reuters

EXPLAINER: Ukraine crisis tests China-Russia partnership

Russia’s military buildup along its border with Ukraine is testing the possibility of a Moscow-Beijing axis lining up against the U.S. and its allies

The Independent UK

Israel Presses US on Iran Nuclear Deal Terms

Israel is pressing the United States about the terms of an emerging Iranian nuclear deal, Israeli officials said on Monday, raising the prospect of a bilateral day-after agreement with Washington to address their worries. While not a party to the nuclear negotiations between Iran and world powers in Vienna, Israel…

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Washington's pioneering gay country band Lavender Country releases first new album in 50 years

SEATTLE — It's been a long time coming. Then again, nothing in Patrick Haggerty's history-making music career has come fast or easy.

Tribune News Service

How could the US aid Ukraine if Russia invades?

Washington said to be considering sending thousands of US troops to Nato allies in Eastern Europe

The Independent UK

Iran's Raisi calls on U.S. to lift sanctions to revive nuclear deal

Efforts to revive Iran's 2015 nuclear deal cannot succeed unless Washington lifts "major" sanctions, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday, as sources said indirect talks between Iran and the United States were reaching a final stage.

Reuters

Iran: 'Significant Progress' Seen in Vienna Nuclear Talks

Talks in Vienna on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers have made "significant progress", Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday at a weekly press briefing. Separately, Iran's top security official Ali Shamkhani said talks with European negotiators were ongoing and would continue while…

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‘This should terrify the nation’: the Trump ally seeking to run Arizona’s elections

Mark Finchem, a supporter of the ex-president’s ‘big lie’ about the 2020 election, could soon oversee voting in the state

The Guardian - US

Israel presses U.S. on Iran nuclear deal terms, to keep talking afterward

Reuters

Putin orders Russian forces to Ukraine rebel regions

Ukriane-Russia crisis news from February 21: Russian president says troops to ‘maintain peace’ in Donetsk and Luhansk.

Al Jazeera

Luhansk and Donetsk regions recognised as as independent states by Russia – as it happened

Russian president has recognised Ukraine’s Luhansk and Donetsk regions as independent states: Zelenskiy says ‘we are not afraid’. Follow the latest updates

The Guardian - AU

Fifty years on, ‘Nixon in China’ loses its sparkle in Beijing and Washington

The trip was hailed as a diplomatic breakthrough at the time but now critics in the US question its wisdom

The Guardian - UK

How Anti-Smut Activists Made 'Louie, Louie' Famous

Censors wore out their welcome during the 20th century's indecency wars.

Reason

Iran's top diplomat says 2015 nuclear deal revival depends on U.S. political decision

Indirect talks between Tehran and Washington could succeed "at the earliest possible time" if the United States makes the necessary political decisions, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said at the Munich Security Conference.

Reuters

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How could the US aid Ukraine if Russia invades?

Washington said to be considering sending thousands of US troops to Nato allies in Eastern Europe

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine-Russia crisis: who’s winning the international influence war?

The balance of power in the diplomatic battle is shifting constantly. But are any of the key players making real advances?

Bangkok Post

Last-ditch effort to avert Ukraine catastrophe

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched exercises by strategic nuclear missile forces on Saturday and Washington said Russian troops massed near Ukraine’s border were “poised to strike”.

Reuters

Putin oversees nuclear drills, U.S. says Russian forces 'poised to strike' Ukraine

Russia's strategic nuclear forces held exercises overseen by President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, and Washington accused Russian troops massed near Ukraine's border of advancing and being "poised to strike".

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US Proposes Strategy Based on ‘Pressuring' Houthis to End Yemen Crisis

The United States has reiterated its strategy in dealing with the Yemeni crisis by suggesting two ways to end the conflict. Washington wants to "pressure" the Houthi group and support "international efforts," including UN Resolution 2216, while it continues to call for ending the conflict and delivering aid. The US…

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Tunisia Meets the IMF: What's at Stake?

Tunisia and the International Monetary Fund are in preliminary talks, with an eye on a potential multi-billion-dollar rescue deal for an economy plagued by recession, public debt, inflation and unemployment. The North African nation on Monday started talks with the Washington-based crisis lender, which has called for "deep reforms" and…

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Paul McCartney Announces 14-date US Tour

Sir Paul McCartney plans to launch a 14-date US concert tour in the Pacific Northwest this spring, marking his first series of live performances since the end of a world tour in 2019, the former Beatle announced on Friday. The "Got Back" tour will open on April 28 in Spokane,…

Chicago Sun-Times

Trump suffers legal setbacks in Washington, New York

The National Archives said Trump took classified documents; a federal judge refused to dismiss lawsuits against him over the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol; and another judge ruled he must testify in a lawsuit over the Trump Organization’s business practices.

Tribune News Service

Police in Washington state fatally shoot Pierce County child-rape suspect after he stabs officer

TACOMA, Wash. — A man being sought by Pierce County detectives was fatally shot in Centralia on Friday after stabbing a police officer there, authorities said.

The Independent UK

A week of legal setbacks for Trump in Washington, New York

Former President Donald Trump faced one legal setback after another this week

Bangkok Post

Biden: Putin chooses 'catastrophic' war over diplomacy

WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden said Friday that the US has intelligence showing that President Vladimir Putin of Russia has made a final decision to reject diplomatic overtures and invade Ukraine, in what Biden said would be a “catastrophic and needless war of choice” in Eastern Europe.

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