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Rome, Italy | Xinhua |  The Group of 20 (G20) Leaders’ Summit drew to a close on Sunday, with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi saying that progress on key issues including climate change, COVID-19 vaccines distribution, and global tax reform made him “profoundly optimistic” about the role multilateralism can play …

Kandahar,  Afghanistan | Xinhua | The Taliban’s elusive leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada made his debut in the group’s birthplace Kandahar on Saturday and visited a religious school there, head of the school Mawlawi Sayed Ahmad Sayed said Sunday. “The supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada Sahib visited Al-Hakimia Madrasa at 10:30 a.m. …

New York, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. stocks advanced for the week as Wall Street assessed a batch of earnings reports and economic data. For the week ending Friday, the Dow gained 0.4 percent, the S&P 500 rose 1.3 percent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite advanced 2.7 percent. For October, the …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday proposed that the Group of 20 (G20) countries should solve as soon as possible the problem of mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination certificates. Not all countries in need can obtain access to vaccines and other vital resources …

Rome, Italy | Xinhua | German, French and British leaders have expressed hopes of a return to full compliance with the Iran nuclear deal by all parties after a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday. “We welcome President Biden’s clearly demonstrated commitment to return the U.S. to full compliance …

New York, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. racial profiling among scientists of Chinese descent in the last few years is impeding scientific progress and denting scientists’ confidence in the United States, according to a white paper by the University of Arizona and the non-profit organization Committee of 100. The white paper …

The US Treasury hit Iran’s drone program with sanctions on Friday, boosting pressure on Tehran ahead of the reopening of negotiations on the country’s nuclear program Washington, U.S | Xinhua | The United States on Friday imposed sanctions against companies and individuals related to Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programs. The …

New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Oil prices rose on Friday, but declined for the week. The West Texas Intermediate for December delivery added 76 cents to settle at 83.57 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for December delivery increased 6 cents to close at …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden will discuss the Iran nuclear issue with European leaders on Saturday on the sidelines of the G20 (Group of 20) summit in Rome, Italy, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Thursday. Sullivan told reporters aboard Air Force One en route to …

London, UK | Xinhua | Britain will summon the French Ambassador on Friday to discuss the ongoing fishing rights dispute, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Thursday evening. “I have instructed Europe Minister Wendy Morton to summon the French Ambassador to the UK for talks tomorrow to explain the disappointing and …