WASHINGTON -- U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Friday that President Donald Trump has provided very clear guidelines for negotiations, and he was looking forward to the upcoming talks with Iran.
Vance said he expected the talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, to be positive. (U.S.-Iran-Vance)
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BEIRUT -- Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on Friday said that Israeli forces have failed to achieve their military objectives, including a planned ground incursion, and vowed to continue resistance.
In a statement, Qassem said that Israeli troops had suffered losses in ambushes and their military vehicles were destroyed along the border. (Lebanon-Hezbollah)
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MOSCOW -- Russia does not want a temporary truce, but lasting and sustainable peace, the Kremlin said on Friday after an Orthodox Easter ceasefire with Ukraine was announced Thursday.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the ceasefire is humanitarian in nature and Moscow has seen Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's statement on the truce. (Russia-Ukraine-Ceasefire)
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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Foreign Minister of France Jean-Noel Barrot on Friday expressed concern over serious ceasefire violations made in Lebanon, the Foreign Office said here.
During a telephone conversation, the leaders underscored the importance of full implementation of the ceasefire and strict adherence to its terms, the office said in a statement. (Pakistan-France-Lebanon)
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MOSCOW -- Russia has condemned the United States' energy embargo against Cuba and reaffirmed its support for the island country, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday.
During political consultations held on Thursday in Havana, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov strongly condemned the U.S. economic, trade and financial blockade, as well as the energy embargo against Cuba, the ministry said in a statement. (Russia-U.S.-Cuba) Enditem
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