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Joe Biden sworn in as 46th US president, taking helm of embattled & divided nation

SMA NEWS – WASHINGTON Former senator and vice president Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th president of…

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Russia welcomes proposed US extension of nuclear pact, but says it will ‘depend on the details’

SMA NEWS – WASHINGTON The Kremlin is welcoming news that President Biden will seek an extension for the New START…

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White House: Biden to Discuss Iran with Foreign Partners

SMA NEWS – WASHINGTON The US seeks to lengthen and strengthen the nuclear constraints on Iran through diplomacy and the…

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China Hits Trump Officials with Sanctions on their Way out

SMA NEWS – BEIJING China imposed sanctions on nearly 30 former Trump administration officials moments after they left office on…

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Germany’s Merkel, state leaders ponder tougher virus rules

SMA NEWS – BERLIN Chancellor Angela Merkel is holding a virtual meeting Tuesday with the governors of Germany’s 16 states…

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Iran denies communicating with Biden administration

SMA NEWS – TEHRAN Chief of Staff of the Iranian president’s office Mahmoud Vaezi denied on Monday media reports claiming…

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Israel to ban human rights groups from school visits

SMA NEWS – WEST BANK Israel’s education minister is banning groups that call the country an “apartheid state” from making…

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Quake death toll at 73 as Indonesia struggles with string of disasters

SMA NEWS – JAKARTA At least 73 people have been killed after an earthquake struck Indonesia’s West Sulawesi province on…

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Taliban accused as two female Afghan judges are shot dead in central Kabul

SMA NEWS – KABUL Two female Supreme Court judges were shot dead by gunmen in Kabul on Sunday, amid a…

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U.S. imposes fresh sanctions on Iran in final days of Trump presidency

SMA NEWS – WASHINGTON The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on companies in Iran, China and the United Arab…

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